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Something that you directly experience using your senses.
Example: "I felt the stove and it was still warm" |
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An assumption you make based on your prior knowledge and your observations.
Example: "I knew that they had just left the house because the stove was still warm" |
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A statement indicating that something is like or similar to something else.
Example: "The pillow was like a cloud." |
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This gives the investigation a specific focus.
Example:"Will fertilizer help tomato plants grow?" |
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An educated prediction of what will happen in the experiment.
Example: "Fertilizer will help tomato plants grow taller and produce more fruit because it contains essential nutrients." |
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| The steps to test the variable. |
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Measurements taken during the course of the experiment.
Example:"The control group grew an average of 2 inches each week. The experimental grew an average of 6 inches each week." |
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A summary of the data results.
Example:"My hypothesis was correct. The plants that got fertilizer grew taller and produced more fruit." |
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Things that can be changed during the experiment.
Example: Water, sunlight, fertilizer etc. |
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| The things that we try to keep the same from one experimental group to the next such as time, temperature etc. |
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The one thing that we change from one group to the next in an experiment
example: kitchen surfaces |
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The normal group. What surface is most normal for a kitchen surface?
Hint:wood |
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The group that has the variable that is being tested.
Hint: (The other two surfaces) |
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| An observation that is made that creates curiosity and instigates the experimentation. |
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| Defines a relationship in nature. Laws are often mathematical formulas. Example: F=mass x acceleration. Example:The Law of Gravity |
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| An attempt to explain a natural phenomenon. Theories are always open to change based on new research. Theories never become laws. |
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| A concept the is presented as true but is not based on testing and evidence. It is often based on personal beliefs or philosophy. |
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