TOOLS
This tool is used to measure distance.
RULER or CM RULER or TAPE MEASURE
There are many of them in a topic/experiment
Control Variables or Controls
FACT or OPINION?
My dress is a little too expensive.
OPINION
What do HERBIVORES only eat?
PLANTS
What is glass made of?
SAND
This tool is weighs objects in ounces and pounds.
SCALE
The ONE THINMG we are TESTING
INDEPENDENT Variable
Is this TESTABLE?
My cat likes to climb high up in trees.
NO
It is a statement
What classification of animal can live on land and in water?
AMPHIBIAN
***DOUNLE POINTS***
What is the hardest substance on Earth?
DIAMONDs
What tool measures MASS in GRAMS?
TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
Found at the beginning of a scientific question (after DOES)
INDEPENDENT Variable
An idea based on facts that has NOT been proven true
THEORY
Why will astronaut footprints always stay on the moon?
There is NO ATMOSPHERE (or WIND)
Name 2 places cartilage is found in the body:
Joints (In between Bones)
Ears
Nose (or tip of nose)
I could measure the _____________ of a liquid using a beaker or a graduated cylinder.
VOLUME
Can be MEASURED
DEPENDENT Variable
***DOUBLE POINTS***
Put this topic into proper question format:
I want to know if the color of an apple makes it tastier?
DOES the color of an apple AFFECT its taste?
(or answer within reason)
What layer of gases in the atmosphere protect us from the sun's harmful rays?
The OZONE layer
or
Ozone gases
Which are stronger, TEETH or BONES?
TEETH
(Your Chompers)
I'n mot a tool but the formula for AREA of a square:
A = Length x Width
The things we use or do that are the same.
Control Variable or Controls
REX wondered, "Will a sugar cube dissolve faster in hot water?"
WHAT is the independent Variable in this topic?
ANSWER: TEMPERATURE (of the water)
"Does the temp of the water affect how fast a sugar cube dissolves?"
What part of the body (where in the body) are the smallest bones found?
In the EAR (Inner ear)
What/Where is the STRONGEST muscle in the body?
The HEART
(It has been pumping NONSTOP your whole life!)