Science and Engineering Vocabulary Review

Ask questions about the natural world

• question

• develop models

• investigate

• analyze and interpret data

Common series of steps that engineers use in creating functional products and processes.

• engineering process

• scientific method

• observation

The process of getting a group to think of unlimited ways to vary a product or solve a problem.

• question

• brainstorming

• investigate

Construct models to explain ideas

• question

• develop models

• investigate

• analyze and interpret data

Plan and carry out an investigation that has clearly defined variables

• question

• develop models

• investigate

• analyze and interpret data

A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works

• engine

• engineer

• machine

Use various tools in order to identify trends in the data that might not otherwise be obvious.

• question

• develop models

• investigate

• analyze and interpret data

Explain your finding and apply them to life as a solution to a problem

• finding explanations and solutions

• develop models

• investigate

• analyze and interpret data

The facts or information that proves that something is true or valid.

• measure

• question

• evidence

• analyze and interpret data

To determine the size, amount, or degree of something.

• measure

• question

• evidence

• analyze and interpret data