Science + Tools
A scientist uses this sense to notice what something looks, sounds, smells, feels, or tastes like.
What is observation?
This is what something is like, such as its color, shape, or texture.
What is property?
This is the process when liquid water changes into water vapor.
What is evaporation?
This part of a plant usually takes in water from the soil.
What are roots?
This is something that is alive.
What is a living thing?
Scientists use this tool to measure how long something is.
What is a ruler?
Ice, water, and water vapor are three forms of this.
What is matter?
This happens when water vapor cools and becomes liquid water.
What is condensation?
Plants need these things to grow and survive.
What are water, sunlight, and other needs for growth?
This is the place where a plant or animal lives.
What is a habitat?
This tool can be used to measure the temperature of something.
What is a thermometer?
Heating or cooling can cause matter to do this.
What is changing/ What is a change in matter?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of this part of the water cycle.
What is precipitation?
This is the process that helps plants make new plants by spreading their seeds.
What is seed dispersal/ spreading seeds.
Bees help many plants by moving pollen from one flower to another. This process is called this.
What is pollination?
Scientists use this tool to measure how much space a liquid takes up.
What is a graduated cylinder?
A balance can be used to measure this property of matter.
What is mass?
This model shows how water moves through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
What is the water cycle?
Plants go through stages as they grow. This repeating pattern is called a plant ____.
What is a life cycle?
Plants and animals depend on one another and on their surroundings. This is called an ____ relationship.
What is an interdependent relationship?
In this kind of activity, students identify a problem and create, test, and improve a solution.
What is an engineering/ design challenge?
A student designs a dog house using materials with different properties. Choosing the best materials is an example of this.
What is using properties of materials to choose materials?
A change to Earth's surface that happens quickly is called a ____ change.
What is a fast change?
A flower may need help moving pollen. A student-designed tool that helps move pollen is called a ____.
What is a hand pollinator?
Scientists study both living and nonliving things to understand how they interact in these places.
What are habitats?