Science and Engineering Practices

Question 1

Scientific Method

Answer 1

The way scientist study and learn about the world

Question 2

Qualitative observation

Answer 2

Using your senses to describe the charatiristics of an object-color , texture

Question 3

Quantitative Observation

Answer 3

Using numbers of measuremeants to describe something.

Question 4

Inference

Answer 4

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Control Variable

Answer 8

What must stay the same in the experiment.

Question 9

Manupulated/Independent variable

Answer 9

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

Question 11

C-E-R

Answer 11

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning.

Question 12

Claim

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Evidence

Answer 13

The scientific data that supports your claim.

Question 14

Reasoning

Answer 14

The how or why the supports our claim: scientific rule.

Question 15

conclusion

Answer 15

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