Science Penguin: Force, Motion, & Energy Vocabulary 5.6D

A force is...

• an attraction to a magnet.
• the ability to do work.
• a force that resists motion.
• a push or a pull.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

An investigation is...

• a force that resists motion.
• a set of steps followed to answer a testable question.
• a well-researched prediction.
• a description based on the senses or measurements.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A hypothesis is...

• a factor that changes in an investigation.
• a set of steps followed to answer a testable question.
• a well-researched prediction.
• a description based on the senses or measurements.

An observation is...

• a factor that changes in an investigation.
• a set of steps followed to answer a testable question.
• a well-researched prediction.
• a description based on the senses or measurements.

Friction is...

• a force that resists motion.
• a set of steps followed to answer a testable question
• a well-researched prediction.
• a description based on the senses or measurements.

Magnetism is...

• a set of steps followed to answer a testable question
• an attraction to a magnet.
• a well-researched prediction.
• a description based on the senses or measurements.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A variable is...

• a set of steps followed to answer a testable question.
• an attraction to a magnet.
• a factor that changes in an investigation.
• a description based on the senses or measurements.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The size of the wheel represents which type of variable?

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable

The distance traveled by the toy car represents which type of variable?

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable

During an investigation, students discover how friction affects a car’s motion. Their data is shown below. What should the students do to improve the investigation and ensure that their data is accurate?

• The students need to add more surfaces so they can test more types of friction.
• The students need to change their centimeter measurements into inches so that they can communicate clearly.
• The students need to complete more than one trial on each type of surface so the data can be averaged.
• The students need to add all the distances together and make sure the total is an even number.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2