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CER Class Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Claim | A claim is a statement that answers the question. It will usually only be one sentence in length. (The claim DOES NOT include any explanation, reasoning, or evidence so it should not include any transition words such as "because") |
| Evidence | The evidence is the data used to support the claim. It can be either quantitative or qualitative depending on the question and/or lab. Only use data with evidence that supports the claim. |
| Reasoning | The reasoning is the explanation of "why and how" the evidence supports the claim. (It should include an explanation of the science concept that produced the evidence or data.) |
| Accuracy | Being as close to correct as possible, precise |
| Procedure | The steps you follow in a lab experiment |
| Hypothesis | Prediction, educated guess that uses the format "if...then..." |
| Constants | Things that remain the same in an experiment |
| Variable | Anything that can change in an experiment |
| Independent Variable | The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment. (The one that is being tested) |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that you are measuring (in response to the independent variable) |
| Quantitative Data | Measurements/numbers |
| Qualitative Data | Description of characteristics, qualities and traits |