CAPACITY
VARIABLES
GRAPHS
HODGEPODGE LIFEBOATS
VOCABULARY
100
WHAT IS CAPACITY?
CAPACITY IS THE MAXIMUM VOLUME OF FLUID A CONTAINER CAN HOLD
100
WHAT ARE VARIABLES?
VARIABLES ARE THE THINGS YOU CAN CHANGE IN AN EXPERIMENT THAT MIGHT AFFECT THE OUTCOME
100
WHAT DO TWO-COORDINATE GRAPHS DISPLAY?
TWO-COORDINATE GRAPHS DISPLAY THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT
100
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CAPACITY OF THE BOATS TO THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS IT WILL HOLD?
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CAPACITY OF THE BOATS TO THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS IS THE GREATER THE CAPACITY OF THE BOAT, THE GREATER THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS IT WILL HOLD.
100
WHAT IS DENSITY?
DENSITY IS THE RATION (FRACTION) OF THE MASS OF A MATERIAL IN PROPORTION TO ITS VOLUME.
200
WHAT ELEMENT DID WE USE TO MEASURE THE CAPACITY OF THE BOATS WE MADE?
WE USED WATER TO MEASURE THE CAPACITY OF OUR LIFEBOATS.
200
HOW MANY VARIABLES CAN BE CHANGED IN A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT?
ONLY ONE VARIABLE CAN BE CHANGED IN A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT
200
WHAT CAN TWO-COORDINATE GRAPHS SHOW ABOUT AN EXPERIMENT?
TWO-COORDINATE GRAPHS CAN SHOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIABLES.
200
WHAT IS A SYSTEM?
A SYSTEM IS A SET OF OBJECTS THAT ARE RELATED IN SOME WAY AND CAN BE ISOLATED FOR STUDY.
200
WHAT IS BUOYANCY?
BUOYANCY IS THE CAPACITY FOR FLOATING IN WATER OR AIR.
300
WHAT WERE THE STANDARDS WE SET FOR FINDING THE CAPACITY OF EACH BOAT?
THE STANDARDS WE SET WERE TO PLACE THE PENNIES IN GENTLY, TO PLACE THEM IN EVENLY AND TO NOT MAKE THE WATER TUB MOVE.
300
WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IN AN EXPERIMENT?
AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IS THE THING THAT IS BEING CHANGED IN AN EXPERIMENT.
300
GRAPHS CAN HELP TO MAKE ___________.
GRAPHS CAN HELP TO MAKE PREDICTIONS.
300
WHAT SYSTEM DID WE USE IN THE SWINGERS UNIT?
IN THE SWINGERS UNIT WE USED A PENDULUM SYSTEM OF A STRING, A PAPER CLIP AND A PENNY.
300
WHAT IS DISPLACEMENT?
DISPLACEMENT IS THE AMOUNT OF WATER PUSHED OUT OF A CONTAINER THAT IS EQUAL TO THE MASS OF THE OBJECT PLACED IN THE CONTAINER.
400
WHAT WAS THE GREATEST CAPACITY OF THE BOATS THAT WERE MADE?
THE GREATEST CAPACITY OF THE BOATS WE MADE WAS 4 CM.
400
WHAT IS A DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
A DEPENDENT VARIABLE IS WHAT IS BEING MEASURED IN AN EXPERIMENT.
400
WHAT WAS THE INFORMATION ON THE Y-AXIS?
THE INFORMATION ON THE Y-AXIS WAS THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS THE BOATS WOULD HOLD BEFORE THEY SANK.
400
WHAT SYSTEM DID WE USE IN THE LIFEBOATS UNIT?
IN THE LIFEBOATS UNIT WE USED A LIFEBOAT SYSTEM OF A CUP, WATER AND PENNIES.
400
WHAT IS A VARIABLE?
A VARIABLE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN CHANGE IN AN EXPERIMENT THAT MAY AFFECT THE OUTCOME.
500
WHAT WAS THE SMALLEST CAPACITY OF THE BOATS WE MADE?
THE SMALLEST CAPACITY OF THE BOATS WE MADE WAS 2 CM.
500
WHAT WERE THE INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT VARIABLES IN THE LIFEBOAT UNIT?
IN THE LIFEBOAT UNIT THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE WAS THE SIZE OF THE BOATS AND THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE WAS THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS.
500
WHAT WAS THE INFORMATION ON THE X-AXIS?
THE INFORMATION ON THE X-AXIS WAS THE CAPACITY OF THE BOATS.
500
WHAT MATERIALS DID WE USE TO BUILD OUR LIFEBOATS FOR THE UNIT?
WE USED CUPS, A PEN, A DICTIONARY AND A RULER.
500
WHAT IS A SYSTEM?
A SYSTEM IS A SET OF OBJECTS THAT ARE RELATED IN SOME WAY AND CAN BE ISOLATED FOR STUDY.
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