Science and engineering practices

Question 1

Scientific method

Answer 1

The way scientist study and learn the 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 senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color, texture,taste.

Question 4

Quantitative Observation

Answer 4

Using numbers of measurements to describe something.

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

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 a experiment.

Question 8

Control Variable

Answer 8

What must stay the same in the experiment.

Question 9

Manipulated/Independent Variable

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Dependent/Responding Variable

Answer 10

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

Question 11

C-E-R

Answer 11

C=Claim E=Evidence R=Reasoning

Question 12

Claim

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Evidence

Answer 13

Scientific data that supports your claim.

Question 14

Reasoning

Answer 14

The why of why the evidence supports our claim: scientific rule.

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

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