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Very Necessary Vocabulary
Cool Concepts
Critical Thinking
100
A scientific explanation that can be tested
What is a hypothesis
100
Which tool do you use to measure the pull of gravity on an object?
What is a spring scale
100
Why do scientists use a model?
What is models help scientists learn about things that might be too big too small or too far away.
200
A controlled test of a hypothesis
What is an experiment
200
What must you do BEFORE making an inference?
What is observe
200
A scientist repeats another scientists experiment but gets different results... WHY?
What is the scientist may have measured wrong, did not follow the steps correctly, did not keep accurate records, more than one variable was changed during the experiment
300
A tool that measures mass
What is a pan balance
300
What is the first step in the scientific method
What is Observe and Ask Questions
300
On Monday it rained 2cm, Tuesday 4 cm, Wednesday 0 cm, Thursday 3cm, and Friday 1cm. Identify 2 conclusions from the data above.
What is It rained the most on Tuesday, It rained the least on Wednesday. The total rainfall for the week was 10cm. No 2 days had the same rainfall.
400
Information that is gathered with your senses
What is an observation
400
A small box is 10 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 5 cm high. What is the volume of the box?
What is 250 cm cubed
400
Which tool helps scientists study and classify organisms that can not be seen with the eyes alone?
What is a microscope
500
An untested interpretation of observations
What is an inference
500
What must be CONTROLLED in an experiment ?
What are variables
500
Mr. Cinelli has attached a spring scale to a stapler. What characteristic of the stapler is the spring scale measuring?
What is the spring scale is measuring the force of gravity or weight of the stapler.