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5th grade Science
Scientific Method Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Question | Identify the problem and get background information |
Hypothesis | predication about the outcome of an experiment. written if...then |
Materials | very specific list of items needed for an experiment, numbered, and written vertically down the paper |
Procedures | very specific steps explaining exactly how to carry out the experiment numbered, and vertically down |
Manipulated Variable | factor that is changed in an experiment |
Responding Variable | what you measure or observe to obtain your results |
Control Variable | keep all the variables the same, except for the manipulated variable |
Observation | what the person performing the activity sees, feels, smells, or tastes |
Data | measurements, other observations, charts, graphs |
Results | summarizing your data in a few sentences |
Conclusion | statement that sums up what you've learned from an experiment |
Quantitive Data | information you get when you test your question |
Qualitative Data | (just observation) you use your senses: eyes, ears, smell, sometimes taste |