Vocabulary
CER stands for...
Claim Evidence Reasoning
True or False: You should eat/drink during a lab
False! It is never appropriate to eat or drink during a lab
What kind of data is this?
My favorite Pokémon is .3m tall.
Quantitative
What is the first step of the Engineer Design Process?
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What is the first step of the Scientific Method?
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This kind of data deals with numbers and things that can be measured.
Quantitative Data
True or False: You are allowed to leave your lab station whenever you want
False! You should remain in your lab station for the duration of the lab
What kind of data is this?
My favorite Pokémon is very energetic.
Qualitative Data
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What is the last step of the Scientific Method?
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This kind of data deals with observations that you can make with your five senses.
Qualitative Data
True or False: Wearing the correct lab safety equipment is not cool and you shouldn't wear it.
False! You should ALWAYS wear your lab safety equipment if the lab calls for it.
What axis does the Dependent Variables go on a graph?
The Engineer Design Process seeks to solve what?
A Problem
The Scientific Method investigates what?
A Phenomenon
The Independent Variable is what?
The variable that the person running he experiment changes/has control over.
True or False: When I finish an experiment I am allowed to walk around and talk with my friends.
False! You should check with your teacher to see what you can do instead :)
What axis does the Independent Variable go on a graph?
X-Axis
True or False: If your prototype works, awesome! You're done, there is no need to improve your design.
False! There is always room to improve. Look for ways for your prototype to solve your problem better.
What is a Hypothesis?
An educated guess of the outcome of your experiment.
What is the Dependent Variable?
The variable that that person running the experiment is measuring/the variable that the person running the experiment has no control over
What is wrong with this scenario? (Give me 3 things)
Julian's class is doing a solo experiment that he has done before in another class. He knows all the steps and what is supposed to happen in the experiment, so he doesn't look at the lab sheet his teacher gives him. He wears glasses so he doesn't put on his goggles. Once he's done with the experiment, he goes over to his friend's desk and helps him. While talking to his friend, he bumps the desk, and a piece of equipment breaks. It's no big deal and he throws it away.
1. Julian does not follow procedures
2. Julian does not wear his safety equipment
3. This is a solo experiment, and Julian left his lab station.
4. Julian is rough housing during a lab
5. Julian breaks lab equipment and does not notify his teacher
Identify the IV and DV in this experimental idea:
Does the amount of sugar in different brands of soda affect how long each one will take to boil?
IV: Different sodas' sugar levels
DV: How long it will take to boil
What are you doing when you use the Engineer Design Process?
Making/Building/Creating something
What are you doing when you're using the Scientific Method?
An Experiment