How would you find the mass
of a quarter?
What materials would you need to find the
volume of a marble?
2.
1.
How would you find the
volume of a box of cereal?
Read the mass on the triple beam balance
3.
What’s the volume of the hammer?
.
4.
What’s the volume of the liquid in the graduated
cylinder?
6.
5.
Students watched a cartoon either
alone or with others and then rated
how funny they found the cartoon to
be. What’s the
independent/manipulative variable?
Students watched a cartoon either
alone or with others and then rated
how funny they found the cartoon to
be. What’s the dependent/responding
variable?
8.
7.
Spending time with a cat or dog
decreases the amount of stress
someone is feeling and allows them to
perform better on tests. What is the
independent/manipulative Variable?
9.
Spending time with a cat or dog
decreases the amount of stress
someone is feeling and allows them to
perform better on tests. What is the
dependent/responding variable?
10.
What is the mass?
11.
What is the unit for mass?
12.
What tool should you use to
find the volume of box?
13.
What is the unit for length?
14.
What’s the temperature on the
thermometer?
What is the unit temperature?
15.
16.
What part of the conclusion directly
John wants to find the mass of his
Science journal. What tool should he answers the original problem or question?
use?
18.
17.
What part of the conclusion gives
scientific support for the answer
to the problem
19.
Look at the graph below. What is the
independent/manipulative variable?
20.
Sarah is conducting a science
experiment and spills chemicals on
her table. What should she do?
Joe and his lab partners are conducting an
experiment and see that they have extra
chemicals leftover. What should they do?
22.
21.
Identify the following safety
symbol:
Identify the following safety
symbol:
23.
Look at the graph below, identify the
equipment needed to complete the
lab.
Temp. of water
25.
24.
What part of the conclusion
incudes specific observations
or data from the investigation?
26.
Time
What is the name of the lab tool
below?
What is the name of the lab tool
below? 28.
27.
What is the name of the lab tool below?
29.
Which lab tool measures
volume most accurately?
30.
Distance (km)
Distance vs. Time
You are doing a lab experiment and your
materials include, a beaker, vinegar, and baking
soda. What safety equipment do you need to wear?
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Time (s)
31.
32. What is the dependent/responding variable in
the graph below?
Distance (km)
Distance vs. Time
What type of graph do you use to
show a change over time?
33.
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Time (s)
34. How far do you think the object will have
traveled after 60 seconds??
What is the mass on the triple beam balance?
What are the independent/manipulative and
dependent/responding variables in the table above?
36.
35.
Distance vs. Time
Distance (km)
What is the volume of the rock?
What is the manipulative variable in the graph
below?
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
10
20
30
Time (s)
40
50
60
38.
37.
39.
What are 3 things you should do prior
to beginning a lab with your group?
40.
Describe what makes a good
hypothesis
Answer KEY
1. Triple Beam Balance
2. Graduated Cylinder
3. Metric ruler: Length x Width x Height
4. 700+20+2.9= 722.9 grams
5. 69-65= 4 cmᵌ
6. 56 mL
7. Watching with others (# of viewers)
8. Rating: how funny it is
9. Animal type
10. Test performance
11. 500+40+5.2= 542.5 grams
12. Grams (g)
13. Ruler/meter stick
14. Centimeters (cm)
15. Celsius (C)
16. 60 ᵒC
17. Triple beam balance
18. The claim (C.E.R.)
19. The reasoning (C.E.R.)
20. The kind of books (x axis)
21. Notify the teacher
22. Notify the teacher
23. Eye protection
24. Electrical safety
25. Thermometer & stopwatch
26. The evidence (C.E.R.)
27. Beaker
28. Triple beam balance
29. Graduated cylinder
30. Graduated cylinder
31. Googles, gloves, and apron
32. Distance
33. Line graph
34. About 65 km
35. IV= soil depth DV= time to germinate
36. 373.4 g
37. 10 cmᵌ
38. Time
39. Check materials for damage, review safety precautions, read all directions
40. A good hypothesis includes the independent and dependent variables from the question and are
written as a cause and effect statement (If, then).