SCIENTIFIC METHOD VOCABULARY
Question A problem that you cannot solve or something that you don’t understand, but want to know more about.
Research Finding out information about your question. Looking in books or asking others to find out what is already known.
Hypothesis An educated guess based on the information gathered during your research
Test Planning and performing an experiment to see if your hypothesis is correct
Observe During the experiment, taking measurements and looking at what is happening
Record Writing down your observations and measurements Charts and tables are often used during this step
The information gathered during observation Data The information gathered during observation
Conclusion The answer to the question based on the data gathered during experimentation