Science and Engineering practices

Question 1

Scientific method

Answer 1

The way scientists 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 characteristics of an object, color, texture, taste.

Question 4

Quantitative Observation

Answer 4

Using numbers or measurements to describe something.

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

An explanation of an observation based on your prior knowledge.

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written as an if then statement.

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

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

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 or changing in an experiment and is graphed on the X-axis.

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

The answer to the question we are trying to answer.

Question 13

Evidence

Answer 13

scientific data that supports my claim.

Question 14

Reasoning

Answer 14

The how or why the evidence supports our claim.

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

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