Cards Flashcards
Hypothesis
A prediction
Infrance
Explanation of an obversiontion of a prior knowledge
Variable
Any factor that can be manipulated
Control variable
Why it must stay the same
Manipulated/independent variable
The thing that you are testing or changing in an experiment and it is graphed on the X-axis
Dependent/Responding variable
What you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the Y-axis.
Scientific Method
The way scientists study and learn about the world.
Observation
Using your five senses to gather information about something.
Qualitative Observation
Using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color, texture, taste.
Quantitative Observation
Using numbers or measurements to describe something.
Inference
An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.
Conclusion
A written summary of an experiment that uses evidence to prove what you learned.
C-E-R
Claim evidence Reasoning
Claim
Is the answer to the question you are
trying to answer.
Evidence
Scientific data that supports your claim.