Science is Cool!
What force pulls objects toward the center of the Earth and keeps us grounded?
Gravity
What is the definition of collaboration?
Two or more people working together to accomplish a goal/task.
1000 g = ___ kg
1 kg
1 m = _____ mm
1,000 mm
What is the metric unit for length?
meters
What is the process in which a gas turns into a liquid?
Condensation
What is the mnemonic device that we use to help us remember metric conversions?
King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk
130 mm = _____ cm
13 cm
0.32 hL = _____ DL
3.2 DL
What is the metric unit for volume?
liters
This fruit is considered radioactive due to the amount of potassium that it contains, and even alerts authorities when truck loads of this fruit cross borders into other countries. What fruit is this?
Banana
What are the three most common measurements that we take as scientists to gather numerical evidence to support our answers?
Length, mass, volume
6.5 dg = _____ Dg
0.065 Dg
125 L = _____kL
0.125 kL
You and your four group members were able to get the following values for mL of water squeezed out of the sponge:
75 mL, 45mL, 120 mL, 12 mL, 65 mL
What was the average volume squeezed out of the sponge for your group?
63.4 mL
What animal excluding bugs experiences the most fatality due to collisions with cars in the state of Wisconsin?
Squirrel (or other small mammals)
Asking and answering questions using evidence.
0.25 cm = _____ hm
0.000025 hm
0.0078 Dg = _____ mg
78 mg
139 throws
Humans share roughly 60% of their genome with bananas, 85% with mice, and over 98% with chimpanzees because all living organisms rely on this single molecule to store their genetic code.
DNA
Why do scientists use the metric system as opposed to using a bunch of different measuring systems?
Universal language used for all scientists to avoid miscommunication on measurements.
23.45 km = _____ cm
2,345,000 cm
645 mL = _____ kL
0.000645 kL
You were able to fit 3.6 mL of water on the face of the quarter during the water droplet challenge. How many times would you have to do this activity to fill a 2 L bottle of soda?
556 times