TWE West Unit 1 Nature of Science Vocabulary Part 2

a personal belief or judgment that does not need to be backed up with evidence.

• Opinion

• Conclusion

• Inference

• Predict

• Observation

information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments.

• Opinion

• Conclusion

• Inference

• Predict

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

an explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed.

• Opinion

• Conclusion

• Inference

• Predict

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

very close to the actual a statement that tells what an investigation showed, based on observations and data.

• Opinion

• Conclusion

• Inference

• Predict

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

to state what one thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation.

• Opinion

• Conclusion

• Inference

• Predict

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

an event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.

• Variable

• Control group

• Trials

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

a group in a scientific experiment that serves as a reference for comparison to the experimental group; a group that is untreated by the factor being tested.

• Variable

• Control group

• Trials

• Observation

multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation.

• Variable

• Control group

• Trials

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

to explain methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelatedness.

• Analyze

• Valid

• Technology

• Control Group

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

a term used to describe the certainty of data or results of an investigation or experiment.

• Analyze

• Valid

• Technology

• Control Group

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4