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ED & CER Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Being as close to correct as possible; precise. |
| Procedure | The steps you follow in a lab experiment. |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess that uses the format "If...then..." (also known as a prediction). |
| Constants | Things that remain the same in an experiment. |
| Variable | Anything that can change during an experiment. |
| Independent Variable | The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment (the variable that is being tested). |
| Dependent Variable | The variable you are measuring (in response to the independent variable). |
| CER | A response that includes a claim, evidence, and reasoning. |
| Claim | A claim is a statement that answers the question. Claims are usually one sentence long. (the claim DOES NOT include any evidence or an explanation, which means there are no transition words such as because). |
| Evidence | The evidence is the data used to support the claim. It can be quantitative or qualitative data depending on the question and/or lab. Only use data with evidence that supports the claim. |
| Quantitative Data | Data that uses numbers. |
| Qualitative Data | Data that doesn't use numbers, but uses senses and physical data. |
| 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. |