Science and Engineering Practices Flashcards

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Scientific Method

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The way scientist study and learn about the world.

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Observation

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Using your 5 senses to gather information about something

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Qualitative Observation

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Using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color, texture, taste.

Examples:

  • Smooth texture
  • Brightly colored
  • Smells bad
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Quantitative Observation

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Using numbers or measurements to describe something

Examples:

  • 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 then statement.

Example:
If I put the ice cube in the sun, THEN the ice cube will melt.

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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 thing 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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CER

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Claim Evidence Reasoning

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Claim

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Is the answer to the question you are trying to answer

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Evidence

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Scientific data that supports your 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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Conclusion

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

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