Science and engineering Practices Flashcards
Oberversation
singh, hearing, touch, taste, smell
Qualitative Observation
Smooth texture, brightly color, smells
Quantitative Observation
10 meters, 450 milliliters, 176 grams.
Inference
An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.
Hypothesis
A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written in an if them statement.
Variable
Any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in an experiment.
Control Variable
What must stay the same in the experiment.
Manipulated/Independent Variable
The things that you are testing or changing in an experiment and it is graphed on the X-axis.
Dependent/responding Variable
What you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the Y-axis.
C-E-R
Claim:Give an answer to the question based on your observation
Evidence:Find information from a text or support sources that support the claim
Reasoning:Explain how your evidence supports your claim.
Conclusion
You state whether your prediction was confirmed or not and try to explain your results.
Claim
Give an answer to the question based on your observation
Scientific Method
The way scientist study and learn about the world.
Evidence
Find text information from a text or other sources that support the claim.
Reasoning
The how or why the evidence supports our claim; scientific rule.