Science and Engineering Vocabulary.

Question 1

Scientific method.

Answer 1

The way scientist study and learn about the world.

Question 2

Observation

Answer 2

Using your five senses to gather information about something.

Question 3

Qualitative Observation.

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Quantitative Observation.

Answer 4

Using numbers or measurements to describe something.

Question 5

Inference.

Answer 5

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 6

Hypothesis.

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Variable.

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Control variable.

Answer 8

We must stay the same in the 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 X-axis.

Question 10

Dependant/Responding Variable.

Answer 10

What you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the Y-axis.

Question 11

C-E-R

Answer 11

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning.

Question 12

Claim.

Answer 12

Is the answer to the question you are trying to answer.

Question 13

Evidence.

Answer 13

Scientific data that supports your claim.

Question 14

Reasoning.

Answer 14

The how or why the evidence supports our claim; scientific rule.