Conservation of matter

Using your 5 senses to gather information about objects and events.

• Capacity (in metric)

• Distance (in metric)

• Variable

• Mass in (Metric)

• Observation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A special tool used to make observations or measure things.

• Capacity (in metric)

• Instrument

• Distance (in metric)

• Observation

• Mass (in metric)

Grams (g) and Kilograms (kg)

• Variable

• Capacity (in metric)

• Mass (in metric)

• Instrument

• Distance (in metric)

Centimeters (cm), meters (m), or kilometers (km)

• Variable

• Capacity (in metric)

• Mass (in metric)

• Instrument

• Distance (in metric)

Milliliters (ml) and liters (l)

• Variable

• Capacity (in metric)

• Mass (in metric)

• Instrument

• Distance (in metric)

A factor that changes in an experiment

• Variable

• Observation

• Mass (in metric)

• Instrument

• Distance (in metric)

3 4th graders want to find out which of their bikes is the fastest on a hill. Which instruments would provide the best data?

• telescope and light meter

• meter stick and stopwatch

• microscope and balance

• barometer and thermometer

• ruler and graduated cylinder

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which instrument would you use to measure how much milk you drink at lunch

• a scale

• a meter stick

• a graduated cylinder

• a ruler

• a thermometer

I am measuring the distance from the parking lot to the school. What form of measurement should I use?

• Gram and kilograms

• centimeters, meters, and kilometers

• milliliters and liters

• ounces and pounds

If a scientist was observing something completely unknown, what 2 senses are the safest to use?

• Sight

• Smell

• Touch

• Hearing

• Taste