Metric System
The standard unit of measurement for this system
What is the meter?
The first step of the Scientific Method
What is "Ask or state a question"?
This variable is changed in an experiment
Independent variable
In a typical "X and Y" graph, this axis would have the Independent Variable
What is the "X" Axis?
Convert: 34m= _____cm
What is 3400 cm (move the decimal over two places)?
A centimeter is smaller than the preceding measure.
What is a decimeter?
The second step of the Scientific Method
What is "Do Research or Ask a Question"?
This variable that does not change
What is a controlled Variable (Constant)?
This is last step of the Scientific Method
What is the Conclusion and Share your Results?
Convert: 45.8 hectometers= ________ kilometers
4.58 kilometers
1000 of these makes up a meter
What is a milimeter?
The third step of the Scientific Method
What is "Form a Hypothesis"?
The dependent variable is __________
What is the variable that is being measured
In testing what type of wood will burn the longest in a fireplace this would be the independent variable?
What is The type of firewood?
Convert: 30.5 dekameters= ______ centimeters
30500 centimeters
The English System closest equivalent to a meter
What is a Yard?
The fourth step of the Scientific Method
What is "Test the Hypothesis" or "Conduct "Experiment"?
This would be used to measure the mass of an object.
What is a Triple Beam Balance?
Convert: 872.3 decimeters= ________ dekameters
8.723 dekameters
The largest unit of measurement that is usually compared to a mile
What is a Kilometer?
The fifth and sixth stepsof the scientific method
What is "Analyze Data" and "Make a conclusion"?
In determining the amount of sunlight that affects the growth of a daisy, this would be the independent variable.
What is the amount of sunlight.
Th number of independent variables you can have in a valid experiment.
What is One?
Convert: 8.4 dekameters= _______ kilometers
.084 kilometers