Tools
What is a thermometer?
(Therm-:heat,
-meter: measure)
The equipment used to measure the mass of an egg
What is a triple beam balance (or scale)?
What are the three things you do BEFORE an investigation?
1. Listen to the teacher's directions
2. Read all directions before starting
3. Know where the safety materials are
What is mass?
The amount of matter (stuff) in an object
Information that is gathered using one or more of our senses
What is an observation?
Science tool used for measuring length in inches or centimeters
Science tool used for adding small amounts of liquid for exact measurements
What do you do DURING an investigation?
1. Work carefully with any materials
2. Tell your teacher about any accidents
3. Use safety tools
4. Follow directions
The standard units for measuring length in science
What is a meter (or millimeter, centimeter, or kilometer)?
A conclusion or decision made based on one or more observations
What is an inference?
Science tool used for measuring elapsed time
What is a stopwatch?
Science tool for getting an exact measurement of a liquid's volume
What is a graduated cylinder?
What safety equipment protects your eyes?
What are safety goggles?
What describes how much space matter takes up?
Volume
Observation or Inference? "The man wearing gloves and a surgical mask is probably a doctor"
What is an inference?
Science tool used for examining smaller objects
What is a hand lens or magnifying glass?
List three things that you might find in a laboratory?
What is test tubes, beakers, erlenmeyer Flask, chemicals, instruments such as microscope , petri dish, graduated cylinder, or balance?
What do you do after an investigation?
1. Clean up all materials
2. Conserve resources
3. Dispose of materials carefully
What describes how hot or cold an object is?
Temperature
A type of observation made that describes the color, shape, texture, odor, taste, etc. of something, some place or an event
What is a qualitative observation?
Science tool used for measuring mass of an object
What is a balance?
Science tool that helps scientists examine VERY tiny objects.
What is a microscope?
Micro- means very small
Scope- tool for viewing
True/False: All chemicals are considered dangerous in 9th grade science
True
The standard units for measuring volume in science
What is a liter (or milliliter)?
A type of observation made that counts or measures an event or a thing
What is a quantitative observation?