Metrics
Scientific Methods
Experimental Design
Eggsperiment
Grab Bag
100
Name a metric unit you can use to measure volume.
What is _______liter.
100
Give a quantitative observation about this classroom.
You should have an observation that includes a number!
100
This is the question we were testing during the eggsperiment.
What is the effect of various liquids on our egg?
100
This is one thing a good procedure should have.
What is detail, numbered steps, measurements, pictures...
200
If you are measuring in decimeters, what type of measurement are you making?
What is a length measurement?
200
This is the scientific skill you do when you make a prediction.
What is stating the expectation/hypothesis?
200
Things that you keep the same in your experiment are called this.
What is constants or controlled variables?
200
When diffusion happens across a semi-permeable membrane, we call it this.
What is osmosis?
200
You notice that ants are crawling all over your egg. This is the science skill you are performing.
What is observing?
300
What is the name of the tool that is used to measure mass?
What is a triple beam balance?
300
This scientific skill is used when you tell others about the results of your experiment.
What is communicating findings?
300
This is the variable that the scientist changes.
What is the independent variable?
300
When particles move from areas of high concentration (crowded) to low concentration (not crowded) we call it this.
What is diffusion?
300
You study the effect of temperature on student energy level. The independent variable is this.
What is temperature?
400
This is 564m in kL
What is 0.564kL
400
You make these when you use your senses to describe something.
What are observations?
400
A good experiment only changes this many variables at a time.
What is ONE
400
If something allows some substances to pass through but not everything, we call it this.
What is semi-permeable?
400
You wonder how often students miss school because they have a headache. This is the science skill you are doing.
What is asking questions?
500
This is how many centiliters are in 43.6dL
What is 436cL?
500
You make these when you draw conclusions about what you have observed.
What are inferences?
500
This is the variable that changes as a result of a change to the independent variable.
What is the dependent variable?
500
Because vinegar is this, it reacted with the calcium carbonate in the shell of our egg.
What is an acid.
500
You want to know how plant growth is affected by soil moisture. This is the dependent variable.
What is plant growth?