science and engineering practices

Question 1

claim

Answer 1

Is the answer to the question you are trying to answer

Question 2

Evidence

Answer 2

Scientific data that supports your claim.

Question 3

Reasoning

Answer 3

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

Question 4

conclusion

Answer 4

A written summary of an experiment that uses evidence

to prove what you learned

Question 5

Scientific method

Answer 5

The way scientist study and learn about the world

Question 6

Observation

Answer 6

Using your five senses to gather information about something.

Question 7

Qualitative Observation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Inference

Answer 8

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 9

Hypothesis

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Variable

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Control Variable

Answer 11

What must stay the same in

the experiment.

Question 12

Manipulated/Independent Variable

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Dependent/Responding Variable

Answer 13

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

Question 14

C-E-R

Answer 14

Claim,evidence,reasoning

Question 15

Quantitative Observation

Answer 15

Using numbers or measurements to describe something