Science engineering practices

Question 1

Scientific Method

Answer 1

The way scientist study and learn about the world.

Question 2

Observation

Answer 2

Using you five senses to gather information about something.

Question 3

Qualitative Observation

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Inferens

Answer 4

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 5

Evidence

Answer 5

Scientific data that supports you claim.

Question 6

Claim

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Hypothesis

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Reasoning

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Variable

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Conclusion

Answer 10

A written summary of a experiment the uses evidence to prove what you learned.

Question 11

Control Variable

Answer 11

What must stay the same in an experiment.

Question 12

Manipulated/independent Variable

Answer 12

The thing that you are testing or changes in an experiment and it is graphed on the X-axis

Question 13

Dependent/ Responding Variable

Answer 13

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

Question 14

C-E-R

Answer 14

Claim, Evidendens, Reasoning

Question 15

Quantitative Observation

Answer 15

Using numbers measurements to describe something.