Science Tools

Using your senses to describe something

• inference

• observation

• qualitative observation

• quantitative observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

a guess based on what you observe and know from your past

• observation

• inference

• qualitative observation

• quantitative observation

observations that use numbers to measure

• inference

• qualitative observations

• ruler

• quantitative observations

quality of an object-observations that do NOT use numbers only your senses

• inference

• quantitative observations

• thermometer

• qualitative observations

the amount of matter in an object

• gram

• volume

• millilieter

• mass

the amount of space an object takes up

• gram

• volume

• mass

• milliliter

measures temperature

-a standard thermometer measures in *F

-a standard metric thermometer measures in *C

• ruler

• graduated cylinder

• thermometer

• triple beam balance

measures distance

-a standard ruler measures inches, feet, yards

-a metric ruler measures millimeters, centimeters, meters

• graduated cylinder

• thermometer

• triple beam balance

• ruler

measures the mass of objects

-label g = grams

• graduated cylinder

• electronic digital balance (scale)

• ruler

• thermometer

measures the volume of irregular shaped objects by displacing water

-label mL = milliliters

• ruler

• thermometer

• graduated cylinder

• triple beam balance