Scientific Method

Vocabulary
Acquisition

Created by Jennifer Miquel 2019

 Important
Information
Content vocabulary is extremely important for
students to understand concepts in the content
areas. The more students are exposed to these
unfamiliar words the more students are able to
adopt them into their own vocabulary.
Included in this download are a variety of different
vocabulary activities to expose your students to
content vocabulary.

Vocabulary word list- the list of words included.

This can be given to students as a master list.

Vocabulary table- students will identify how familiar

they are with each of the vocabulary words. They
can also include new information learned about each
word on this table.

Read about it/What’s it mean?- Students will use

read about it to find vocabulary in context. They
will transfer the definitions to the “What’s it mean?”
sheet. It is best to have students put definitions into
their own words.

© Jennifer Miquel
Scientific Method
Vocabulary List
Scientific Method
Investigation
Tool
Hypothesis
Evidence
Procedure
Inference
Observation
Materials
Experiment
Analysis
Conclusion
© Jennifer Miquel
Think about each vocabulary word. Be honest! Mark a check in the column
that best describes how well you k now each word. Record any new
information about that word in the final column.

I have heard
I know this I have not
this word
Vocabulary word, can heard this New information
but can not
Words use it, and
use it or
word about the word
can define it before
define it

scientific
method

investigation

tool

hypothesis

evidence

procedure

inference

observation

materials

experiment

analysis

conclusion

© Jennifer Miquel
Scientific Method

Read about it!

Use context to determine the meanings of the words. You use
context when you use the words around the unknown word to
figure out its meaning.

Scientists use a process called the scientific method to help answer questions.
The scientific method is made up of six steps:
1. Observe & ask questions
2. Form a hypothesis
3. Plan the experiment
4. Conduct the experiment
5. Analyze & draw conclusions
6. Share findings
The first thing a scientist will do is come up with a question based off of an
observation. An observation is using your senses and tools to gather
information. You may notice a difference in how hot or cool you are changes
based on the color of your shirt on a sunny day. You decide you will conduct
an investigation into the question “Does a lighter colored shirt stay cooler than
a darker colored shirt on a sunny day?” Your investigation will help answer the
question. Your hypothesis, or educated guess, is that a light colored shirt stays
cooler than a dark colored shirt on a sunny day.
How will you test your hypothesis? You will plan an experiment, which is a test
to try and confirm the answers you seek. You’ll need to choose the materials,
tools, and procedures to follow. The materials, or items you will need to
conduct the experiment, will vary based on your needs. You may need some
tools to help measure the data for example, a scale, ruler, graduated cylinder,
etc. For the tee-shirt experiment you will need tee-shirts or varying colors, a
thermometer, a watch to keep track of the time, and a sunny day.
Next, you’ll need to create a list of steps to follow for the experiment. This will
be your procedures.

© Jennifer Miquel
Scientific Method

For your tee-shirt experiment your procedures may look like this:
1. Gather materials
2. Lay tee-shirts outside on a sunny day
3. Check the temperature of the tee-shirts every thirty minutes for three
hours
4. Record results
You’ll follow the steps you have laid out to conduct the experiment. Once your
experiment is complete you’ll analyze your evidence and draw conclusions. The
evidence are the observations and facts from the experiment. Analysis of
evidence comes from careful study of the results. You may note that the
lighter shirts were cooler than the darker shirts, with white being coolest and
black being the warmest. Your conclusion, or end result, is that your hypothesis
was correct. Lighter colored shirts keep cooler than darker colored shirts.
You’ve made an inference! It’s a conclusion drawn from data and
observations. The final step of the scientific method is to share your findings.
It’s important for scientists to share their work so others may try to reproduce
their results.

© Jennifer Miquel
Scientific Method

What’s it mean?
Based off what you just read what do you
think the words below mean? Write your own definition.

Scientific Method ____________________________________

Investigation ________________________________________
Tool _________________________________________________
Hypothesis ___________________________________________
Evidence _____________________________________________
Procedure ___________________________________________
Inference ____________________________________________
Observation _________________________________________
Materials ____________________________________________
Experiment ___________________________________________
Analysis ______________________________________________
Conclusion ___________________________________________

© Jennifer Miquel
Scientific Method

Answer Key
Scientists use a process called the scientific method to help answer questions.
The scientific method is made up of six steps:
1. Observe & ask questions
2. Form a hypothesis
3. Plan the experiment
4. Conduct the experiment
5. Analyze & draw conclusions
6. Share findings
The first thing a scientist will do is come up with a question based off of an
observation. An observation is using your senses and tools to gather
information. You may notice a difference in how hot or cool you are changes
based on the color of your shirt on a sunny day. You decide you will conduct
an investigation into the question “Does a lighter colored shirt stay cooler than
a darker colored shirt on a sunny day?” Your investigation will help answer the
question. Your hypothesis, or educated guess, is that a light colored shirt stays
cooler than a dark colored shirt on a sunny day.
How will you test your hypothesis? You will plan an experiment, which is a test
to try and confirm the answers you seek. You’ll need to choose the materials,
tools, and procedures to follow. The materials, or items you will need to
conduct the experiment, will vary based on your needs. You may need some
tools to help measure the data for example, a scale, ruler, graduated cylinder,
etc. For the tee-shirt experiment you will need tee-shirts or varying colors, a
thermometer, a watch to keep track of the time, and a sunny day.
Next, you’ll need to create a list of steps to follow for the experiment. This will
be your procedures.

© Jennifer Miquel
Scientific Method

For your tee-shirt experiment your procedures may look like this:
1. Gather materials
2. Lay tee-shirts outside on a sunny day
3. Check the temperature of the tee-shirts every thirty minutes for three
hours
4. Record results
You’ll follow the steps you have laid out to conduct the experiment. Once your
experiment is complete you’ll analyze your evidence and draw conclusions. The
evidence are the observations and facts from the experiment. Analysis of
evidence comes from careful study of the results. You may note that the
lighter shirts were cooler than the darker shirts, with white being coolest and
black being the warmest. Your conclusion, or end result, is that your hypothesis
was correct. Lighter colored shirts keep cooler than darker colored shirts.
You’ve made an inference! It’s a conclusion drawn from data and
observations. The final step of the scientific method is to share your findings.
It’s important for scientists to share their work so others may try to reproduce
their results.

© Jennifer Miquel
Scientific Method

Answer Key
Scientific Method – the process scientists use to help
answer questions
Investigation – a careful way of looking at something
Tool – helps to measure data
Hypothesis – an educated guess
Evidence – observations and facts from the experiment
Procedure – list of steps to follow for an experiment
Inference – a conclusion drawn from data and
observations
Observation – using your senses and tools to gather
information
Materials – items needed for an experiment
Experiment – a test to try and confirm an answer to a
question
Analysis – careful study of results
Conclusion – end result

© Jennifer Miquel
Thank You for Respecting My Work.
©Jennifer Miquel

All rights reserved. Purchase of this unit entitles the purchaser the right to
reproduce the pages in limited quantities for single classroom use only.
Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system or commercial
purposes is strictly forbidden without written permission from the publisher.

Copying any part of this product and placing it on the Internet in any form
(even a personal/classroom website) is strictly forbidden and is a violation of
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). These items can be picked up in
a google search and then shared worldwide for free.

You May: You May Not:

• Use this item for • Give this item to your
personal/student use in a friends or colleagues.
single classroom. • Copy this item for use by
• Purchase licenses at a big others.
discount for others to use • Post this item on a website
this resource. for download. This includes
• Enjoy this product for personal websites, district
years to come (check websites, Amazon Inspire,
back for updated etc.
versions). • Post this item or any like
copy for sale or for free.

CLIP ART CREDITS:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/
Store/Lindy-Du-Plessis

Cover Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-clear-glass-

measuring-cup-lot-1366942/
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sonya-Dehart-Design
© Jennifer Miquel