How to be a Scientist
Hods test tubes upright
Test tube rack
A substance that only contains one type of substance
Pure substance
Which of the following is the smallest?
Earth, moon, sun
Moon
What is taxonomy?
The science of classifying living things
Define force
A push or pull
Used to collect the correct amount of liquid
Measuring cylinder
Something that is made up of more than one substance
Mixture
List two of the six predictable phenomena
- Day and Night
- Seasons
- Eclipses
- Tides
- Phases of the Moon
- Years
What is the lowest level in biological classification?
Species
What is the definition of an Independent Variable (IV)?
The part of the experiment that the scientist is deliberately changing
Stops heat from the bunsen burner from damaging the surface it is on
Heat proof mat
Water with salt dissolved in it is an example of a...
Solution
What is the cause of a solar eclipse?
The moon being between the earth and the sun
What is a dichotomous key?
A tool used to identify different organisma based on their observable traits
What is a fulcrum?
The point a lever balances or pivots on
Three legs, used to put something over a bunsen burner
Tripod
A lower concentration in a mixture, higher water content compared to another mixture with the same other substance
Diluted
When we see a 'full moon', how much of the moon is actually visible?
Half the moon
An animal WITH a backbone can be classified as
Vertebrate
Define a simple machine
A device that makes work easier (by magnifying or changing the direction of a force)
Used to hold a test tube while heating it over a Bunsen burner
Wooden tongs
Particles remain suspended without stirring
Colloid
What is an orbit?
A path taken by one body around another
What are the levels of biological classification?
(acronym or full names)
(D), K, P, C, O, F, G, S
(Domain), Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What two key things do you need to address in a conclusion?
A summary of your results/what happened
Your hypothesis (did the experiment give the results that you were expecting?)