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 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 prior knowledge.

Question 6

hypothesis.

Answer 6

a 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 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 it 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

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

Question 13

evidence

Answer 13

scientific data that supports your claim.

Question 14

reasoning

Answer 14

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

Question 15

conclusion

Answer 15

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