General knowledge
what is biology?
The study of life
What is a triple beam balance scale?
This observation gives measurements, can be used to count items, or used to add up data.
What is quantitative observations?
Sara wants to see if a new brand of hair dye lasts longer than the brand she currently uses. The independent variable is...
What is the type of hair dye Sara uses.
The basic unit of length is
What is the meter?
C-E-R stands for...
What is claim, evidence, reasoning?
This tool is excellent for precise volume measurements.
What is a graduated cylinder?
this uses descriptive adjectives or explains how something looks or feels
What is qualitative observations?
Chris wants to see if his basil plants grow better in full sunlight or partial sunlight. After a month of growing Chris measures the height of each plant. The dependent variable is...
What is the height of each plant?
Convert 21kg to grams.
What is 21,000 grams?
Cause and effect, stability and change, structure and function, are all types of ...
What is CCC's? or What is cross cutting concepts?
This tool is used to find distance or length.
What is a meter stick?
The building is taller than the tree.
What is qualitative observation?
Rebecca wants to see if her kitten prefers new chicken flavored treats over her usual beef flavored treats. She puts 10 chicken treats in one bowl and 10 beef flavored treats in another bowl. She sees which treats her kitten eats first and repeats this experiment for 3 days. The control is...
What is: the experiment is repeated for 3 days.
What is: the 10 treats in each bowl.
Convert 750 mL to cL.
What is 75 cL?
Observing means..........
using all your senses to find out about objects and events around you
This tool is used to see tiny objects.
What is a microscope?
Those people must be friends, since they are sitting nearby each other.
What is an inference?
Shannon wants to see if time studying affects her grades. She normally studies for 30 minutes a night, but decides to double her study time to one hour per night. Over the next three weeks Shannon sees her science grade raise 10%. The independent variable is...
What is the amount of time studying?
Convert 22,570 cm to km.
What is 2.257km
which step of the SEP are you using when you observe objects or events, you then...
Step 1: Ask Questions
This tool is best used for when you need to heat up liquids.
What is an Erlenmeyer flask?
The temperature of the room increases by 8 degrees F.
What is a quantitative observation?
Rob wants to test a new brand of floor wax called Squeaky Clean. Rob waxes 20 floor tiles with Squeaky Clean and 20 tiles with the original wax brand. After one week he counts the number of scratches on the floor. The dependent variable is...
What is the number of scratches on the floor?
The basic unit of volume or density is
What is a liter?