Science Vocabulary Bingo

Descriptive research

• Research based on observations

Experimental research

• Investigations or research involving variables

Data

• Observations collected during investigations

Liter

• Unit used for measuring volume

Observation

• Made by using 5 senses

Energy

• The ability to do work or cause change

Model

• Used to represent things that are too big, too small, too expensive, or too dangerous

• Have limitations

• The act of representing something

• A simulation

Hypothesis

• An educated guess about the outcome of an experiment

Independent variable

• What is changed or tested by the scientist

• May cause a change

Y-axis

• The side axis on a graph

• Where the dependent variable is plotted

Variable

• A factor that can change during an experiment

Mass

• A measure of the amount of matter in an object

Represent

• To symbolize

• To stand for

Controlled variables (constants)

• Variables that are not allowed to change during an experiment

x-axis

• The bottom axis on a graph

• Where the independent variable is plotted

Newtons

• The unit of measurement for force

Heat

A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

Density

• The relationship of mass and volume

Inference

• An assumption made about observations

Temperature

• A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter

• A measure of heat

Science

A way of learning more about the natural world that provides possible explanations to questions and involves using a collection of skills. Science helps us answer questions and solve problems. Science is the process of trying to understand the world.

Dependent variable

• The data or observation in an experiment

• What is measured and observed

• Caused by a change in the independent variable

Bar graph

• Used to display comparisons in data

Conduction

• The movement of heat through an object

Meter

• Used to measure distance or length

Test tube

Frequency

• How many times something happens

Flammable

• Ability to burn

Volume

• How much space an object takes up

• How much an object can hold

Manipulate

• To change

• To control

Line graph

• Used to display changes in data

Rate

• The speed of something

Interpret

• To make sense of

• To understand

• To figure out

• Present the subject in understandable terms

convection

• The movement of heat through a substance.– The substances rises as it heats up, then

sinks as it cools off

Beaker

Illustrate

• The skill of giving examples to describe something

• Using examples to help explain your answer

Classify

Arrange or order by characteristics or properties

Force

• A push or pull

• Causes changes in motion or shape

Transform

• To change or convert

Gram

• Unit for measuring mass

Conserve

• To save

• To keep

Contrast

• Show how the facts or ideas are different

Control group

• Experimental group that has nothing done to it

• Used as a comparison

Graduated cylinder

Balance

• What is left over

Initial

• The beginning

• The start of something

Accurate

Having very small error of any kind

Relate

• Show connections

• Associate

Compare

Show how the facts or ideas are similar

Radiation

• The movement of heat through space in waves

Evaluate

• Determine the value, significance, or worth of

Distinguish

• Identify

• Recognize

Analyze

Systematically and critically examine each of the facts

Sequence

Arrange in meaningful order, beginning to end