Science and Engineering Practice

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, taste.

Question 4

Quantitative Observation

Answer 4

Using numbers or measurements to describe something.

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

An explanation of a observation based of prior knowledge.

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

Any factor that can be manipulative, controlled for, or measured in an experiment.

Question 8

Control Variable

Answer 8

What must stay the same in the experiment

Question 9

Manipulated/Independent Variable

Answer 9

The thing that you are testing or changing in an experiment and its graphed on the X-axis.

Question 10

Dependent/Responding Variable

Answer 10

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

Question 11

C-E-R

Answer 11

Claim Evidence Reasoning

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 our 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 about our experiment that uses the evidence to proof what we learned.