Scientific Investigations

Used to measure the mass/weight of an object

• thermometer

• graduated cylinder

• balance scale

• beaker

a tool used to measure temperature

• ruler

• thermometer

• microscope

• balance scale

used to measure the volume of a liquid

• thermometer

• balance scale

• ruler

• graduated cylinder

used to hold liquids

• beaker

• microscope

• balance scale

• thermometer

tool used to measure length of SHORTER objects

• beaker

• ruler

• meter stick

• scale

used to measure the length of LONGER items

• microscope

• ruler

• meter stick

• beaker

An instrument that makes small objects look larger

• beaker

• thermometer

• microscope

• telescope

What the scientist is trying to find out when doing an experiment.

• observation

• question / problem

• hypothesis

• variables

factors that can change in an experiment

• data

• question

• observation

• variables

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An educated guess or prediction

• data

• hypothesis

• observation

• variables

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5