Science Tools
Name three tools you could use for observation?
Collecting Net, Hand Lens, Cameras
What is a procedure carried out to carefully observe, study or test something in order to learn more about it?
Investigation
What are the ways scientists perform investigations?
Scientific Method
What display should you use to show change over time?
Line Graph
What was the variable during the tennis ball inquiry lesson?
The height at which we dropped the ball.
What tool would you use to look at something to small to see?
Microscope or electron microscope
What is the study of the natural world?
Science
What type of investigation would a scientist use to study processes in nature that they can observe but can't control?
Repeated observations
What display should you use to compare things or groups of things?
Bar Graph
What was the variable for the balloon experiment?
The diameter of the hole in each index card.
What tool would you use to add liquid in more exact amounts?
Pipette
What is information collected during a scientific investigation called?
Evidence
During which type of investigation must a scientist control all the conditions of the investigation?
Experiment
What display should you use to compare parts to the whole?
Circle Graph
What were we using the origami weather foldable paper for?
Predicting the weather
What does a pan balance measure and in what units?
mass and kilogram, grams, milligrams
What is a belief or judgment?
Opinion
When should you use a model?
When you are investigating things that are too large, too expensive, or uncontrollable.
What display is suited to show data that does not include numbers?
Diagram
Why do we have weather predictions?
To help determine what kind of weather to expect.
What does a spring scale measure and in what units?
Force and Newtons
What does a botanist study?
Plants
What is a procedure?
The steps you follow during your experiment.
When should you collect the data?
During your experiment or investigation.
What should all items tested be compared to?
The control