Science Tools (5.4A)

The student is expected to collect, record, and analyze information using tools, including calculators, microscopes, cameras, computers, hand lenses, metric rulers, Celsius thermometers, prisms, mirrors, pan balances, triple beam balances, spring scales, graduated cylinders, beakers, hot plates, meter sticks, magnets, collecting nets, and notebooks; timing devices, including clocks and stopwatches; and materials to support observations of habitats or organisms such as terrariums and aquariums.

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Vocabulary:

Tool: An object that helps you do work

Terrarium: A glass or plastic container in which plants grow

Aquarium: A plastic or glass container filled with water, fish, and other aquatic animals

Microscope: An instrument that uses a lens to make tiny things look larger

Beaker: Cylinder shaped glass container used to mix or heat liquids

Graduated Cylinder: A container used to measure the volume of liquid

Pan Balance: A two-sided instrument that measures the mass of a solid substance

Triple Beam Balance: A tool used to measures mass that features three beams with sliding masses

Thermometer: A tool that measures temperature

Measurement: The process of using tools to observe an object's physical properties like mass, volume, temperature, etc.

Prism: An object made of clear plastic or glass that bends light rays

Spring Scale: An instrument that measures Earth's gravitational pull on an object

Compass: An instrument that shows direction North (N), South (S), East (E), and West (W)

Calculator: A device that performs math problems with numbers entered by hand
 

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