Science and engineering practice

Question 1

Scientific Method

Answer 1

The way Scientists 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 you senses to describe the characteristitcs of an object-color, texture, taste.

Question 4

Quantitative Observation

Answer 4

Using numbers or measurments to describe an object

Question 5

inference

Answer 5

an explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 6

Hypotheses

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

Any factor that can be manipulated, 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 it is graphed on the X-axis

Question 10

Dependent/ Responding Variable

Answer 10

What you are measuring 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 your claim.

Question 14

Reasoning

Answer 14

How are why the evidence supports our claims; scientific rule

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

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