Week 1: Measurement and the Metric System

What is one way in which organisms change?

• They grow

• They move

• They breathe

• They find mates.

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What is stability?

• resisting change

• causing change

• the ability to adapt

• the power to move objects

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Which is an example of a system?

• asteroid

• body

• rock

• water

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What is measurement?

• analyzing data

• describing data

• adding amounts

• collecting amounts

What is accuracy?

• comparing data

• making predictions

• getting the correct value

• finding the average of values

What might happen if data is not accurate?

• serious problems may occur

• the measuring tool will break

• the student will never be able to learn

• patterns will always match the predictions

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What is precision?

• taking measurements

• finding correct values

• getting similar answers

• making strong conclusions

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What is an example of precision?

• taking measurements

• using rulers and scales

• darts grouped together

• darts hitting the bullseye

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What two skills do you need to balance when taking measurements?

• emotion and reason

• friendship and loyalty

• precision and accuracy

• mathematics and reading

What does estimate mean?

• to find a value close to the right answer

• to get the correct answer all of the time

• to measure an object's dimensions exactly

• to make accurate conclusions about length