Scientific Method & Science Tools

Part of the Scientific Method that describes the supplies needed for the experiment

• Conclusion

• Procedues

• Purpose

• Materials

Which tool can be used to measure force in newtons (N)?

• Graduated Cylinder

• Spring Scale

• Pan Balance

• Meter Stick

A scientist was conducting an experiment and notices that when he mixed two substances together an unusual odor occurred. What scientific skill did the scientist use?

• prediction

• observing

• modeling

• classifying

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Mass can be measured by using a ________.

• balance

• beaker

• spring scale

• ruler

When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are

• drawing conclusions

• asking questions

• forming a hypothesis

• making observations

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Andrea only had enough money to buy 2 pounds of bananas at the grocery store. What tool should she use to make sure she gets exactly 2 pounds?

• thermometer

• scale

• ruler

• measuring cup

Which science tools do we measure items in mL (milliliters)?

• beaker and ruler

• triple beam balance

• beaker and graduated cylinder

• graduated cylinder and meter stick

Carlos noticed that the fall leaves of sugar maple trees turn red, but the leaves of the black oak trees turn brown. Carlos is making

• an observation

• a prediction

• an inference

• a conclusion

Escarleth wants to do an investigation to answer the question, "What kind of butterfly most often visits the rose bushed outside my window?"

To answer this question, what kind of investigation should she do?

• Use a survey to ask her friends which kinds of butterflies are their favorites.

• Catch butterflies and find all the ways all butterflies are alike.

• Observe the rose bushed and collect data on the butterflies that visit it.

• Make a hypothesis and design a way to test it in the classroom.

Mr. Borey wants to test the effects of a chemical on apple growth. He sprays an orchard with the chemical. A second orchard does not get sprayed with the chemical. In the fall, the number of apples from each orchard is counted. Which of the following is the independent variable in the experiment?

• ththe chemical

• the number of apples

• the first orchard

• the second orchard