Scientific Process, Safety and Tools Review

What tool would you use to  measure the length of a caterpillar?

• hand lens
• ruler
• spring scale
• thermometer

the amount of matter in an object

• volume
• mass
• length

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When you walk in the room and see science equipment at your seat.  Which of the following is okay to do before your teacher starts the class or gives instructions.

• Don’t touch anything until your teacher tells you to.
• Move the science equipment out of your way so that you can set your stuff down
• Pick up the science equipment and see what it is for.
• If they are goggles pick them up and try them on to see if they fit.

If you accidentally break or spill something what is the first thing you should do?

• Pick it up and clean up after yourself.
• Shove it under the desk or in a cupboard to hide it so you don’t get in trouble.
• Tell your teacher and then ask how to clean it up
• Leave it where it is so that your teacher can clean it up after class.

Which of following sense do we NOT use to make observations in a laboratory? 

• Sight
• Hearing 
• Smell
• Taste

Observation or Inference?
There is a red car at the bottom of a pool

• observation
• inference

A word which describes a possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested is ... 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

An inference is...

• a guess
• a prediction
• a guess about the future
• an educated guess made using context and knowledge about the present or past

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is called the...

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

Which step comes right after "collect and record data"?

• Ask a question

• Identify and control variables

• Interpret your data

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