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Scientific Method Test
Jordan's Test
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Science
4th Grade
09/29/2011

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Alcohol Lamp

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Test Tube Holder

 

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Dropper

 

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Funnel

 

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Beaker

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Graduated Cylinder

 

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Ring Stand

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What unit of measurement is used for length?

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centimeter, cm

kilometer, km

meter, m

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What unit of measurement is for temperature?

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Celsius, ºC

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What unit of measurement is used for mass?

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gram, g

kilogram, kg

milligram, mg

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What unit of measurement is used for volume of a liquid?

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liter, L

milliliter, mL

 

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What instrument would you use to measure the length of something?

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ruler

meter stick

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What instrument would you use to get the temperature of something?

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thermometer

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What instrument would you use to get the mass of something?

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Scale, Balance

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What instrument would you use to measure the volume of a liquid?

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graduated cylinder

beaker

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What is Data?

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Any information recorded or learned during an experiment.

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In what ways can data be expressed?

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Chart

Bar Graph

Line Graph

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The Scientific Method Steps:

 

What is a Hypothesis?

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An educated guess about how the experimental data will be recorded.

 

(What you think is going to happen at the end of the experiment.)

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The Scientific Method Steps:


What is the procedure?

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A step-by-step set of instructions on how the experiment will be done.

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The Scientific Method Steps:



What are the Materials?

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A list of all materials needed in order to conduct the experiment.

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What do Scientists look for in the data after they have finished the experiment?

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Anything unusual or unexpected in the data by carefully analyzing it.

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The Scientific Method Steps:


What is the conclusion?

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The answer to your hypothesis. This can be right or wrong.

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The Scientific Method Steps:


What is the Problem/Purpose of an experiment?

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It is the part where you have asked yourself a question or expressed what you would like to learn about during the experiment.

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The Scientific Method Steps:


What are the results of the experiment?

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All of the information that you write down during the experiment. Results can be in the form of data or something you learned or observed.

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What do beakers and flasks measure?

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Liquid Volume

(mL, L)

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Scientists use metric measurements for what?

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To collect, record, and report data.

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Meter Sticks and Rulers measure what?

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Length

(cm, m, km)

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Scales and Balances measure what?

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Mass

(mg, g, kg)

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A thermometer measures what?

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Temperature

(°C)

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What do Scientists use to collect data in experiments?

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Apropriate instruments such as:

tools for measuring distance, volume, mass, temperature, and length.

 

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