Planning Investigations
Variables
Lab Safety
Lab Tools
Mystery Box
100
The amount of independent variables in an experiment.
ONE
100
The names of the three types of variables.
What are CONTROL/CONSTANT, DEPENDENT and INDEPENDENT?
100
The most important thing when doing any experiment or lab.
What is SAFETY?
100
The name of the tool that measures temperature.
What is a THERMOMETER?
100
This is Mrs. Simpson's favorite color because it is the color of her favorite animals tongue.
What is PURPLE?
200
A best scientific prediction about an experiment.
What is a HYPOTHESIS?
200
The name of the variable that is manipulated or changed by a scientist.
What is INDEPENDENT?
200
You should always wear these two things when working with unknown chemicals.
What are safety GOGGLES and GLOVES?
200
The name of the tool that magnifies things you cannot see with the naked eye.
What is a MICROSCOPE?
200
This white cooking ingredient is used to sweeten food and is also the name of Mrs. Simpson's dog.
What is SUGAR?
300
Science always begins with...
What is ASKING QUESTIONS?
300
The name of the variable that is affected by or depends on an independent variable. It is also what is measured in an experiment.
What is DEPENDENT?
300
The two things you should always do after a lab.
What are CLEAN UP and WASH YOUR HANDS?
300
The name of this tool.
What is a TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE?
300
This is the first place you should check for work you missed if you were absent.
What are the FOLDERS by the sink?
400
The "normal" test that we compare our experimental results with.
What is a CONTROL TEST?
400
The name of the variables that stay the same.
What are CONTROL or CONSTANT variables?
400
The name of tall and skinny tool that measures volume in milliliters.
What is a GRADUATED CYLINDER?
500
Jessie wants to investigate how water and sunlight affects plant growth. She puts one plant in the dark and gives it no water and puts another plant outside in the sun and gives it plenty of water. What is wrong with her experiment?
TOO MANY VARIABLES?
500
Determine the independent variable: How does the amount of salt put on roads affect how icy they are in the winter?
What is AMOUNT OF SALT?
500
Harold wants to carefully add two drops of water to a mixture. Name the tool he should use to do this.
What is a PIPETTE?