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 five senses to gather information about something.

Question 3

Qualitative Observation

Answer 3

Using your senses to describe the characteristic of an object- color, texture, and taste.

Examples:

• Smooth texture
• Brightly colored
• Smells bad

Question 4

Inference

Answer 4

An explanation of an observation based prior knowledge

Question 5

Hypothesis

Answer 5

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

Examples
If I put a treat on Lady’s nose, then she will eat the treat.

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 in the X-axis.

Question 9

Dependent/Responding Variable

Answer 9

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

Question 10

C-E-R

Answer 10

C-E-R stands for clam, evidence, and reasoning

Question 11

Claim

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Evidence

Answer 12

Scientific data that supports your claim.

Question 13

Reasoning

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Conclusion

Answer 14

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

Conclusion- YOU state whether your prediction was confirmed or not and try to explain your results.

Question 15

Quantitative Observation

Answer 15

Using numbers or measurements to describe something.

Examples:

• 10 meters
• 450 milliliters
• 176 grams