Science and engineering Practices Flashcards

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Oberversation

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singh, hearing, touch, taste, smell

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Qualitative Observation

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Smooth texture, brightly color, smells

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Quantitative Observation

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10 meters, 450 milliliters, 176 grams.

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Inference

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An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

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Hypothesis

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

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Variable

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

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Control Variable

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What must stay the same in the experiment.

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Manipulated/Independent Variable

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

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Dependent/responding Variable

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

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C-E-R

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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.

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Conclusion

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You state whether your prediction was confirmed or not and try to explain your results.

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Claim

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Give an answer to the question based on your observation

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Scientific Method

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The way scientist study and learn about the world.

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Evidence

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

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Reasoning

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

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