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Science Test 2
CER and Experimental Design
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a claim? | A claim is a statement that answers the question. |
| What is evidence? | The evidence is the explanation of "Why and how" the evidence supports the claim. |
| What is reasoning | The reasoning is the explanation of "Why and how" the evidence supports the claim. |
| What is quantitative data? | Measures/ numbers |
| What is qualitative data? | Description of characteristics, qualities, and traits. |
| What is accuracy? | Being as close to correct as possible, precise. |
| What is a procedure? | The steps you follow in a lab experiment. |
| What is a hypothesis? | Prediction, educated guess that uses the format "If...Then..." |
| What is a constant? | Things that remain the same in an experiment. |
| What is a variable? | Anything that can change in an experiment. |
| What is an independent variable? | The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment. |
| What is a dependent variable? | The variable that you are measuring in response to the independent variable. |