Science and Engineering Practice

Question 1

C-E-R

Answer 1

Claim
Evidence
reasoning

Question 2

Scientific Method

Answer 2

The way scientists learn about the world.

Question 3

Observation

Answer 3

Using your five senses to gather information about something.

Question 4

Qualitative observation

Answer 4

Using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color, texture taste

Question 5

Quantitative observation

Answer 5

Using numbers or measurements to describe something

Ex
10 meter
450 milliliters
176 grams

Question 6

Inference

Answer 6

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge

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

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 is graphed on the X-axis

Question 11

Dependent/ Responding Variable

Answer 11

What you are measuring or observing in an experiment and 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 claim; scientific rule

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

A written summary of an experiment that uses evidence to prove what you learned

Conclusion- You state whether your prediction was confirmed or not and try to explain your results.