understanding science
measurement and scientific tools
vocabulary
science fair Friday Friday Friday
the Iceman cometh
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
A factor that can have more than 1 value.
What is variable?
100
your most treasured piece of scientific equipment.
What is A scientific journal?
100
Konrad Spindler identified this tool as 4000 years old.
What is The ice mans axe?
200
a rule that describes a pattern in nature.
What is Scientific law?
200
these tools show wind direction and measure wind velocity.
What are weather Vane and anemometer?
200
the act of watching the world around you using 1 or more of your senses and taking notes.
What is Observation?
200
the factor you want to test, there is only 1 in an experiment.
What is An independent variable?
200
A logical explanation as an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience.
What is Inference?
300
speak at a science convention, share information over the Internet, get published in a science journal.
What is communicate results?
300
the internationally accepted system for measurement.
What is the International System of Units?or SI
300
earth and space, life, physical.
What are the branches of science?
300
the 2 types of data that can be collected.
What is qualitative data and quantitative data?
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
a piece of hard, unglazed porcelain that helps identify minerals.
What is A streak plate?
400
1000 grams.
What is A kilogram?
400
the spoken or written summary of observations.
What is description?
400
the idea that every measurement finishes in a rounded number.
What is Measurement uncertainty?
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
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