Unit 1 Nature of Science Vocabulary

An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world. 

• biology
• science
• theory 
• law

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

using senses to study the world; using tools to collect measurements; examining previous research results. 

• observation
• objective
• organism
• review

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

the study of life. 

• science
• philosophy 
• theory
• biology

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions. 

• experiment
• examine
• justify
• observation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

independent variable 

• condition or factor that is manipulated by a scientist during an experiment. 
• experimental data collected through observation and measurement. 
• condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment. 
• proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question. 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.

• theory
• prediction
• scientific guess
• hypothesis

constant

• process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions. 
• condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment.
• is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge. 
• process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions. 

theory

• process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions. 
• proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.
• is a statement about an observed phenomenon or a unifying concept
• a well tested explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results. 

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

law

• a well tested explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results. 
• is a statement about an observed phenomenon or a unifying concept
• proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.
• condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment.

is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge. 

• guessing
• understanding
• inference
• conclude