Scientific Method, Experimental Design, and Measurement

What is volume?

• The distance around a 3D object

• The amount of space that matter takes up

• The amount of space on the surface of a 3D object

What is a meniscus?

• The curvature in the surface of a liquid in a container

• The amount of liquid in a container

• When liquid gets spilled

What is this measurement tool called?

• Measuring Cup

• Skinny Measuring Cup

• Beaker

• Graduated Cylinder

_______________is the amount of matter in an object.

• mass

• volume

• weight

Unit of length

• Liter

• Meter

• Gram

Basic unit of Mass

• Meter
• Liter
• Gram

What tool would you use to check the temperature of the water?

• ruler
• microscope
• thermometer
• ruler

What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?

• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable
• Constant
• Control

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a factor that is measured for change in an experiment?

• control
• constant
• independent variable
• dependent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable. Used for comparison.

• Control Group
• Experimental Group
• Results
• Data

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3