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A statement of fact or truth based on evidence generated from data CLAIM A statement of fact or truth based on evidence generated from data Lesson 2

Restrictions or limitations to a design CONSTRAINTS Restrictions or limitations to a design Lesson 4

A pattern that exists within data DATA TREND A pattern that exists within data Lesson 8

The ability or the capacity to do work ENERGY The ability or the capacity to do work Lesson 5

ENERGY TRANSFER One form of energy that moves from place to place and changes forms, such as potential energy changing to kinetic energy to cause movements Lesson 7

ENGINEER A person who figures out how things work and uses science, math and technology to come up with practical and creative solutions to problems Lesson 3

ENGINEERING The application of science, mathematics, economics, and experiences to design products and processes to solve human problems Lesson 3

ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS The process engineers use to solve problems. It involves defining problems, asking questions, gathering information, imagining and designing solutions, testing and evaluating the design and redesigning. Lessons 3 & 4

Scientific data that is used to support a claim EVIDENCE Scientific data that is used to support a claim Lesson 2

EXHIBITION An event to showcase individual and group learning to family, friends, and/or the general public Lesson 12

HYPOTHESIS A statement we can test in a systematic or scientific way. (An educated guess. ) Lesson 8

Using data or previous knowledge to form a hypothesis HYPOTHESIZE Using data or previous knowledge to form a hypothesis Lesson 8

KINETIC ENERGY A type of energy that is found in moving objects. Anything that is moving has kinetic energy. Lesson 7

MECHANICAL ENERGY Energy that relates to the motion and/or position of an object Mechanical energy = potential + kinetic energy Lesson 6

POTENTIAL ENERGY Energy that is stored in an object due to its relative position, stresses within it or other factors Lesson 6

An explanation of your claim with evidence that supports it REASONING An explanation of your claim with evidence that supports it Lesson 2

RUBE GOLDBERG Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist, author, engineer and inventor. His cartoons showed complicated gadgets that performed simple tasks. Lesson 2

RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE An overly complex contraption that accomplishes a simple task through a series of chain-reaction steps Lesson 1 & 9

Non-powered devices that help people to accomplish tasks more easily SIMPLE MACHINES Non-powered devices that help people to accomplish tasks more easily Lesson 1

Exchanging one design element for another TRADE-OFFS Exchanging one design element for another Lesson 4

Work is done when a force on an object moves that object. Lesson 5