Metric practice, variables, speed distance time, quant and qual, CER

Metric practice, variables, speed distance time,

Methods of Scientific Inquiry

​The Metric System

• ​Mass - How much matter something has

• ​Length - how long something is

• ​Time - How long something takes

• ​Volume - How much space something takes up

• ​Mass - Grams

• ​Length - Meters

• ​Time - Seconds

• ​Volume - Liters

​Examples

​How much matter is in a nail

• ​Mass - Grams

​How far away my apartment is

• ​Length - meters

​How long it takes me to run a 5k

• ​Time - Seconds

​The space my lemonade takes up in my pitcher

• ​Volume - Liters

Multiple Choice

What is the dimension and metric unit for: The amount of matter in a brick

• Mass - Grams

• Length - meters

• Time - seconds

• Volume - Liters

Multiple Choice

What is the dimension and metric unit for: How long it takes me to do my homework

• Mass - Grams

• Length - meters

• Time - seconds

• Volume - Liters

Multiple Choice

What is the dimension and metric unit for: The height of a tall building

• Mass - Grams

• Length - meters

• Time - seconds

• Volume - Liters

Multiple Choice

What is the dimension and metric unit for: The amount of liquid in a pool

• Mass - Grams

• Length - meters

• Time - seconds

• Volume - Liters

Multiple Choice

What is the dimension and metric unit for: How far away the 3000 building is 

• Length - Seconds

• Length - Grams

• Length- Meters

• Length- Liters

Multiple Choice

What is the dimension and metric unit for: The amount of matter in my rice before I cook it 

• Mass - Meters

• Mass- Grams

• Mass - Seconds

• Mass- Liters

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix in kg

• Mili

• Centi

• Hecto

• Kilo

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix in daL

• Hecto

• Deka

• Deci

• Centi

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix in dm

• Kilo

• Deka

• Deci

• Mili

Multiple Choice

If I want to convert hectoliters to milliliters my decimal place will go to the 

• Right

• Left

Multiple Choice

If I want to convert from miligrams to grams my decimal place will move to the

• Right

• Left

Multiple Choice

Convert 60 dm to km

• 60000 km

• 0.6 km

• 0.006 km

• 0.00000006 km

Multiple Choice

Convert 156.3 milliseconds to seconds

• 156300 s

• 15.63 s

• .1563 s

• 0.0001563

Multiple Choice

Convert 0.025 km to m

• 25 m

• 2.5 m

• .25 m

• 0.025 m

Multiple Choice

Convert 600 dag to g

• 6000 g

• 60 g

• 6 g

• .6 g

​Variables

​Cause

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​Effect

​Independent Variable

​Dependent Variable

​The change

​The observation

What the researcher manipulates​

​What happens because of the manipulation

Multiple Choice

I give group A medicine, I give group B a sugar pill, I then see if their flu goes away. What is the independent variable?

• The Medicine

• The flu

Multiple Choice

I give group A medicine, I give group B a sugar pill, I then see if their flu goes away. What is the dependent variable?

• The Medicine

• The flu

Multiple Choice

I want to see if students like my taste in music. I play my playlist in period 1, I play top hit in period 2. I then ask students in each class if they liked the music. 15 students in Period 1 said yes. 10 Students in Period 2 said yes. What is the independent variable?

• The type of music

• Whether students liked the music 

Multiple Choice

I want to see if students like my taste in music. I play my playlist in period 1, I play top hit in period 2. I then ask students in each class if they liked the music. 15 students in Period 1 said yes. 10 Students in Period 2 said yes. What is the dependent variable?

• The type of music

• Whether students liked the music 

Multiple Choice

Andrea wants to know if exercise will make her mile faster. What is the independent variable? (Think about cause and effect)

• Exercise

• Time to run mile

Multiple Choice

Andrea wants to know if exercise will make her mile faster. What is the dependent variable? (Think about cause and effect)

• Time to run mile

• Exercise

Multiple Choice

Angel wants to know if the time spent on social media increases anxiety levels. What is the independent variable

• Type of social media used

• Time spent on social media

Multiple Choice

Angel wants to know if the time spent on social media increases anxiety levels. What is the dependent variable

• Type of social media used

• Anxiety Levels

Multiple Choice

Pedro wants to know if the deer population is impacted by the coyote population. What is the independent variable  (Think cause and effect)

• The number of baby deer

• The number of coyotes

• number of deer

• Hunting strategy of coyotes

Multiple Choice

Pedro wants to know if the deer population is impacted by the coyote population. What is the dependent variable  (Think cause and effect)

• The number of baby deer

• The number of coyotes

• number of deer

• Hunting strategy of coyotes

Multiple Choice

How could I test if new mascara makes eyes prettier?

• Ask people if they like how your eyes look. 

• Wear the mascara for a day, then wear the old mascara for a day

• Wear the new mascara for a day 

• Give 10 people the new mascara and then give 10 people the old mascara. Afterwards have strangers rate which eyes look the prettiest 

Multiple Choice

How could I test if sugar or salt dissolves in water better?

• Add 10g, 20g, 30g, and 50g of salt to water. Then see if the water tastes gross. Add 10g, 20g, 30g, and 50g of sugar to water. Then see if the water tastes gross.

• Add 10g, 20g, and 30g of salt to water, record how long it takes to dissolve. Add 10g, 20g, and 30g of sugar to water, record how long it takes to dissolve.

• Add salt to water, record how long it takes to dissolve.

• Keep adding as much sugar as you can to water, record the maximum amount that can be dissolved.

​Speed Distance and Time

​Steps:

1. Identify what you want to solve for

2. ​Identify what you know

3. ​Plug in variables to the correct equation

​A plane is flying at 3000 km/hr. If there are 9000 km left of the trip, when will the plane arrive?

Multiple Choice

If a horse ran 50 meters in 10 seconds, how fast was the horse running? 

• 50 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 500 m/s

• 10 m/s

Multiple Choice

If a swimmer can swim at a speed of 0.14 m/s, how far does she go if she swims for 1200 seconds?

• 672 meters

• 356 meters

• 200 meters

• 168 meters

Multiple Choice

A car is going 60 km/hr. The car travels 3,120 km, how long did it take?

• 187,200 minutes

• 187,200 hours

• 52 minutes

• 52 hours

Multiple Choice

a motorcycle is traveling at 24 km/hr. How far does it go after 2.5 hours?

• 60 km

• 60 m

• 9.6 km

• 9.6 m