Nature of Science Vocabulary

Front

more than enough; plentiful

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Abundant

Tags

NGSS.5-LS1-1

Front

All the factors in an experiment that do NOT change.

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Constants

Front

The factor (variable) in an experiment that you measure.

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Dependent Variable (DV)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

The one factor (variable) in an experiment that you intentionally change.

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Independent Variable (IV)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

A scientific prediction about a problem that can be tested.

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Hypothesis

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Front

An explanation of why something has happened.

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Inference

Front

To change something.

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Manipulate

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Front

Anything that has mass, and takes up space.

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Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Front

The amount of matter in an object.

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Mass

Front

A representation created to understand something that is too big, too small, or too complicated to understand.

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Model

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3