Investigating Questions
You do this when you use your five senses to gather information.
What is observe
You hold this tool against your eye to make objects look bigger.
What is a hand lens
You want to study factors that affect the rate of evaporation. To do this, you use an electric fan, a heat lamp, one shallow pan of water, and one deep pan of water. Which object in your model represents the sun?
What is: heat lamp
What do we call a piece of science information?
What is data
What is the one factor you can change in an experiment?
What is variable
This tool is used to measure mass.
What is a pan balance
Tyrone makes paper airplane models. He flies them to help him understand how real airplanes can fly. What can Tyrone learn about real airplanes from his models?
What is: How well different airplane designs can fly
What do you call the facts that show if a hypothesis is correct?
a) Bar Graph b) Evidence c) Communicate
What is: b) Evidence
When you look at a turtle's eyes and assume they can see you, you are:
a. observing b. predicting c. inferring
What is c. inferring
How can you use a science tool to examine a ladybug and count its legs without hurting it?
Put the ladybug in a magnifying box, and look through its legs.
Calid and Justin are playing on the beach. They see a large ship on the ocean. They want to know how a ship that large can float. What claim can you make about why studying a model of the ship is the best way to find out?
a)They can't build and test a full-size ship.
b)The ship is made of metal
c)They are broke as a joke
What is: a)They can't build and test a full-size ship.
True/ False: When you communicate you share data with others.
What is: True
What are some materials you could use to make a model of a bridge?
*Possible Answer-
Popsicle sticks, string, glue, rope, cement
What type of degrees do we use in the United States to report weather, body temperature and in cooking?
What is degrees Fahrenheit?
Alan wants to make a bridge across the creek behind his house. To find out which design holds the most weight, he makes paper models. How can he best gather evidence about how well each model works?
a) He can blow on each model until it falls
b) He can put science books on each model until it falls
c) He can place quarters on each model until it falls.
What is: c) He can place quarters on each model until it falls.
Sam measured the heights of several trees of the same species and found this data:
Age 1- the tree was 2m tall
Age 5- 3m tall
Age 10- 4m tall
What hypothesis can be drawn from this data?
Trees get taller with age
What variable is being tested if you place one plant in a window and another of the same plant in a dark closet?
What is the amount of light each plant gets
What tools would you use to make a bubble bath that has just the right amount of bubbles and is not too hot/cold?
What is a measuring spoon to add the bubble mix and a thermometer to check the temperature of the water.
How is a model airplane alike and different from a real plane?
Alike: The both have wings that help them fly
Different: The model does not have an engine and a way to steer the plane, and it is much smaller.
What is a graph that shows how things compare
What is: bar graph