Weird Science
What is the simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties?
Elements
Galileo's contribution to the telescope.
He improved the lens
What is the process in which new technology is developed?
Technological design
What is a statement describing what always happens under certain conditions?
Scientific law
What is Mrs. Sparkman's favorite color?
Sky blue
What is the goal of science?
To understand how and why things happen.
Why is communication important in science?
When scientist share their findings, they add to the body of science.
a controlled scientific study of specific variables
experiment
formula for volume
length x width x height
Other than the Tigers, what is Mrs. Sparkman's favorite team?
Razorbacks
What is the process of drawing general conclusions based on many pieces of evidence?
Inductive reasoning
What does SI stand for?
International System of units
Formula for area
l x w
formula for writing very large or very small numbers is science
Scientific notation
How many kids does Mrs. Sparkman have?
5
Rayna studied rats in a lab. She observed that all 50 rats in her sample preferred to eat brand A rat food and would eat brand B food only when brand A was not available. Can she correctly conclude that all rats prefer brand A rat food over brand B food? Why or why not?
Yes, because the rats chose brand A when given the choice.
Why is it important for scientists and engineers to adopt a common system of measurement units?
To reduce human error
Formula for Density
Mass/volume
measures that shadow the central tendency or center of a sample or the variation in a sample.
Descriptive statistics
What is the least common m&m color?
brown
List the steps of the scientific method.
Ask a question, form a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, communicate the results
List the 5 ways to observe
sight, sound, taste, smell, touch
Cody eats a bowl of cereal, he reads the ingredients list on the cereal box. He notices that the cereal contains iron. Cody is studying magnets in school and knows that magnets attract objects that contain iron. He wonders whether there is enough iron in a flake of the cereal for it to be attracted by a strong magnet. What step is next in the scientific method?
form a hypothesis
According to the text, what graph would be the most useful for comparing values for different things such as average numbers?
Bar graph
What is the first soft drink in space?
Coca-cola