Scientific Thinking
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Safety First
Measurement
Tools
100
Using your 5 senses to gather information.
What is observing?
100
A possible explanation to explain observations over time or an answer to a scientific question.
What is a hypothesis?
100
Always wear this protective gear when dissecting or working with chemicals.
What are safety goggles?
100
You use the balance scale to measure weight in what metric unit?
What is a gram?
100
This instrument is used to measure things too small to see with your eye.
What is a microscope?
200
Making a forecast of something that will happen in the future.
What is predicting?
200
The thing in an experiment that is purposefully changed.
What is the manipulated variable?
200
A set of pictures that alert you to possible dangers.
What are safety symbols?
200
In the metric system, liquid volume is measured in this unit.
What is a liter?
200
A glass or plastic cup that measures in milliliters.
What is a beaker?
300
Grouping things according to similarities.
What is classifying?
300
Scientists do this to explore and find out about the world?
What is inquiry?
300
This symbol represents a poisonous substance.
What is a skull and crossbones?
300
In the metric system, running events are measured by what unit?
What are meters?
300
This instrument is used to probe or point.
What is a dissecting needle?
400
Observations that measure amount or count something.
What is a quantitative observation?
400
An experiment that manipulates one variable at a time.
What is a controlled experiment?
400
The safety symbol for disposing of chemicals and other wastes materials properly.
What is a trash can?
400
The temperature scale that ranges from zero to 100.
What is the Celsius scale?
400
This tool measures in milliliters and you must get eye level to read it.
What is a graduated cylinder?
500
Explaining things based on what you know from experience or observation.
What is inferring?
500
A clear statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term.
What is an operational definition?
500
This animal represents animal safety.
What is a mouse?
500
The water in a graduated cylinder has a curved surface that is called this.
What is the meniscus?
500
The metric temperature scale.
What is celsius?
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