science and engineering practices Flashcards

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scientfic method

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the way scientists study and learn about the world

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Observation

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Using your five senses to gather information about something.

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Qualitative Observation

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Using your senses to describe the characteristic of an object colour texture taste.

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Quantitative Observation

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Using numbers o measurements to describe something

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inference

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An example of an observation on prior knowledge

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hypothesis

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

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variable

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Any factor that can be manipulated controlled for or measured in an experiment

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control variable

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what must stay the same in the experiment

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Minupulated/indipendent variable

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the thing that you are testing or changing experiment and it is graphed on the X-axis

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dependent/ responding variable

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what you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the Y axis

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claim

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is the answer to the question u are trying to answer

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evidence

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scientific data that supports you claim

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reasoning

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The how or why the evidence supports our claim; scientific rule

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conclusion

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

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C-E-R

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claim,evidence,reponce

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