Science and Engineering Practices

Question 1

Scientific Method

Answer 1

The way scientist 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 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 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 into an experiment and its graphed 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
Give an answer to the question based on your observations.
Find information from a text or others sources that support the claim .
Explain how your evidence supports your claim.

Question 11

Conclusion

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Hypothesis

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Claim

Answer 13

Give an answer to the question based on your observations.

Question 14

evidence

Answer 14

Find information from a text or others sources that support the claim .

Question 15

Reasoning

Answer 15

Explain how your evidence supports your claim.