Instruments
Scientific Method
experimental terms
microscope
odds and ends
100

used to measure linear length in cm

metric ruler

100

the first step in the scientific process

make an observation

100

the group that you leave alone

control

100

what is the structure you look through on a microscope

eye piece 

100

something that you know happened

observation

200

Used to collect a larger material and allow the liquid to drip through, to separate mixtures

Filter paper

200

the second step in the scientific process

form a hypothesis

200

the group that you change the independent variable in 

experimental group

200

what are the lenses at the bottom of the light microscope called

objective lenses

200

something that you did not see, but its occurrence seems like a logical outcome

inferance


300
used to look at very small things in the classroom that you cannot see with your eyes

compound microscope

300

the third step in the scientific process

perform an experiment

300
The variable that you change and where it is graphed

Independent variable

It is graphed on the x-axis

300

the larger button on the side of the microscope then the smaller button on the side of the microscope

coarse adjustment

fine adjustment

300
the resulting magnification of using a 10x eye piece lens and a 40x objective lens

10X40=400

400

used to fairly precisely measure volumes of liquids

graduated cylinder 

400

the fourth step of the scientific process

analyze the results 

400

the variable that you measure after you change your independent variable and where it is graphed

the dependent variable

it is graphed on the y-axis

400

where the slide is placed

stage

400

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

the correct order, from smallest to largest of the nested levels of organization of humans and other groups of higher level organisms

500

used to measure the mass of an object

balance

500

what you do after you analyze your results 

report out or review you data if it is inconclusive and modify your experiment

500

a thing that is never changed

constant

500

where the light come from

light source or illuminator

500

population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

The correct order, from smallest to largest of the nested levels or organization of organisms in relation to ECOLOGY-