Accurate or Precise
Scientific Inquiry
Chemistry
Macromolecules
Take a chance
100

Height of a door as measured by 4 students: 2.1m, 2.3m, 1.0m, 2.0m

What is NOT precise, NOT accurate?

100

If a can of coke is stored in the freezer, then it will explode.

IV - Location of storage

DV - if the can is intact (did it open, or not)

100

The most basic unit of life.

What is a cell?

100

Monomer: Fatty Acid

What is a lipid?

100

Petri Dish, test tube, unmarked flask

What are items we don't use for measurements?
200

Volume of a beaker: 47ml

What is NOT precise? (Accuracy unknown.)

200

If a student wears perfume, then they will score better on the test.

IV- wearing perfume

DV - score on test

200

Water 'sticking' to water.

What is cohesion?

200

No main function, but does nearly EVERYTHING in our body.

What is a protein?

200

Time, cost, materials.

What are considerations in technological design?

300

Volume of a graduated cylinder.

What is precise? (accuracy unknown)

300

A student investigates if wearing Coppertone (CT) sunscreen is better than Bullfrog (BF). The wear CT on one arm and BF on the other while they spend 2 hours playing at the park with their 3 year-old cousin. After, they rate the redness of each arm. These are the IV ad DV.

IV - type of sunscreen

DV - presence of sunburn

300

The this forms in a graduated cylinder because water adheres to glass.

What is a meniscus?

300

Nucleotides, found in... 

What is DNA,RNA

300

A student investigates if wearing Coppertone (CT) sunscreen is better than Bullfrog (BF). The wear CT on one arm and BF on the other while they spend 2 hours playing at the park with their 3 year-old cousin. After, they rate the redness of each arm. These are the experimental groups.

EX - one arm with sunscreen.

CT - None

400

Measured weight of a penny: 12.84g, 12.80g, 12.93g, 12.78g

What is accurate and precise?

400

A student investigates if wearing Coppertone (CT) sunscreen is better than Bullfrog (BF). The wear CT on one arm and BF on the other while they spend 2 hours playing at the park with their 3 year-old cousin. After, they rate the redness of each arm. These are the constants.

Time in the sun, exposure of each arm

400

Water and oil don't mix. This is because oil is...

What is hydrophobic and non-polar?

400

Carbohydrate, polymer

What is a polysaccharide?

400

Write a Hypothesis...

IV - type of shoe

DV - running speed 

If an athlete wears high heals, then their running speed will decrease.