| A | B |
|---|
| hypothesis | a prediction that can be tested by an experiment |
| cause | part of the hypothesis that makes something happen |
| effect | part of the hypothesis that tells what happened |
| quantitative | observations involving numbers or measurement |
| qualitative | observations involving color, texture, or shape |
| observations | information gathered by using your 5 senses |
| inference | an explanation for what you have observed |
| maybe | a word that often begins an inference |
| variable | something that can affect the outcome of an experiment |
| controlled experiment | only one variable at a time is changed |
| control | the part of an experiment that doesn't change |
| investigative question | the first step in planning an experiment |
