Science

Question 1

Scientific Method

Answer 1

The way scientist study and learn about the world.

Question 2

observation

Answer 2

using your five senses to gather information about something

Question 3

Qualitative Observation

Answer 3

using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color texture.

Question 4

Quantitative observation

Answer 4

using members or measurements to describe something.

Question 5

inference

Answer 5

an explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 6

Evidence

Answer 6

scientific data that supports your claim

Question 7

hypothesis

Answer 7

A prediction based on prior knowledge. always written in an if then statement .

Question 8

variable

Answer 8

any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in an experiment.

Question 9

control variable vnh

Answer 9

what must stay the same in the experiment

Question 10

Manipulated/independent variable

Answer 10

The thing that you are testing or changing in an experiment and it is graphed on the x-aris

Question 11

Dependent/responding variable

Answer 11

What are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the y-axis

Question 12

claim

Answer 12

Is the answer to the question you are

trying to answer

Question 13

Evidence

Answer 13

Scientific data that supports your claim.

Question 14

reasoning

Answer 14

the how or why the evidence supports our claims scientific rule

Question 15

conclusion

Answer 15

The how or why the evidence supports our claim; scientific rule