Science and Engineering Practices

Question 1

scientifc method

Answer 1

The way scientsit study and learn about the world

Question 2

Observations

Answer 2

using your five senses to gather informations about somehting.

Question 3

Qualitative Observation

Answer 3

using your senes 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 example of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

A prediction based on prioe knowledge. Always written in an if then statment.

Question 7

Varable

Answer 7

Any factor that can be manipualted, controlled for or mesasured in an experment.

Question 8

Control Varible

Answer 8

What must stay the in the experiment.`

Question 9

Manipulated/ Independent Varible

Answer 9

The things that 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 mesuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the Y-axis

Question 11

C-E-R

Answer 11

c= claim
e=evidence
r=resoning

Question 12

claim

Answer 12

is the answer to the question you are trying to answer.

Question 13

Evidence

Answer 13

scintific data that supports your 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 of an experiment that uses evidence to prove what you learned.