Metric System
The unit of measurement for distance.
meter
The first step of the Scientific Method is
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What variable changes in an experiment?
Independent variable
What is the difference between accuracy and precision?
Convert: 34m= _____cm
3400 cm (move the decimal over two places
Is a centimeter smaller than a millimeter?
No
The second step of the Scientific Method is
Create a hypothesis
What do you call the variable that does not change?
Constant variable
Why do we share our findings with other scientists?
So they can also test to check our accuracy.
Convert: 45.8 kilometers= ________ meters
45,800 meters
Is a Decimeter smaller than a meter?
yes
The third step of the Scientific Method is
Conduct an experiment and collect data
The dependent variable is __________
the variable that is being measured
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I am testing what type of wood will burn the longest in a fireplace. What is the independent variable?
The type of firewood
Convert: 30.5 millimeters= ______ centimeters
3.05 centimeters
Does the majority of United State use meter or yard
Yard
The fourth step of the Scientific Method is
Analyze the data
You can only have one constant. True or false.
False. Everything that stays the same in a experiment is considered a constant variable.
What is the purpose of the experiment step of the scientific method?
To test your hypothesis
What is the largest unit of distance measurement we learned about
Kilometer
The fifth step of the scientific method is
Make a conclusion
If I want to find out how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of a daisy. What would be the independent variable?
The amount of sunlight.
How many independent variables can you have in an experiment?
1
Convert: 800 centimeters= _______ meters
0.8 meters