SEPS

Question 1

The way scientists study and learn about the world.

Answer 1

Scientific Method

Question 2

What is using your five senses to gather information about something?

Answer 2

Observation

Question 3

What is using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color, texture, taste?

Answer 3

Qualitative Observation

Question 4

What is using numbers or measurements to describe something?

Answer 4

Quantitative Observation

Question 5

What is an explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge?

Answer 5

Inference

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Hypothesis

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Variable

Question 8

What must stay the same in the experiment.

Answer 8

Control Variable

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Manipulated/Independent Variable

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Dependent/Responding Variable

Question 11

What does C-E-R stand for

Answer 11

Claim Evidence Reasoning.

Question 12

Claim

Answer 12

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

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

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