Science Skills
What scientific skill uses your five senses to gather information?
Observation
What movement of Earth causes day and night?
Rotation
What state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?
SOLID
What is the room number of the Science Laboratory?
Room 305, Annex Building
Which is heavier: 1 kilogram of cotton or 1 kilogram of rocks?
They weigh the same.
A student says, "I think this plant will grow taller if it gets more sunlight." Is this an observation, inference, or prediction?
Prediction
Why do plants need sunlight?
For Photosynthesis
Why does ice melt when left on a table?
It gains heat from its surroundings.
What is the name of our annual Science celebration at MDSF?
STEM Month
A rooster lays an egg on the roof. Which side does the egg fall?
Roosters don't lay eggs.
Maria wants to know which paper towel absorbs the most water. What should she change in her investigation?
Type (brand) of paper towel
A class wants to grow vegetables in school. Should they plant them in a sunny area or a shaded area?
Sunny area
Why are cooking pots usually made of metal?
Metal is a good conductor of heat.
What month do we celebrate STEM Month?
February
A father has 4 daughters. Each daughter has 1 brother. How many children does he have?
5
Two groups investigated the same question but got different results. Give one possible reason why.
Different procedures, measurements, or uncontrolled variables.
A community experiences several days of heavy rain. What natural hazard is most likely to happen?
Flooding
A metal spoon and a wooden spoon are placed in hot soup. Which spoon becomes hot first?
Metal Spoon
Name the science process skill that we practiced most often before every investigation: Observe, Predict, or Memorize?
Observe
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
MAP
Your class wants to know which area in MDSF is the hottest during lunch. What tool should you use to collect data?
Thermometer
Your family is choosing where to build a house. Which is the safer location: beside a river or on higher ground?
Higher Ground
You want to keep an ice cube from melting during a picnic. Which material is the best insulator?
Towel/Cloth
Keep everything away. Clean Table policy.
You are in a race, and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
second place