1. Scientific Method Vocabulary

2. Directions Copy the words and definitions from this PowerPoint These will be turned in as part of your packet. Put them in your binder Some of these words will appear on your quiz.

3. VOCABULARY TERMS 1.Celsius: The base unit for temperature in the metric system 2.Classify: organizing objects and events into groups according to a system, or organizing idea. 3.Conclusion : a reasoned deduction or inference.

4. VOCABULARY TERMS 4.Control Group: group in which everything is compared too 5.Data: Information gathered by observations 6.Dependent Variable: The result of the change in the experiment

5. VOCABULARY TERMS 7.Experiment: a procedure used to discover or test a principle 8.Grams: The base unit for mass (weight) in the metric system 9.Hypothesis: an educated guess

6. VOCABULARY TERMS 10.Independent Variable: A condition that the researcher changes to see what happens in the experiment 11.Inference: an inferred conclusion 12.Liter: The base unit for volume in the metric system

7. VOCABULARY TERMS 13.Meter The base unit for length in the metric system 14.Observation: Gather information using one or more of the five senses 15.Procedure: a set of directions

8. VOCABULARY TERMS 16.Quantitative observation: Observations that involve the senses 17.Qualitative observation: observations that involve numbers

9. VOCABULARY TERMS 18.Scientific Method Steps that scientists use to solve problems 19.Theory A well tested hypothesis that is generally considered correct 20.Variable a condition in the experiment that can be changed 21.LAW a statement based on repeated experimental observation that describes some aspect of the world.

10. Sentence Use each vocabulary word in a sentence.