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Scientific Investigation Vocabulary

Vocabulary

AB
observationsinvolves using all 5 senses
hypothesisan educated guess
variableany factor that can be changed in an experiment
manipulated variableone factor that a scientist changes during an experiment
responding variablethe factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated variable
weightmeasure of the force of gravity on you
massmeasure of how much matter an object contains
volumemeasure of the amount of space an object takes up
classifyto group items based on their similar characteristics
estimatea good guess using information you already know
lengthhow long something is
bar graphgraph used to compare data
predictionan educated guess about what may happen
constantthings in an experiment that stay the same
repeated trialsrepeating an experiment
analysisthinking about what you observed in an experiment
conclusionthe answer to a hypothesis based on an investigation


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