Science and Engineering Practices

Question 1

Scientific method

Answer 1

The way scientist study and learn about the world

Question 2

Observation

Answer 2

Using your five sentences to gather information about something

Question 3

Qualitative Observation

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Quantitative Obersvation

Answer 4

Using number of measurements to describe something

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge

Question 6

C-E-R

Answer 6

Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning

Question 7

Hypothesis

Answer 7

A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written in an if then statement.

Question 8

Variable

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Control variable

Answer 9

What must stay the same in an experiment

Question 10

Manipulated/independent variable

Answer 10

The thing you are testing or changing in an experiment and its graphed one the X-axis

Question 11

Dependent/Responding variable

Answer 11

What you are going to measure or observe in an experiment and its graphed on the Y-axis

Question 12

Claim

Answer 12

Give an answer to the question based on your observation

Question 13

Evidence

Answer 13

The scienticfic research that supports the claim

Question 14

Reasoning

Answer 14

It ties everything together its how or why our evidence supports our claim

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Fault

Answer 16

Breaks in the crust, The movement causes seismic waves which produce earthquakes.