Scientific Method

The third step of the scientific method that involves making an educated guess about what will happen.

• experiment

• conclusion

• gather information

• question

• hypothesis

The fourth step of the scientific method that involves determining your variables and steps needed to help you answer the question.

• question

• hypothesis

• data

• experiment

• gather information

The first step of the scientific method that involves thinking about what you want to know.

• experiment

• question

• hypothesis

• data

• gather information

The sixth step of the scientific method that involves using the data gathered from your experiment to explain what happened.

• conclusion

• question

• hypothesis

• gather information

• data

The second step of the scientific method that involves researching and observing to learn about your question or topic.

• data

• gather information

• experiment

• conclusion

• hypothesis

The fifth step of the scientific method that involves making observations and recording what you see happening in a table, chart, or graph.

• gather information

• data

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The variable that you keep the same to ensure that your experiment is valid.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

The variable that you are measuring in the experiment (this is where your quantitative data comes from).

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

The variable that you are testing in your experiment (the one that changes).

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

Data that includes numbers (measurements and amounts).

• qualitative data

• quantitative data

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-2

NGSS.5-PS1-2