Science Vocab

Scientific Method –

• a step-by-step process used to investigate and answer questions

• the variable you change for the experiment

• a variable that you measure for data collection

• a variable that does not change for the experiment

Independent Variable –

• the variable you change for the experiment

• a variable that you measure for data collection

• a variable that does not change for the experiment

• a statement that answers your question

Dependent Variable –

• a variable that you measure for data collection

• a variable that does not change for the experiment

• a statement that answers your question

• scientific data to support the claim

Controlled Variable –

• a variable that does not change for the experiment

• a statement that answers your question

• scientific data to support the claim

• ties together the claim and the evidence

Claim -

• a statement that answers your question

• scientific data to support the claim

• ties together the claim and the evidence

• anything that has mass and volume

Evidence -

• scientific data to support the claim

• ties together the claim and the evidence

• anything that has mass and volume

• 1. properties that can be seen without changing the object, using your senses

Reasoning -

• ties together the claim and the evidence

• anything that has mass and volume

• properties that can be seen without changing the object, using your senses

• a pure substance composed of 2 or more elements chemically combined through a chemical reaction, represented by chemical formulas, i.e.... H2O or NaCl

Matter –

• anything that has mass and volume

• properties that can be seen without changing the object, using your senses

• a pure substance composed of 2 or more elements chemically combined through a chemical reaction, represented by chemical formulas, i.e.... H2O or NaCl

• 1. a change in which a new substance with different properties is formed/created

Physical Properties –

• properties that can be seen without changing the object, using your senses

• a pure substance composed of 2 or more elements chemically combined through a chemical reaction, represented by chemical formulas, i.e.... H2O or NaCl

• a  change in which a new substance with different properties is formed/created

• production of a gas, change in temperature, production of a solid precipitate, or change in color or production of heat or light

Compound –

• a pure substance composed of 2 or more elements chemically combined through a chemical reaction, represented by chemical formulas, i.e.... H2O or NaCl

• a  change in which a new substance with different properties is formed/created

• production of a gas, change in temperature, production of a solid precipitate, or change in color or production of heat or light

• the ability/inability to burn