These are used to pick up small parts, many times when dissecting.
What are forceps?
100
An educated guess.
What is a hypothesis?
100
The tree is 15 feet tall, is an example of this type of observation.
What is quantitative?
100
The number on which the S.I. (metric system) is based.
What is 10?
100
A substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler form.
What is an element?
200
This piece of equipment is used to heat liquids or other substances.
What is a hot plate?
200
The number of independent variables that should be used in an experiment.
What is one?
200
Gathering information using your five senses.
What is making an observation?
200
The metric unit for temperature most often used.
What is Celsius?
200
These are both examples of compounds.
What is water (H2O) and table salt (NaCl2)?
300
This increases when doing numerous trials in an experiment.
What is the accuracy and/or validity?
300
The final step in the scientific method.
What is the conclusion?
300
The cat is drinking out her water bowl, she must be thirsty is an example of this.
What is an inference?
300
This is how you use the triple beam balance.
What is...
Place object on balance
Move the hundreds rider one notch at a time until the balance arrow sinks below the balance line. Move hundreds rider back one.
Move the tens rider one notch at a time until the balance arrow sinks below the balance line. Move tens rider back one.
Move the ones rider slowly so that the balance arrows lines up with the balance line.
Add all three riders together to find mass.
300
The element that is found in all organic compounds.
What is carbon?
400
When working with chemicals or fumes, it is better practice to do this rather than smelling directly.
What is "to waft"?
400
The number of steps in the scientific method that we learned this year in science.
What is 6?
400
The sky is blue, is an example of this type of observation.
What is qualitative?
400
The reason we use the metric system.
What is because all of the other countries use it and it enables us to share data with other scientists?
400
The main function of a lipid.
What is "to store energy"?
500
The part of the experiment that is used as a comparison.
What is the control or control group?
500
The parts of the experiment that always stay the same.
What are the constants?
500
Gathering information through observation is called this.
What is empirical evidence?
500
The three base units for the metric system when measuring mass, volume and length.
What are the gram, liter and meter?
500
These three organic compounds are found in your diet. This organic compound is found naturally in your body.
What are carbohydrates, proteins, lipids? What are nucleic acids?