Scientific Methods
Vocab
Volume
Mass
MIT Inventions
100
What is a hypothesis?
Educated Guess
100
What is the definition of matter?
Anything that takes up space
100
What is volume?
The amount of space something takes up.
100
What is mass?
How much stuff (matter) is in an object.
100
What is an invention?
Something new that somebody creates to solve a problem or make life easier
200
What is an observation?
Using the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell) to notice and/or record details about an object, event, or experiment.
200
What is the definition of density?
Density is a way to tell how much stuff (matter) is packed into a certain amount of space.
200
What is the unit (L)?
Liter
200
What is the unit (g)?
Gram
200
What is the name of this invention?
Ingestible Origami Robot
300
What are the 5 senses?
hearing
seeing
feeling
tasting
smelling
300
What is the definition of physical property?
Something about matter that we can observe with our senses or measure.
300
The unit (mL)?
Milliliter
300
What is the unit (mg)?
Milligram
300
What is the name of this invention?
Boston Dynamics Dog (Spot)
400
What are the 6 steps of the scientific method?
1. Purpose
2. Materials
3. Hypothesis
4. Procedure
5. Observation
6. Conclusion
400
What is water displacement?
A way to measure the volume of an object by seeing how much water it pushes aside, or "displaces," when it’s placed in water.
400
What is a tool used to measure volume?
Graduated Cylinder
Beaker
400
What is the unit (kg)?
Kilogram (1,000 grams)
400
What was the name of this MIT invention?
Jibo ("Jee-bo")
500
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
A fact is something true and can be proven.
An opinion is something that you think or feel.
500
Name or describe the 6 different labs we have done.
Clementine Lab: to see if the density of the clementine changes when peeled
Volume Lab: to see how many droplets of water are in a milliliter
Airplane Lab: To see if adding weight (paper clip) affects the distance a paper airplane will fly
Cotton Ball Lab: To see how far (in centimeters) you could throw a cotton ball
Salt and Pepper Lab: To see how we could use static electricity to separate the salt and pepper
Penny Drop Lab: To see how many drops of water would stay on the penny without spilling over the edge
500
What math equation would you use to find the volume of a sponge?
Volume = Length x Width x Height
Volume=LxWxH
500
What is a tool used to measure mass?
Tripple Balance Beam
500
What does MIT stand for?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology