| A | B |
| constant | anything that stays the same in an experiment |
| Control | results are compared to this part of an experiment |
| variable | the one different part of an experiment |
| dependent variable | the result or response to the independent variable or variable |
| independent variable | something you can change in an experiment. (variable) |
| observation | fact you gather using your 5 senses |
| inference | a guess based on your observations |
| problem | a question you need to answer |
| hypothesis | an educated guess |
| conclusion | results based on data collected from your experiment |
| procedures | the steps you take in an experiment to test an hypothesis |
| scientific method | a process used by scientists to work through a problem |
| law | rule of nature |
| theory | explanation based on many observations |