SEPS

Question 1

The ways scientists study and learn about the world

Answer 1

Scientific method

Question 2

using your 5 senses to gather information about something

Answer 2

observations

Question 3

using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object’s color texture taste

Answer 3

qualitative observation

Question 4

using numbers or measurement to describe something

Answer 4

quantitative

Question 5

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge

Answer 5

inference

Question 6

A prediction based on prior knowledge always written in a 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 you are testing or changing in an experiment and its graphed on the x axis

Answer 9

independent variable

Question 10

what you are measuring or observing in an experiment and its graphed on the y axis

Answer 10

responding variable

Answer 11

CER

Question 12

is the answer to the question you are trying to answer

Answer 12

Claim

Question 13

scientific data that supports your claim

Answer 13

evidence

Question 14

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

Answer 14

reasoning