Understanding Science
measurement and scientific tools
vocabulary
science fair Friday Friday Friday
Grab Bag
100
the practical use of science especially for industrial for commercial use.
What is technology?
100
measures temperature in Fahrenheit, celsius, and Kelvin.
What is a thermometer?
100

Milli means....

What is one THOUSANDTH?

100
your most treasured piece of scientific equipment.
What is A scientific journal?
100

What is the base unit for mass?

What is gram?

200
a rule that describes a pattern in nature.
What is Scientific law?
200

This tool is used to measure liquids

What is a graduated cylincer?

200
the act of watching the world around you using 1 or more of your senses and taking notes.
What is Observation?
200

After your experiment is complete, you then _____

What is collect data?

200
Monitoring glacial flow would fall into which branch of science?

What is Earth?

300

An educated guess or prediction

hypothesis

300

the internationally accepted system for measurement.

What is the International System of Units, SI, or metric?

300
earth and space, life, physical.
What are the branches of science?
300

All scientific inquiry starts with a_____

What is a question?

300

a way to test a hypothesis.

What is Design an experiment?

400
uses a set of steps to answer questions or to test ideas about the natural world.
What is Scientific inquiry?
400

This is used to measure the mass of an object.

What is a digital balance?

400
1000 grams.
What is A kilogram?
400
the spoken or written summary of observations.
What is description?
400

Three plants are used to determine if the amount of sunlight affects growth. Your lab partner adds fertilizer to one of the plants. Describe this experiment. 

What is unfair?

500
an explanation of observations that is based knowledge gained from many observations and Investigations.
What is Scientific theory?
500
these are four values often used when analyzing numbers.
What is the mean, median, mode, and range?
500
the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations.
What is Science?
500
a possible explanation of an observation that can be tested do scientific investigation.
What is Hypothesis?
500

This general played a role in the development of the international system of measurement.

Who is Napoleon?

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