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What is it called when you use your senses to gather information?

observe or observation

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What does a stopwatch measure?

time

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If someone is running a race, what is the best tool to use to see how fast they went?

stopwatch

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Give me an example of a model of something

Ex: globe

100

Tell me two observations you can make about our classroom.

Ex: it is colorful, we have 6 girls and 8 boys, we have 14 desks

200

What is a display that organizes data into rows and columns?

chart

200

What is a test done to see whether a hypothesis is correct and is used to gather evidence?

experiment

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What tool would be used to place pond water on a slide to look at under the microscope?

dropper

200

If you smell popcorn after lunch, what can you infer about it?

Possible answer: popcorn is for snack

200

Do you use a pan balance to measure the volume of a liquid?

No, you use a graduated cylinder
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What is a representation of something real that is either too big or too small to be studied directly?

model

300

What is a container marked with a graded scale that is used for measuring liquids?

graduated cylinder

300

What tool measures how hot or cold something is?

thermometer

300

When someone uses two different size balls to represent the sun, what are they doing?

making a model

300

If there are four groups measuring the same thing and the measurements are 60 cm, 602 cm, 597 cm & 600 cm. Tell me what you think is wrong and how they could fix it.

Group 1 has a very low measurement and they should measure it again.

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What is a kind of chart used for recording number data?

data table
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What is a tool that makes an object look several times bigger than it is? (clue: it is NOT hand-held) 

microscope

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What tool magnifies objects that are too tiny to seen with your eye alone?

microscope
400

What temperature scale do scientists use?

Celcius

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What temperature scale do we mostly use here in the United States?

Fahrenheit

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What does it mean to draw a conclusion about something?

infer or inference

500

What is the measure of how hot or cold something is?

temperature

500

What tool measures liquids?

graduated cylinder

500

Is an experiment a statement that answers a question?

No, it's a test done to gather evidence.

500

What is the difference between a data table and chart?

A data table is a kind of chart used for recording number data and a chart is a display that organizes data into rows and columns.