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

quantitave observation

Answer 3

using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color,texture,smell

Question 4

quantitative observation

Answer 4

using numbers or measurements

Question 5

inference

Answer 5

an explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge

Question 6

hypothesis

Answer 6

a prediction based on prior knowledge, always written in an when then questions.

Question 7

variable

Answer 7

any factor that can be manipulated

Question 8

control variable

Answer 8

what must stay the same in the experiment.

Question 9

manipulated/independent variable

Answer 9

the thing that you are testing changing in an experiment and

Question 10

dependent/responding variable

Answer 10

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

Question 11

c-e-r

Answer 11

claim
evidence
reasoning

Question 12

claim

Answer 12

is the answer to the question you are trying to answer

Question 13

evidence

Answer 13

find information from a text or other sources that supports the claim

Question 14

reasoning

Answer 14

explain how your evidence supports your claim

Question 15

conclusion

Answer 15

a written summary of an experiment that uses the evidence to prove what you learned