Science and Engineering Practices Flashcards
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Scientific Method
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The way scientists study and learn about the world.
2
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Observation
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Using your five senses to gather information about something.
3
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Qualitative Observation
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Using your senses to describe the characteristics of and object-color,texture,taste.
4
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Quantitative Observation
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Using numbers or measurements to describe something.
5
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Inference
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An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.
6
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Hypothesis
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A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written in an if then statement.
7
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Variable
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Any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in an experiment.
8
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Control Variable
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What must stay the same in the experiment.
9
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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.
