Science and Engineering Practices Flashcards
Scientific method
The way scientist study and learn about the world.
Observation
Using your five senses to gather information
Qualitative observation
Using your senses to discrabe the charterist og an objet coler
Quantitative Observation
Using number or measurements to describe something
Inference
An explanation of an observation
Hypothesis
A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written in an if then statement
variable
Any factor that can be manipulated controlled for or married in an experiment
Control Variable
What must stay the same in the experiment
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MAnipulated independent variable
The ting that you are testing or changing in an expert mint and it is graphed on the x axis
Dependent REsponding
What you are measuring or observing in a an experiment and it is graphed on the y axis.
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Is the answer to the questing u are trying to answer
Evidence
Scientific data that supports your claim.
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conclusion
A written summary of an experiment that uses evidence to prove what you learned