Review, Review, Review

Scientific Method,Metrics,Temperature

Scientific Method

What is the purpose?

A structured search to find the answers to life’s problems

Separate fact from fiction

Scientific Method

State the Problem

A problem is based on our observations

Observations include our 5 senses

sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell

Hypothesis

What is it? an educated guess

Is it written before or after an experiment? before

Experiment

What in the experiment remains constant? control group

What in the experiment changes? variable

Why must there only be one variable in an experiment?

Analysis

Which variable proves results dependent variable

Which variable affects the outcome of the experiment? Independent variable

Theory

What is a theory? a proposed description. An

explanation for events that take place in the world.

When does a hypothesis become a theory? after being proven many times

over

Take us on a ride, on the Scientific Method, Scenario

I brought a bottle of ice water to my softball game last Wednesday. After the 3rd inning I went to take a drink from the bottle and the water had risen to warm / room temperature. I noticed that the water quenched my thirst more than cold water would.

Metrics

Label the larger of the two

Milli Centi

Hecto Deca

Deca Deci

Meter Liter

Metrics, Estimate

150 Meters = ____ Yards

20 Inches = _____ Meter

20 Feet = _____ Meters

1 Meter = _____ Feet

2000 Millimeters = ____ Meters

Metrics, Why

Why can metrics be an easier standard of measurement? Because it is based on 10’s Because it is consistent between weight,

length, and volume

Where in the world is metrics used? Where is the standard system used? Metrics- Europe / Rest of world Standard- United States

Temperature, Conversions

0 Fahrenheit = ____Celsius 0 Celsius = ____Fahrenheit 0 Kelvin = _____ Fahrenheit 37 Celsius = _____Fahrenheit 50 Fahrenheit =_____Celsius 25 Celsius = ____ Fahrenheit