| A | B |
| observations | involves using all 5 senses |
| hypothesis | an educated guess |
| variable | any factor that can be changed in an experiment |
| manipulated variable | one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment |
| responding variable | the factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated variable |
| weight | measure of the force of gravity on you |
| mass | measure of how much matter an object contains |
| volume | measure of the amount of space an object takes up |
| classify | to group items based on their similar characteristics |
| estimate | a good guess using information you already know |
| length | how long something is |
| bar graph | graph used to compare data |
| prediction | an educated guess about what may happen |
| constant | things in an experiment that stay the same |
| repeated trials | repeating an experiment |
| analysis | thinking about what you observed in an experiment |
| conclusion | the answer to a hypothesis based on an investigation |