Tools/Scientific Method
What tool is used to measure temperature?
What is " a thermometer"?
What is inside rocks?
What are "minerals"?
Which kind of soil is tan, small, and loose? (Hint: some of you play in it at Recess)
What is "sandy soil"?
What are the four (4) different times of year called?
What are "Seasons"?
What type of energy warms our Earth?
What is "solar energy or sunlight"?
What tool(s) do you use to look at something more closely?
What is, "a hand lens, a magnifying glass, a microscope, &/or a telescope"?
Which is smaller, a boulder or a pebble?
What is "a pebble"?
What do you get when you break rocks down into very tiny pieces?
What is "sand"?
Which season is after summer, is cooler, leaves change colors on some trees and fall off, and we start to dress in warmer clothes? (Hint: We are in it now.)
What is "Autumn or Fall"?
What is different about a hurricane and a tornado?
What is "A hurricane starts over the ocean."?
What is a hypothesis?
What is, " a possible answer to a question"?
What is a boulder?
What is "a very large rock"?
Which soil is best for most kinds of plants to grow in?
What is "humus or loam"?
Which season is green, has hot air, lots of sunshine, and we can spend lots of time at the beach or playing outside? (Hint: You have a long vacation.)
What is "Summer"?
Why is the water cooler than the sand at the beach?
What is "Water heats slower than land."?
Why do scientists measure things more than once?
What is, "to make sure they don't make mistakes"?
What are the 5 ways you can classify rocks?
What is "size, color, shape, texture, &/or luster"?
Which soil is black with small grains and plants grow well in it?
What is "humus soil or loam"?
Which season has snow in some places, is colder than all the other seasons, and we get to wear coats, warm hats and boots?
What is "Winter"?
What does air contain, or have in it?
What is "water vapor"?
Is there only one way to investigate a question?
What is, "No, there are many ways."?
What is the process called when you are breaking rocks into tiny pieces?
What is "weathering"?
Which soil holds water well, is often red and sticky with grains packed tightly together, and plants DON'T grow well in it?
What is "clay soil"?
Which season do you see buds on trees, animals have babies, there is warm air, and it rains a lot?
What is "Spring"?
What will happen to water in a closed bottle after several days?
What is, "The water level will stay the same, it won't change, because the water can't escape."