Scientific Method Vocabulary

What is the scientific method?

• A way to collect data

• A method of problem-solving by testing a hypothesis

• A random process of trial and error

• A way to analyze graphs

What is a hypothesis?

• A proven fact

• A question about an experiment

• An educated guess that answers your question

• A detailed observation

Which term describes what you want to test or find out?

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Question

What is an experiment?

• A conclusion based on data

• Testing an idea or hypothesis through a controlled investigation

• A collection of facts

• A data table

What is the definition of an observation?

• A hypothesis about an experiment

• Making and recording measurements

• A judgment that supports a hypothesis

• Testing variables in an experiment

What is a qualitative observation?

• Using numbers to describe information

• Using senses to gather information without numbers

• Drawing conclusions based on data

• Creating a chart to record data

What is a quantitative observation?

• Using senses to gather information with numbers

• Writing a hypothesis

• Testing an experiment

• Observing something without numbers

What is a variable?

• A collection of facts

• A judgment based on data

• Things that change or can be changed in an experiment

• The part of an experiment you observe

What is an independent variable?

• The changes that are measured in an experiment

• The cause of changes measured in an experiment

• The conclusion of the experiment

• The question being tested

What is a dependent variable?

• The part of the experiment that you change

• The changes that are measured in an experiment

• The process of making a hypothesis

• A test performed during an experiment