Scientific Method and Key Terms Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering Grade 5 and Grade 6 scientific method key terms, steps of the scientific method, and real-world variable examples.

__________ is a person's tendency to think some people or ideas are better than others, which can lead to unfair treatment.

Human bias

__________ is defined as looking at facts and evidence without letting personal feelings or opinions affect your judgment.

Objectivity

Information or facts that help prove whether something is true or false is called __________.

Evidence

The act of using your senses to carefully watch and gather information about the world around you is called __________.

Observation

Things that happen in the world that we can see, hear, or measure are called __________.

Phenomena

A careful search or study to find out more about something is an __________.

Investigation

If information or evidence is able to be trusted, it is defined as __________.

Reliable

Having a sound basis in logic or fact means an explanation or evidence is __________.

Valid

An inability or weakness in a scientific context is defined as a __________.

Limitation

Anything that can change or is able to be changed within an experiment is a __________.

Variable

The part of the experiment that you change to see how other variables respond is the __________ variable.

manipulated

The part of an experiment that a scientist measures and observes closely for a change or a response is the __________ variable.

responding

Anything that is constant and unchanged throughout the experiment is a __________ variable.

controlled

A scientific test done under controlled conditions, where just one (or a few) factors are changed at a time while all others are kept constant, is a __________ experiment.

controlled

Two events or situations where the cause is directly responsible for creating the effect form a __________ relationship.

cause-effect

Observations in the scientific method are made using your __________.

senses

A __________ question can be answered through experimentation and observations of the world around you.

testable

Using books or online sources to seek out answers that have already been found is called __________.

Research

An educated guess of what you think the results of your experiment will be is a __________.

Hypothesis

Data gathered using your 5 senses is known as __________ observations.

Qualitative

Data gathered from measuring or counting is known as __________ observations.

Quantitative

In the final step of the scientific method, scientists summarize the data and determine if their __________ was correct.

hypothesis

In the cake baking example, the recipe serves as the controlled variable because it remains the __________.

same

In the cake baking example shown in the figure, the amount of sugar or flour added acts as the __________ variable.

manipulated

In the cake baking example shown in the figure, the resulting texture or taste of the cake represents the __________ variable.

responding

In the real-world cause-effect example shown, when plants receive sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, they produce glucose and oxygen, which fuels their __________.

growth