Inquiry and Measurement

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Which of the following could be answered with a scientific investigation?

• Which is better: tulips or daisies?

• What kind of flower should I get my mom for her birthday?

• How does the color of the flower affect how many bees visit it?

• How do the roots of the daisy get water from the soil?

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Which of the following could be answered with a scientific investigation?

• In what country are the most marigolds grown?• How does the amount of sunlight affect the growth o

f a marigold?

• What different colors can marigolds be?• What do marigold seeds taste like?

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What part of the investigation is underlined?

Eloise gets three identical sunflowers and plants them in the same type of soil. She puts them both in a sunny window. At 12:00 p.m. every day, Eloise feeds one plant 20 milliliters of water, and feeds the other 20 milliliters of orange juice. She measures the both plants each day immediately after

she feeds them, and records the data on a table.

• INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (what is being changed or tested)

• DEPENDENT VARIABLE (what is being observed or measured)

• CONSTANT VARIABLE (what is being kept the same)

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What part of the investigation is underlined?

Eloise gets three identical sunflowers and plants them in the same type of soil. She puts them both in a sunny window. At 12:00 p.m. every day, Eloise feeds one plant 20 milliliters of water, and feeds the other 20 milliliters of orange juice. She measures the both plants each day immediately after

she feeds them, and records the data on a table.

• INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (what is being changed or tested)

• DEPENDENT VARIABLE (what is being observed or measured)

• CONSTANT VARIABLE (what is being kept the same)

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What part of the investigation is underlined?

Eloise gets three identical sunflowers and plants them in the same type of soil. She puts them both in a sunny window. At 12:00 p.m. every day, Eloise feeds one plant 20 milliliters of water, and feeds the other 20 milliliters of orange juice. She measures the both plants each day immediately after

she feeds them, and records the data on a table.

• INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (what is being changed or tested)

• DEPENDENT VARIABLE (what is being observed or measured)

• CONSTANT VARIABLE (what is being kept the same)

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In order to have a fair test, how many variables do you need to test at one time?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• As many as you want

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TRUE or FALSE: The following is a fair test.

There are three pots: one with potting soil, one with sandy soil, and one with clay soil. A different type of flower is planted in each pot. All three pots sit on a

sunny windowsill, and are given the same amount of water at 1:00 p.m. every day. The plants are

measured at 3:00 p.m. every day, and the data is recorded on a table.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE: The following is a fair test.

There is a tray that is lined with paper. Exactly half of the tray is lined with white paper, and half with black paper. Twenty mealworms are placed in the center of the tray.

After 3 hours, it is recorded how many mealworms are on each color of paper to determine which color they prefer.

The number of mealworms is recorded.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE: The following is a fair test.

Three different brands of paper towels are submerged in water, and then wrung out. Each paper towel is place

over a cup. Pennies are put on one towel, and it is recorded how many it will hold before it breaks. Marbles are put on the next towel, and it is recorded how many it

will hold before it breaks. Beans are put on the last towel, and it is recorded how many it will hold before it breaks.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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_________________ involves the process of using tools to calculate the

amount of something.

• measuring• numbers• length• gram

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A measurement of something almost always contains a _______ and a unit.

• gram• decimal• number• measurement

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Height and distance are measures of…

• mass• temperature• length• volume

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Which is the basic Metric unit of length?

• liter• meter• gram• degree Celsius

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Which is the basic Metric unit of mass?

• liter• meter• gram• degree Celsius

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Which is the basic Metric unit of temperature?

• liter• meter• gram• degree Celsius

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Which is the basic Metric unit of volume?

• liter• meter• gram• degree Celsius

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Which tool would you use to measure the mass of an object?• ruler

• balance scale

• graduated cylinder

• thermometer

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Which tool would you use to measure temperature?

• ruler

• balance scale

• graduated cylinder

• thermometer

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Which tool would you use to measure length, height, or

distance?• ruler

• balance scale

• graduated cylinder

• thermometer

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Which tool would you use to measure volume?

• ruler

• balance scale

• graduated cylinder

• thermometer

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Which unit would you use to measure the distance from Shawnee to New York City?

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers

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How many centimeters in a meter?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

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How many meters in a kilometer?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

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How many grams in a kilogram?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

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How many milliliters in a liter?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

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How many grams in a kilogram?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

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