Scientific Method Vocabulary

Reasoning that begins with a general idea and progresses toward a specific idea

To explain or interpret things you observe

Making decisions based on personal feelings

Factors that change during an experiment

Comparing observations and results to reach conclusions

Creating life-life representations of an event or specific condition

Using one or more senses to gather information

Rules about what is right and wrong

Facts and evidence gathered by a quantitative or qualitative experiment

A possible answer/a predicted outcome

Having an attitude of doubt

A well tested explanation resulting from numerous observations and results

Grouping similar items together

Making decisions based only on evidence or results from observations