Vocabulary 1-5
Observation
What is any information collected with the senses?
Mass
What is a measure of the amount of matter in an object?
Scale
What is a tool to measure the weight of something?
How do you measure the volume of a three dimensional (3-D) shape? (like a cube)
What is length x width x height?
l x w x h = cm3
What is the difference between weight and mass?
What is...
Weight is the measure of gravity on an object
Mass is the measure of the amount of matter in an object
Inference
What is a conclusion or possible explanation based on observations?
Weight
What is the measure of gravity on an object?
Triple Beam Balance
What is a tool to measure the mass of an object?
What units do we use for mass?
What are kg?
*Quantitative or Qualitative observation?
The parrot had brightly colored yellow feathers.
What is qualitative?
Prediction
Volume
What is a measure of how much space an object takes up?
What are the base units on a ruler?
What are cm/mm/all based on base 10? meters/millimeters/centimeters
What is water displacement?
What is how to measure an irregular shaped object?
To measure the volume: You calculate the difference in the water level from when you started, to the water level after you dropped in the irregularly shaped object.
Quantitative or Qualitative observation?
The fence was 12 feet long and 6 feet high.
What is quantitative?
Quantitative Observation (remember the 'n' trick we talked about)
What is an observation that uses numbers or measurement?
Ruler
What is a tool to measure distance?
What are the base units on a graduated cylinder?
What are two ways to measure volume?
What is...
l x w x h
or
water displacement
Quantitative or Qualitative observation?
The Reese's Cup I ate was super sweet and delicious.
What is qualitative?
Qualitative Observation (remember 'quality')
What is an observation that uses descriptive words, drawings, or photos?
Graduated Cylinder
What is a tool to measure the volume of an irregular shaped object?
What are the base units of a triple beam balance?
What are grams?
What are the base units for a scale?
What are Newtons?
Quantative or qualitative observation?
It was 95 degrees F at the beach one day this summer.
What is quantitative?