science and engineering practice Flashcards
The way scientific study and learn about the world
state a problem research hypothesis experiment data analyze report concussions
observation
Using your fie 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.
hypothesis
a prediction on prior knowledge. Always written in an if then statement.
variable
any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured
control variable
what must stay the same in the experiment.
manipulated/independent variable
the things that you are testing or changing in an excrement and its is graphed
depended/resounding variable
what are you measuring or observing in an experiment and its graphed on the y-axis.
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
reasoning
the how or why the evidence supports our claim;scientific rule
conclusion
a written summery of an experiment that uses evidence to prove what you learned.