Science and Engineering Practices

Question 1

Scientific Method

Answer 1

The way scientists study and learn about the world.

Question 2

Observation

Answer 2

Using your five senses to gather information

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 measurement to describe something.

Question 5

Hypothesis

Answer 5

A prediction based on prior knowledge. Alway written is an if then statement

Question 6

Inference

Answer 6

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in a experiment.

Question 8

Control Variable

Answer 8

What must stay the same in our experiment

Question 9

Manipulated/independent variable

Answer 9

The thing that you are testing or changing in an experiment and it is graphed on the axis

Question 10

Dependent/responding Variable

Answer 10

Is what your measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the Y axis

Question 11

CER

Answer 11

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

Question 12

Claim

Answer 12

Is the answer to the question you are trying to answer

Question 13

Evedince

Answer 13

Scientific data that supports your claim.

Question 14

Reasoning

Answer 14

The how or why the evidence supports our claim

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

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