Scientific Method
Key Concepts
Floaters or Sinkers
Application
Experiments
100
A process of learning that starts with questions and proceeds by seeking the answers to the questions.
What is inquiry?
100
This describes the amount of matter in an object
What is mass?
100
The mass of matter per unit volume
What is density?
100
This means there are many atoms per cubic centimeter
What is high density?
100
A description of an experiment that details the equipment used, the techniques used, and the data collected.
What is procedure?
200
A scientific explanation supported by much evidence collected over a long period of time.
What is theory?
200
This is one-thousandth of a kilogram
What is one gram?
200
The amount of space an object takes up
What is volume?
200
This means there are relatively large spaces between atoms
What is low density?
200
The process of evaluating data.
What is analysis?
300
An unproved or preliminary explanation that can be tested by comparison with scientific evidence.
What is hypothesis?
300
This is everything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter?
300
The downward force of gravity acting on mass.
What is weight?
300
We use this to measure the volume of liquids
What is a graduated cylinder?
300
Information collected during an experiment or other scientific inquiry.
What is data?
400
This describes evidence that documents only what actually happened as exactly as possible
What is objective?
400
All measurements have this.
What are units?
400
One unit to measure density
What is cm^3
400
We use this technique to find the volume of an irregular shape, such as a key.
What is displacement?
400
A statement of what was learned in an experiment or observation.
What is conclusion?
500
This describes evidence that can be seen independently by others if they repeat the same experiment or observation in the same way
What is repeatable?
500
A second is a basic _______of time in the English and metric systems.
What is unit?
500
Put in order from lowest to highest density: steel, water, rock, foam
What is foam, water, rock, steel.
500
1 milliliter is exactly the same volume as________.
What is one cubic centimeter?
500
Use the equation_________if you know mass and density and you want to find mass.
What is m=D x V?