Science Vocabulary

4. a series of steps followed to solve problems.
5. the factor or condition that may be affected as a result of changing the independent variable.
7. procedure designed to test a hypothesis.
8. an explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and that can be tested
9. any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation.
10. a personal prejudice or slanted point of view.
16. the process of obtaining information by using the senses.
17. a set of related or connected parts or ideas that work together as a whole.
18. Variable all the factors or conditions that must be kept the same in the experiment.
19. the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested.

1. an expectation of what is likely to happen based on observations of what has already occurred.
2. to arrange or organize according to common characteristics.
3. the one factor or condition that is intentionally changed by the experiment.
6. the scientific study of nonliving matter.
11. arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence.
12. an explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations.
13. a pattern, plan, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept.
14. a summary of many experimental results and observations; a law tells how things work.
15. a summary of what you have learned from the experiment.