Vocabulary
prediction; educated guess
What is hypothesis?
Is that variable that is manipulated or changed.
What is Independent variable?
using your five senses
What is observing or observation?
the first step in the scientific method
What is identify and state the problem?
A testable idea that is a suggested solution to a problem.
What is a hypothesis?
information gathered about the experiment
What is data?
uses your senses to gather information
What is observation?
information gathered about the experiment.
What is data?
the second step in the scientific method
What is research?
The variable that is being measured in an experiment.
What is the Dependent variable?
model or guide used to gather information and solve problems
What is the scientific method?
an activity that is planned and designed to test a hypothesis
What is experiment?
is the process that uses a set of skills to answer questions or to test ideas about the natural world.
What is scientific inquiry?
the third step in the scientific method
What is form a Hypothesis?
numbers, observations, or information you collect in an experiment.
What is a data?
research to help find an answer
What is investigate?
is a rule that describes a pattern in nature.
What is scientific law?
Is the practical use of scientific knowledge especially for industrial and commercial use.
What is technology?
the 4th step in the scientific method
What is experiment?
Scientific investigation questions are ones that require a person to do what?
What is an experiment or a test?
a logical conclusion based on observation
What is inference?
stays the same in an experiment
What is control group?
is an explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
What is scientific theory?
the last two steps in the scientific method
What is organize and analyze data and state a conclusion?
In the following statement, what is the hypothesis? Jamie noticed that many of the plants in her yard were dying. She saw some June bugs in the area one day. She wanted to try to figure out what was happening to her plants. She thinks that if June bugs live near her plants, then they will die faster than plants without the June bugs.
What is "if June bugs live near her plants, then they will die faster than plants without the June bugs."