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 five 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 and taste

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Quantitative Observation

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Using NUMBERS IR MEASUREMENTS to describe something

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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.

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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’s graphed on the X- axis

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Dependent/ Responding varible

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What you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it’s 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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