Science
A framework for scientists to study the world
What is the scientific method
Color, texture
What is qualitative
An experiment is a test to see whether or not the hypothesis is ______
Density measures the mass of an object per unit _______.
What is volume
Type of protection for your eyes
What are safety goggles/glasses
A proposed answer to a scientific question; it often follows the “If ____, then ____ because ______” format.
What is a hypothesis
Temperature, height
What is quantitative
Things in an experiment that can change or be measured
A 1 cm3 block of styrofoam has a lower density than a 1 cm3 block of steel because the steel has a greater ______
What is mass
These types of shoes should not be worn during a lab
What are sandals
The first step of the scientific method
What is observation
What is qualitative.
A variable that the experimenter changes
What is independent/manipulated
If two liquids with differing densities are mixed, the one with a higher density will _______.
What is sink
You should notify the instructor if this occurs
What is spill/break materials (many possible answers)
A broad explanation supported by observation/experiment for what will happen, but not why.
What is a law
Turn this into a quantitative statement: "There were many students in the room."
A variable that changes in response to what the experimenter changed
What is a dependent/responding variable
In this photo, which liquid has the highest density?
What is honey
What to use if a foreign substance gets into your eye
What is the emergency eye wash/sink
An explanation or model for why something happens
What is a theory
Turn this into a qualitative statement: "The textbooks weighed 20 lbs."
What is "the textbooks were heavy" (many possible answers)
A variable that is intentionally kept the same between experimental trials
What is a control variable
Which is more dense: a cube of cedar wood or an entire cedar tree?
What is neither
The proper way to smell a mixture or chemical
What is wafting