A | B |
observations | something you notice using your 5 senses |
inference | a guess based on your observation |
control group | never gets the variable |
experimental group | gets the variable |
constant | always stays the same |
hypothesis | an educated guess using IF, THEN, BECAUSE format |
length | distance between 2 points |
metric ruler | tool used to measure length |
mm, cm, m, km | unit used to measure length |
mass | amount of matter in an object |
triple beam balance | tool used to measure mass |
mg,cg,g, kg | units used to measure mass |
volume | amount of space an object occupies |
graduated cylinder (& sometimes Metric ruler) | tool used to measure volume |
ml, l, cm3 | units used to measure volume |
V2 - V1 = V | formula used to measure an irregular solid |
LxWxH = V | formula used to measure a regular solid |
density | a measure of how tightly packed the molecules of an object are. |
less dense objects | float |
more dense objects | sink |