Practice with the Nature of Science

The factor in an experiment that will be changed. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• controlled variable
• inferences 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. (not changed)

• experimental group
• control group
• data
• variables

Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called

• controls

• conclusions

• independent variables

• constants or controlled variables

What is a hypothesis?

• An explanation you can test

• An untestable statement

• Whatever the teacher tells you is the truth

• An experiment

A possible explanation to a problem or question that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

The factors in an experiment that can be changed. 

• variables
• quantitative data
• hypothesis
• steps

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment. 

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• control group
• data group

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the first step in a commonly used scientific method?

• digging for artifacts
• drawing conclusions
• controling variables
• recognizing a problem

What is the term for the standard used for comparison?

• constant
• control
• inference
• observation

This is the outcome of the experiment. We get data and results from this.

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Control
• Constant

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2