Vocabulary
How to Excel in Experimentation
Tools of Science
100

The Study of the natural world and involves using critical thinking.

What is Science?

100

This is a term used to describe all the ways scientists do investigations.

What are the Scientific Methods?

100

A Scientist uses this tool in the field when collecting small organisms from water for study and observation.

What is a "Collecting Net"?

200

A procedure used to test a hypothesis.

What is an Experiment?

200

A statement that can be tested and that explains what you think will happen next.

What is a Hypothesis?

200

This tool is used to measure Force. It measures the amount of force in a unit called "Newton".

What is a Spring Scale.

300

A belief or judgement; it does not need to be backed up with evidence.

What is an Opinion?

300

An investigation in which all of the conditions are controlled.

What is an Experiment?

300

This property of matter is used to describe the amount of space a solid, liquid, or gas takes up.

What is Volume?

400

Information collected during a scientific investigation.

What is Evidence?

400

This is done once scientist have collected results from an experiment.

What is Draw Conclusions?
400

The metric unit Kilogram is used to measure this property of matter.

What is Mass?

500

A procedure  carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it.

What is an INVESTIGATION

500

This is done in order to ensure an accurate readings and results during experiments.

What are Repeated Trials?

500

This tool is used to PRECISELY measure the volume of liquids.

What is a Graduate Cylinder?

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