Science
Qual vs. Quant
Experiments
Density
Lab Safety
100

A framework for scientists to study the world

What is the scientific method

100

Color, texture

What is qualitative

100

An experiment is a test to see whether or not the hypothesis is ______

What is true
100

Density measures the mass of an object per unit _______.

What is volume

100

Type of protection for your eyes

What are safety goggles/glasses

200

A proposed answer to a scientific question; it often follows the “If ____, then ____ because ______” format.

What is a hypothesis

200

Temperature, height

What is quantitative

200

Things in an experiment that can change or be measured

What are variables
200

A 1 cm3 block of styrofoam has a lower density than a 1 cm3 block of steel because the steel has a greater ______

What is mass

200

These types of shoes should not be worn during a lab

What are sandals

300

The first step of the scientific method

What is observation

300
It was a difficult test.

What is qualitative.

300

A variable that the experimenter changes

What is independent/manipulated

300

If two liquids with differing densities are mixed, the one with a higher density will _______.

What is sink

300

You should notify the instructor if this occurs

What is spill/break materials (many possible answers)

400

A broad explanation supported by observation/experiment for what will happen, but not why.

What is a law

400

Turn this into a quantitative statement: "There were many students in the room."

What is "there were 30 students in the room" (many possible answers)
400

A variable that changes in response to what the experimenter changed

What is a dependent/responding variable

400

In this photo, which liquid has the highest density?

What is honey

400

What to use if a foreign substance gets into your eye

What is the emergency eye wash/sink

500

An explanation or model for why something happens

What is a theory

500

Turn this into a qualitative statement: "The textbooks weighed 20 lbs."

What is "the textbooks were heavy" (many possible answers)

500

A variable that is intentionally kept the same between experimental trials

What is a control variable

500

Which is more dense: a cube of cedar wood or an entire cedar tree?

What is neither

500

The proper way to smell a mixture or chemical

What is wafting