Random Science Q's
List at least one type of non-renewable energy type
Maline will decide if right
Yozna wanted this animal on the farm. (Yozna can't answer)
Goat
What is the process called to clean dairy milk for consumption.
Pasturization
True or False: Nuclear energy is a type of energy that can be used to power buildings and homes
True
Pick a random person int he lab: Write the definition for natural science
Study of the natural world and the interactions that occur within the environment
What is photosynthesis and how does it work
Nisha will decide if correct
What crops did the farm decide on for the year?
Kale, spinach, tomatos, corn
Name 3 types of renewable energy.
Ali will decide who is right
What does GMO stand for and what does it mean in practice? Give an example
Genetically Modified Organism- type of organisms where the DNA/traits are modified to alter the organism.
Pick someone in the classroom: Race to the board and draw the 3 components of sustainability diagram.
Class will be the judge
_______- is how the current agricultural industry is set up with miles of the same type of crop
Monoculture
Which crop on the farm had the highest profit and what was the harvest time
Cotton, 3 months
List the 3 levels of types of consumers.
Ali will decide who is right.
Design and describe a sustainable ecosystem
Class will judge
Pick someone else in the class: Race to the whiteboard and write out the 6 steps for the scientific method.
Class will decide who is right
True or False: Crickets and Cicadas are the same insect but crickets turn into cicadas and fly away when there are too many in one area.
False: Cicadas and grasshoppers are the same
What was the main issue the farm was having.
Resources are expensive!
Why is energy so important for humans and for society? Describe it is is used for individuals and for society as a whole.
Humans and society need energy to continue to function.
What does oviparous mean and explain how it is related to people.
Oviparous: lays eggs. Our bodies can't create eggs that house nutrients for babies/fetuses to grow outside out body. OR We have to directly provide nutrients inside or body
List at least 3 other types of alternative protein sources that would be more sustainable than meat.
Crickets, Mealworms, Spiders, Grasshoppers, Ants, Spiders, etc
What is a punnett square?
method used to map out the genetics parents will give to offspring
Give an example of a vertebrate mammal that lives in the ocean.
Dolphins
I have lungs to breathe air, warm blood, give birth to babies and have a backbone. What am I?
Mammal
Design an experiment to test if plants need sunlight to grow using all 6 steps of the scientific method
Class will judge
Scavengers, decomposers, omnivores, carnivores, herbivores