Nature of Science

How many days do you have to make up your work following an excused absence?

• one
• as many days as you are absent
• as many days as you are absent + 1
• until the end of the quarter

Where is the best place to find out what you missed when absent?

• class calendar
• ask a classmate
• see Mrs. Day during office hours
• all of these

How many points do you lose for a tardy from participation grade?

• 1
• 3
• 5
• 15

Can you identify all of the pieces of scientific equipment without a word bank? (use our assignment pictures)

• yes
• no

T/F The graduated cylinder measures volume in the metric units of grams.

• True
• False

T/F The prefix kilo- means 1000x the whole.

• True
• False

The graduated cylinder pictured measure ____mL most precisely.

• 24 mL
• 25 mL
• 24.0 mL
• 24.5 mL

In the image, there are a lot of examples of poor safety behaviors in the lab. WHich of the following is the most common SAFE procedure shown?

• wearing goggles
• eating & drinking in the lab
• not paying attention
• all of these are safe

Which part of the scientific method does the following statement show?
"After 5 days, both sets of cheese that I touched are moldy. Both sets of cheese that I left alone have no mold."

• hypothesis
• experiment
• results
• conclusion

In our potato lab, what was the Independent (Manipulated) variable?

• the potato
• the number of eyes that sprouted
• How much moisture you put on the paper towel
• the light