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Scientific Method
100
This tool measures forces such as weight.
What is a spring scale?
100
This is information you gather with your senses.
What is an observation?
100
This is the line at the bottom and the side of a graph.
What is an axis?
100
This is another word for prediction.
What is a hypothesis?
100
Prediction: This is what would happen if marbles were added to a cup hanging from a weak beam.
What is the beam would bend?
200
This tool makes objects look bigger than they actually are.
What is a hand lens or a microscope?
200
This is an educated guess about a measurement.
What is an estimate?
200
If you are setting up an aquarium to make an ecosystem, this would best help you set up the aquarium correctly (using a picture and labels).
What is a diagram?
200
cm is used to make this measurement.
What is length or width?
200
This is the first step in the scientific method.
What is form a hypothesis?
300
This is the measurement a scientist measures using a balance.
What is mass?
300
This is a careful analysis of data in order to draw a conclusion.
What is an interpretation?
300
This kind of graph would be best to display information about the favorite ice cream flavor of students in the class so the information could be interpreted at a glance.
What is a bar graph?
300
Grams are used to make this measurement.
What is mass?
300
This is the last step in the scientific method.
What is drawing a conclusion and communicating results?
400
This tool can be used to find the volume of a rectangular solid.
What is a ruler?
400
Conducting multiple trials and drawing a conclusion based on the results is the best way to test for this.
What is a hypothesis?
400
Degrees Celcius (*C) is used to make this measurement.
What is temperature?
400
You do this when you make a guess based on observations and prior knowledge. You may use the word probably when doing this.
What is an inference?
400
This is a set of steps in a science experiment.
What is a procedure?
500
This tool can be used to find the volume of a liquid.
What is a graduate or a graduated cylinder?
500
This is an estimate of the length of your desk if it is four hands long and a hand is 1/2 foot.
What is 2 feet?
500
This graph is used to show change over time.
What is a line graph?
500
You have to interpret data in order to draw this.
What is a conclusion?
500
This is why it is important to follow all steps in an experiment carefully.
What is safety?