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 your 5 senses to gather information about something

Ex: taste,touch,hearing,smell, and sight.

Question 3

Qualitative Observation

Answer 3

using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color, texture, and taste.

Ex: smooth texture, brightly colored, smells bad.

Question 4

Quantitative Observation

Answer 4

Using numbers or measurements to describe something

EX: 10 meters,450 milliliters, and 176 grams.

Question 5

inference

Answer 5

an explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge

Question 6

variable

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Control variable

Answer 7

What must stay the same in the experiment.

Question 8

Manipulated/Independent variable

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Dependent/responding variable

Answer 9

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

Question 10

C-E-R

Answer 10

claim, evidence, reasoning

Question 11

claim

Answer 11

Give an anwser to the question based on your observations

Question 12

evidence

Answer 12

find information from a text or other sources that supports the claim

Question 13

Hypothesis

Answer 13

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

EX: If I put the ice cube in the sun, THEN the ice cube will melt

Question 14

reasoning

Answer 14

explain how you evidence supports your claim

sentence starters: based on this evidence we must conclude.

Question 15

conclusion

Answer 15

you state whether your prediction was confirmed or not and try to explain your results.