1. Getting Ready for Science Jeopardy
Science Tools
Inquiry Skills
Recording Data
Scientific Method
Lab Safety 10 20 30 40 50

2. A tool used for making
quantitative observations
about temperature (measures
in degrees Celsius)

3. A tool that makes objects appear larger (led to the
discovery of tiny things
living in water)
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4. A tool used to aid in
picking things up to make
qualitative observations

5. A tool that measures the amount of matter in an
object (You could use this
tool to measure the mass
of a rock)
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6. A tool used for making quantitative observations that would give different results in space and on Earth, even when measuring the same object

7. To gather information
about an object or event
(look up the answer to a
question using Google)

8. A procedure designed to
test a specific hypothesis

9. Before building an expensive
vehicle some students on the
team want to test out a couple
of designs. What can they do
to save time and money?

10. An organized way to answer
questions by gathering
information (give your dog
two different foods at once
and observe what he does)

11. Deciding that wide tires must
be easier to use on dirt after
observing bicycles with wide
tires being used on dirt roads
instead of the narrow tires we
use on paved roads

12. Sorting buttons into
groups based on the
number of holes it has

13. Useful for showing change
over time

14. Useful for comparing
parts to the whole

15. Useful for comparing
information about groups

16. A drawing, sketch, or
other visual representation
used to make complex
things easier to understand

17. The general steps scientists
follow to test hypotheses

18. Only they can dance

19. Usually the first step in
the scientific method

20. The best solution when
one scientist disagrees
with another about the
results of an experiment

21. The first step in planning
an experiment (If you are
testing cups to see in which
cup ice melts most quickly
do the cups need to be the
same size?)

22. Let your teacher know
immediately

23. Because you could have
chemicals on your fingers

24. After cleaning up your
work area

25. To keep it out of the way

26. Should be handled with care