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This 10-word scientific inquiry word search teaches students in Grades 5–7 the vocabulary of experimental design and the scientific method. Hidden words include hypothesis, independent variable, observation, and scientific theory, covering the key concepts students need to understand how science works. Use it as a pre-lesson vocabulary warm-up, a review activity during a scientific-method unit, or edit it as a template for other STEM topics.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Scientific Method
Grade Level:
5th – 7th Grades
Updated August 2025

Word List

  • CONSTANTS
  • CONTROLGROUP
  • DEPENDENT
  • HYPOTHESIS
  • INDEPENDENT
  • OBSERVATION
  • QUALITATIVE
  • QUANTITATIVE
  • SCIENTIFICLAW
  • SCIENTIFICTHEORY

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