Nature of Science

_______ involve using your five senses to gather data and information about the world around you.

• Predictions

• Inferences

• Observations

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-2

_______ observations measure in numbers what you observe.

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-2

NGSS.5-PS1-2

_______ are statements that forecast what might happen in the future.

• Predictions

• Inferences

• Observations

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

_______ are explanations that use observations to draw conclusions.

• Predictions

• Inferences

• Observations

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

_______ observations describe in words what you observe.

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

_______ involve gathering observations that offer evidence about what they are studying in the field.

• Experiments

• Models

• Free explorations

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

A ______ is something that you change in an experiment.

• constant

• variable

• control group

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

The variable you are measuring is called the ___________.

• outcome variable

• test variable

• constant

Scientists use _______ to investigate things that are too far way, too large or small, or too dangerous..

• experiments

• free exploration

• models

A _________ is used to see the effect of the test variable on the outcome variable.

• control group

• variable group

• constant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4