Unit 1 Key Concepts and Skills

Identify steps in the scientific method

Identify different types of variables (manipulated, responding, and controlled)

Differentiate between accuracy and precision

Round calculations to the correct number of significant figures

Use a calculator to work with numbers in scientific notation

Be able to take accurate measurements with a ruler, balance, and graduated cylinder

Describe the difference between mass, weight, volume, and density

Use density to predict buoyancy

Use a graph to identify a relationship between variables as either, proportional, power, inverse, or inverse square

Prepare, label, and plot data on a graph