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Labs
Vocabulary Terms
Variables
The Scientific Method
Measurement
100
What should you do if you break glass in the lab?
What is 'report the accident to the teacher'?
100
What term is defined below? Definition: Using one or more of your senses to gather information.
What is observation?
100
This variable is what is being tested.
What is independent?
100
What is the first step of the scientific method?
What is 'ask a question'?
100
This is the SI unit of measure for length.
What is meters or centimeters?
200
In our color creation lab, "there are four colors on the milk" is an example of what type of observation?
What is a quantitative observation?
200
What term is defined below: Definition: Grouping things together based on their similarities.
What is classifying?
200
This variable is what you measure to see if your independent variable had any effect.
What is dependent variable?
200
When I test 1000 fish instead of one fish, what scientist skill am I using?
What is repetition?
200
This is the tool we use to measure the volume of a liquid in the lab.
What is a graduated cylinder?
300
In our color creation lab, 'the colors all blended together' is an example of what type of observation?
What is a qualitative observation?
300
We make ________ because sometimes the real thing is too hard to study - it may be too big, too small, or too complex.
What are models?
300
These type of variables must be kept the same in all of your trials to insure a 'fair fight'.
What are controlled variables?
300
When scientists in Russia and Iceland redo my entire experiment, they are performing...
What is replication?
300
Johnny used a triple beam balance to measure the weight of the block of granite in the science lab. To balance the weight, Johnny moved the 100s gram weight to the right two places, the 10s weight to the right 4 places, and the 1s weight to the right 1 place. What is the weight of the block of granite, in grams?
What is a 241 grams?
400
Because a hypothesis is an educated guess about the future, what is another word we could use for hypothesis? (The answer is not in the question!)
What is a prediction?
400
An inference is an explanation about the ___________ or __________, a prediction is about the future. (Both blanks must be filled for credit)
What is present or past?
400
What two things ALWAYS go in your data table and your graph?
What are your independent and dependent variables?
400
Testable Question: Do more people attend baseball games when the team has a winning record? What is the dependent variable?
What is the amount of people attending the game?
400
What is the density of an object with a mass of 15 grams and a volume of 5 milliliters. Include your units.
What is 3 grams per milliliter?
500
We found the volume of the seashell, an irregular solid, by using what method?
What is the displacement method?
500
The relationship between two variables is called the ______________.
What is correlation?
500
Testable Question: How does the amount of oxygen affect the number of oysters in the water? What is the dependent variable?
What is the number of oysters?
500
Testable Question: Does the day of the week a half day falls on affect the number of students that attend school? What is the independent variable?
What is the day of the week the half-day falls on?
500
This is the formula for density.
What is mass divided by volume?