Unit 1 Scientific Method Vocabulary Quiz

__________skills and habits that scientists and engineers use in their work. These practices include asking questions, defining problems, designing investigations, analyzing data, constructing explanations, and engaging in argumentation.

• SEPs (Science and Engineering Practices)

  
  

• CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning)

  
  

• CCCs (Cross-cutting Concepts)

• Hypothesis

________ fundamental ideas or concepts that are essential to understanding and interpreting the various disciplines within science and engineering.

• Theory

• Control variables

• CCCs (Cross-cutting Concepts)

• CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning)

__________ is a structured framework used in writing and scientific inquiry to support arguments and conclusions. In this format, a claim is made, followed by evidence that supports the claim, and reasoning that explains how the evidence supports the claim.

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  SEPs (Science and Engineering Practice

• CCCs (Cross-cutting Concepts)

• Law

• CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning)

_______is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon or a scientific question that can be tested through experimentation or observation. It is essentially an educated guess or prediction that aims to provide a possible explanation for a particular circumstance or observation.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

_______ is a well-substantiated explanation or framework that is supported by evidence, reasoning, and experimentation. It is used in various fields such as science, philosophy, and social sciences to help explain and predict phenomena or behaviors.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

______ in science is a statement that describes a consistent and predictable relationship found in nature. Based on repeated observations and experiments that have been thoroughly tested and confirmed.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

_______ is what the experimenter changes or manipulates in order to see how it affects the dependent variable. For example, in a study looking at the effects of different amounts of fertilizer on plant growth, the ___________ variable would be the amount of fertilizer given to the plants.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

In scientific research, a ___________ _______ is a factor that is being measured or observed in an experiment to determine the effect of the independent variable. The __________ is thought to depend on the independent variable and changes as a result of the manipulation or intervention of the independent variable.

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

_______ ______are factors in an experiment that are held constant in order to isolate the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. These variables, researchers are able to ensure that any changes in the dependent variable are truly a result of the manipulation of the independent variable, rather than being influenced by any other factors.

_____ __________in scientific research is a group used as a standard of comparison in experiments. It is a group that does not receive the treatment or intervention being tested, allowing researchers to compare the results of the treatment group with those of the control group.