Science Tools
The instrument used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer?
Basic unit used to measure mass
What is a gram?
For example, not laying in bed, raising your hand, being attentive when people are presenting
What is Internet Etiquette?
The gelatin that "grew" our bacteria samples
What is agar?
Randy says that there are places on Earth that use the Customary System of Measurement
What are the United States, Myanmar (Burma), and Liberia?
It is used to deliver one milliliter at a time
What is a pipette?
It is the equivalent of approximately 2.2 pounds.
What is a kilogram?
Grams, liters, and meters
What are the 3 base units in the Metric System?
Dishes, glass or plastic, used to grow cultures
What are Petri dishes?
The study of the natural world
What is science?
A tool used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
What is the approximate size of a centimeter?
Approximately 11 1/2 days
What is the time it takes to count to 1,000,000 or to collect a kilogram of sand-one milligram at time?
Round
What shape were the bacteria colonies in the dishes?
Laura
What was the name of the hurricane that we tracked?
An instrument used to measure the volume of liquids; measured at the meniscus
What is a graduated cylinder?
It is about the size of a pencil point
What is a millimeter?
0 degrees Celsius
What is the freezing point in the metric system?
The size (in millimeters) of the largest colony of bacteria on the plates.
What is 27?
Category of hurricanes that have wind speeds of 130-156 mph
What is a Category 4 hurricane?
5 milliliters
How many milliliters are there in a teaspoon?
1000 milligrams
What is a gram?
The educated guess part of the Scientific Method; can be proven or disproved
What is the hypothesis?
Keyboard, agar, Petri dishes, lamp
What are some of the materials that were used to test "How Dirty is my Keyboard"?
A hurricane will become stronger, more intense
What is what happens when the barometric pressure drops?