Scientific Tools
What are 2 things you can use to measure length?
tape measure
ruler
meter stick
What are your 5 senses?
taste
smell
see
feel
hear
Where do scientists sometimes conduct experiment?
Laboratory
What is the scientific study of "biology"?
study of living things
How can a scientist keep safe?
wear goggles, gloves, apron, use tongs
What are 2 things you can use to measure weight?
balance
scale
What is an inference?
When you explain what you think is happening using observations.
What is the significance of an experiment?
used to answer questions in science and explore observations
What is the scientific study of "astronomy"?
study of stars and plants
What does STEM stand for?
Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
What are 2 things you can use to measure liquid?
Graduated Cylinder
beaker
flask
What is the difference between quantitive and qualitative observation?
quantitive observations: use numbers and scientific tools to get exact measurements of what you observation
qualitative observations: use words and 5 senses to describe what you observe
List the Scientific Method in order
1) Ask Scientific Question
2) Form a Hypothesis
3) Conduct an Experiment/Materials
4) Record Data
5) Analyze Data
6) Results
7) Draw Conclusions
What is the scientific study of "epidemiology"?
study of the spread of disease
How can a scientist share their results?
presentations
textbooks
conference
articles
internet
What are 2 things you can use to measure time?
stopwatch
clock
timer
What is the difference between inference and hypothesis?
Inference: When you explain what you think is happening using observations.
Hypothesis: when you try to answer the scientific question and guess what the results of the experiment will be
What is a control and variable?
control: the thing that stays the same in an experiment
variable: the thing that changes in an experiment
What is the difference between "botany" and "agronomy"?
botany: study of plant
agronomy: study of soil and crops
Tells you if the number is talking about meters, grams, liters, degrees, seconds, minutes, or hours
How can we analyze our observations and data?
with research, textbooks, other scientists' ideas, redo experiments
What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?
independent variable: what the scientist changes during the experiment
dependent variable: the thing that changes by itself - the scientist has the measure the change that's happening
What is the scientific study of "seismology"?
study of earthquakes