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
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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