Science and engineering practices

Question 1

Scientific method

Answer 1

The way scientists study and learn about the world.

Question 2

Observation

Answer 2

Using you’re five senses to gather information about something.

Question 3

Qualitative observation

Answer 3

using you’re senses to describe the characteristics of an object color texture and taste.

Question 4

Ouantitative observation

Answer 4

Using numbers or measurements to describe something

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

an example of an observation based on 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 manipulated controlled for an measured in an experiment.

Question 8

Control variable

Answer 8

What must stay the same in the experiment.

Question 9

Dependent/Responding/Variable

Answer 9

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

Question 10

C-E-R

Answer 10

Claim evidence reasoning

Question 11

Manipulated/ independent/ Variable

Answer 11

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

Question 14

Reasoning

Answer 14

The how or why the evidence supports you’re claim & scientific rule.

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

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