Graphing
Parts of an Experiment
Vocabulary
CER
8 Practices of Science and Engineering
100
This is the axis on a graph where you place the independent variable.
What is the x-axis?
100
The variable in which an experimentor changes.
What is the independent variable?
100
When looking at a graph created from a data table the scientist is looking for...
What is a trend?
100
A claim can also be referred to as a ...
What is a hypothesis?
100
This practice is used to represent things too small or too big to bring into the classroom?
What is developing a model?
200
This is the axis where you place the dependent variable.
What is the y-axis?
200
The variable that is affected by the independent variable.
What is the dependent variable?
200
The even space between numbers on an x or y axis is known as...
What are intervals?
200
When putting together the R in CER, a scientist always has to pull from their...
What is evidence?
200
Fill in the blank:
3. Planning and carrying out ________________.
What are investigations?
300
This type of graph is called a...
What is a line graph?
300
The parts of an experiment that the scientist keeps all the same among specimens is called...
What are constants?
300
This type of data is always found on a graph.
What is quantitative data?
300
CER stands for...
What is Claim, Evidence and Reasoning?
300
This is used along with using mathematics.
What is computational thinking?
400
This object is used to organize data before you graph it.
What is a data table?
400
A part of an experiment that is changed.
What is a variable?
400
A hypothesis is also known as, or the C in CER?
What is a claim?
400
Justification of how each piece of evidence supports the claim.
What is reasoning?
400
From evidence you can then engage in this.
What is argument?
500
A step by step way of solving a math problem is called a(n)...
What is an algorithm?
500
The group of specimens the scientist applies the independent variable...
What is experimental group?
500
When making sense of observations a scientist makes on of these.
What is an inference?
500
A writing strategy that can develop a student’s analytical thinking and argumentative writing skills.
What is the CER format?
500
In step 6 of the 8 practices of science and engineering, constructing explanation is for science, whereas __________ ___________ is for engineering.
What is designing solutions?
600
The boy climbed out on a limb, the limb broke and he fell into the water. This statement is a(n)
...
What is an inference?
600
Sara pulled out four different CD’s to find out which type helped her to finish her homework the fastest. The first CD was rock, the second reggae, the third classical, and the fourth was pop. She chose a math assignment that required concentration. Sara used a stopwatch with an alarm to make sure that she only listened to each CD for 5 minutes. After the time was up, Sara recorded how many problems she was able to finish. The 5 minutes she did math problems without any music at all is referred to as the...
What is the control group?
600
Fill in the blank...Asking questions is to _________ as defining problems is to _________.
What is science and engineering?
600
The claim should always refer back to the...
What is question?
600
The 8th practice of science and engineering includes doing these 3 things to the results of your experiment.
What is obtaining, evaluating and communicating?