PS.1 Scientific Method

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Which method is usually NOT used to collect data in the laboratory?

If you were measuring the volume of a liquid, what basic unit of measurement would you use?

If measuring the side of a coin, what basic unit of measure would you use?

If you were getting the mass of a beaker of water, what basic unit would you use?

What instrument do you use to measure the mass of an object?

Mallory took a carnation, rose, and lily plant and wanted to know what color of light would make them grow the tallest. She measured each for four weeks. How could she make her experiment better?

Joe wanted to know which paper towel absorbed the most water. He measured the amount of water in milliliters. What is the independent variable?

Tom wanted to know if computer paper or construction paper would make his airplane go the farthest. He used the same design on both. He completed ten trials with each airplane. He averaged the distance each plane went. What is the DV?