Metric Abbreviations
Tools of the Trade
Experimental Variables
Put Me(trics) in Order
Super Random!
600
mm is the abbreviation for this.
What is millimeters?
600
A ruler is the best tool to measure this.
What is length?
600

This is a variable that does not get changed and is used to compare to variables that did receive a change.

Control or control group

600
Put these metric units of length in order from smallest to biggest: meter, kilometer, centimeter, millimeter.
What is millimeter (mm), centimeter (cm), meter (m), kilometer (km)?
600

What is the fastest animal that lives on land?

Peregrine falcon! Clocked at 242 miles per hour

700
cm is the abbreviation for this.
What is centimeters?
700
This tool is best to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
700

Time can sometimes be this variable. Usually shown on the X axis of a graph

Independent variable

700
Put these metric units of measuring weight (mass) in order from largest to smallest: gram, milligram, kilogram.
What is Kilogram (kg), gram (g), milligram (mg)?
700

Is this allele pairing heterozygous or homozygous? 

AA

Homozygous! (dominant)

800
g is the abbreviation for this.
What is grams?
800

This is a common tool used to measure mass.

What is a scale?

800

This variable is what is measured in response to a purposeful change.

Dependent variable

800
Put these two metric units of capacity in order from smallest to largest: liter, milliliter.
What is milliliter (ml), liter (l)?
800

What/Where is the STRONGEST muscle in the body?

The HEART

(It has been pumping NONSTOP your whole life!)

900

L is the abbreviation for this.

What is liters?

900

This tool is best to use for measuring liquid volume?

What is a graduated cylinder?

900

This variable is changed on purpose to see what effect is has on the outcome?

Independent variable

900
Put these three metric units of length in order from largest to smallest: meter, centimeter, kilometer.
What is Kilometer (km), meter (m), centimeter (cm)?
900

Is Mrs. Nystrom's baby due at the end of February a boy or a girl?

A boy!

1000

mL is the abbreviation for this.

What is milliliters?

1000

I'm not a tool but the formula for volume of a cube

V = Length x Width x Height

1000

This variable is (most of the time) shown on the Y axis of a graph

Dependent variable

1000
Put these three metric units of weight/mass in order from smallest to largest: kilogram, gram, milligram.
What is milligram (mg), gram (g), kilogram (kg)?
1000

What classification of animal lives on both land and water?

An amphibian 

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