Metrics
This tool is used to measure the mass of an object.
What is a scale?
Tool used to measure the temperature of a pond.
What is thermometer?
The independent variable in the Penny Pond lab.
What is the type of penny, old or new?
The variable that you can control or change in the experiment.
What is the independent variable?
This metric unit best describes the width of an ant.
What is a millimeter (mm)?
This is the metric UNIT for measuring temperature.
What is degrees Celsius?
This unit of measurement is used when measuring the volume of water in a sideline Gatorade cooler.
What are liters?
The independent variable in the paper towel lab, Mutiny on the Bounty.
What is brand of paper towel?
The variable that is the response in the experiment, your results.
What is dependent variable?
These are 3 reasons for using the Metric System.
What are the whole world uses it, it's easier, it's based on ten, to help with communication.
This tool is used for measuring the volume of liquids in lab.
What is a beaker or graduated cylinder?
Unit of measurement used for the mass of ibuprofen in a tablet.
What is milligram?
This was the dependent variable in the Penny Pond lab.
What are the number of drops?
The number of variable(s) you should change in a good experiment.
What is ONE?
This unit is best for describing the mass of an expo marker.
What is a gram?
This is the best metric unit to use when describing the mass of a person.
What is a kilogram?
Best metric tool to measure the height of the ceiling.
What is a meter stick or metric measuring tape?
The dependent variable in the paper towel lab, Mutiny on the Bounty.
What is the number of washers held?
The things in an experiment that do not change.
What are constants?
Best Metric unit for describing the volume in a can of soda.
What is milliliter?
This is the approximate width of your pinky finger.
What is one centimeter?
The number of mm in a centimeter.
What is 10?
Two constants in the paper towel lab?
What are amount of water, size of paper towel, test procedure, type of tape, type of hook?
The part of the experiment run for comparison.
What is the Control or Control Group?
The steps of the scientific method in order.
What are problem, known info, hypothesis, experiment, collect/analyze data, conclusion?