science and engineering practices Flashcards
scientific method
The way scientist study and learn about the word
observation
using your five sense to gather information about something.
qualitative observation
using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object color, texture, and taste
quantitative observation
using numbers and measurements to describe something
inference
an explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge
hypothesis
a prediction based on prior knowledge. always written and if then statement
variable
any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in a experiment
contal verbaile
what must be the same in the experiment.
manipulated/ independent variable
the thing that you are testing or changing in an experiment and its 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
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claim
is the answer to the question you re trying to answer
evidence
scientific data that supports your claim
reasing
the how or why the evidence supports our claim ; scientific rule
conclusion
A written summary of an experiment that uses evidence to prove what you learned