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 senses to gather information about somthing

Question 3

Qualitative Observation

Answer 3

Using your sentence your senses 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

Manipulated/Independent Variable

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Control Variable

Answer 8

What must stay the same in the experiment

Question 9

Dependent/ Responding Variable

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Evidence

Answer 10

Scientific data that supports your claim

Question 11

Claim

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Inferce

Answer 12

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 13

Reasoning

Answer 13

The how or why the evidence supports our claim; Scientific rule

Question 14

Conclusion

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Cer

Answer 15

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