Terms sometimes interfere with or even block understanding, especially when communicating a concept to students that don't have the terms in their vocabulary. There is also a problem when terms that belong to another method are used to explain the subject method. Consequently, the educator should understand the terms that are unique to the subject and then substitute language that the student understands, being always careful not to interject terms that do not belong.

If you understand that the inductive form of the scientific method is focused child play. Then you will know that you do not need to explain the inductive form. You only need to stage it and then monitor the process.

You can avoid confusing your students by not mixing terms unique to the deductive method with the inductive method. It is best to think of the inductive method as the scientific method. Later, the student can learn about the deductive method when studding the history of science or mathematics

attention  noun : the act or state of attending, especially through applying the mind to an object of sense or thought : syn.   FOCUS

awareness  noun : having or showing realization, perception or knowledge : syn.  COGNIZANT, CONSCIOUS, AWAKE

cause and effect: the relationship between events when the first causes the second : syn.  CAUSAL

conclusion  noun 1:  a final summing up 2: the act or instance of concluding : syn.   RESULT or OUTCOME

constant  noun something that does not change or is prevented from changing

control  noun : a part of an experiment that is held as a constant and used to compare with the variable.

control experiment   noun : an experiment to check the results of other experiments

control group   noun : the part of an experiment that contains the constant

doubt  adjective 1: the condition of being objectively uncertain 2:  uncertainty of opinion

experimental group  noun : the part of an experiment that contains the variable

focus  verb : the center of activity, attraction or attention : syn.   CONCENTRATE

hypothesis   noun : a tentative assumption that is then tested to determine if it is true or false.

mathematics  noun: the language of science

observe  verb  1: to inspect or take note of  2: to make a scientific observation on or of

prejudge  verb transitive: to draw a conclusion before full and sufficient testing

principle  noun : a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine or assumption

proposition  noun: something proposed or offered for consideration or acceptance : syn.   PROPOSAL

question  noun 1: the beginning point for scientific discovery  2: an interrogative question used to test : syn.    INQUIRY

reasoning  noun  : the process of drawing an inference or conclusion through the use of reason

repeatable  adjective  : able to go though or experience again

result  noun  1: something that is a consequence or conclusion  2: something this is obtained by calculation or investigation

tenacious  adjective  : holding fast to a behavioral path : syn.   PERSISTENT

test  verb : a critical examination observation or evaluation

theory  noun 1: the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another 2: the general or abstract principles of a body of fact or science 3: a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena.

variable  noun  : a known change within an experiment that the scientist is testing.

verify  verb  1: a process for determining if the experiment is reliable  2: a process to determining if the results are true 3: checking the process for reliability

whimsy  noun   1: a sudden turn or start of the mind  2: a disposition to change one's mind impulsively  3: a fanciful or fantastic device, object, or creation

Glossary of Terms Unique to the Deductive Method

axiom  noun : a general truth widely accepted on its merit : syn.   PRINCIPLE

conclusion  noun 1: to reach and end to reasoning; especially : the inferred proposition of a syllogism  2: the act or instance of concluding

posit verb transitive : to dispose or set firmly : syn.   POSTULATE

postulate  noun  : a hypothesis advanced as an essential presupposition or premise of a train of reasoning : syn.   AXIOM, HYPOTHESIS

premise noun  : a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference;   specif   : either of the first two proposition of a syllogism from which the conclusion is drawn

reductio ad absurdum noun  : disproof of a theory or an explanatory conclusion by showing an absurdity to which it leads when carried to its logicalconclusion