Science Vocabulary Bingo

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Science Vocabulary Bingo
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Descriptive research

• Research based on observations

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Experimental research

• Investigations or research involving variables

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Data

• Observations collected during investigations

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Liter

• Unit used for measuring volume

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Observation

• Made by using 5 senses

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Energy

• The ability to do work or cause change

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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

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Hypothesis

• An educated guess about the outcome of an
  experiment

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Independent variable

• What is changed or tested by the scientist
• May cause a change

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Y-axis

• The side axis on a graph
• Where the dependent variable is plotted

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Variable

• A factor that can change during an experiment

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Mass

• A measure of the amount of matter in an object

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Represent

• To symbolize
• To stand for

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Controlled variables (constants)

• Variables that are not allowed to change during
  an experiment

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x-axis

• The bottom axis on a graph
• Where the independent variable is plotted

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Newtons

• The unit of measurement for force

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Heat

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

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Density

• The relationship of mass and volume

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Inference

• An assumption made about observations

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Temperature

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

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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.

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Dependent variable

• The data or observation in an experiment
• What is measured and observed
• Caused by a change in the independent variable

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Bar graph

• Used to display comparisons in data

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Conduction

• The movement of heat through an object

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Meter

• Used to measure distance or length

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Test tube
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Frequency

• How many times something happens

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Flammable

• Ability to burn

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Volume

• How much space an object takes up
• How much an object can hold

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Manipulate

• To change
• To control

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Line graph

• Used to display changes in data

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Rate

• The speed of something

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Interpret

• To make sense of
• To understand
• To figure out
• Present the subject in understandable terms

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convection

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

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Beaker
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Illustrate

• The skill of giving examples to describe
  something
• Using examples to help explain your answer

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Classify

• Arrange or order by characteristics or
  properties

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Force

• A push or pull
• Causes changes in motion or shape

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Transform

• To change or convert

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Gram

• Unit for measuring mass

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Conserve

• To save
• To keep

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Contrast

• Show how the facts or ideas are different

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Control group

• Experimental group that has nothing done to it
• Used as a comparison

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Graduated cylinder
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Balance

• What is left over

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Initial

• The beginning
• The start of something

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Accurate

• Having very small error of any kind

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Relate

• Show connections
• Associate

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Compare

• Show how the facts or ideas are similar

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Radiation

• The movement of heat through space in waves

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Evaluate

• Determine the value, significance, or worth of

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Distinguish

• Identify
• Recognize

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Analyze

• Systematically and critically examine each of the
  facts

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Sequence

• Arrange in meaningful order, beginning to end