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 something.

Question 3

Qualitative Observation

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Quantitative Observation

Answer 4

Using numbers or measurements to describe something.

Examples:

• 10 meters
• 450 milliliters
• 176 grams

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

An explanation an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

A prediction 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 an experiment

Question 8

claim

Answer 8

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

Question 9

evidence

Answer 9

scientific data that supports your claim

Question 10

reasoning

Answer 10

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

Question 11

conclusion

Answer 11

a written experiment that uses evidence to prove what you learned.

Question 12

control variable

Answer 12

What must stay the same in

the experiment.

Question 13

Manipulated/Independent Variable

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Dependent/Responding Variable

Answer 14

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

Question 15

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