GRAVITY
What force pulls objects toward the earth?
Gravity
What are the two POLES on a magnet?
North pole and south pole!
Josue pushes a shopping cart gently. Then he pushes it harder. What will most likely happen?
A. The cart moves faster.
B. The cart stops.
C. The cart moves backward.
D. The cart disappears.
A. The cart moves faster!
Ayden looks at a mystery box and says, “The box is smooth, shaped like a cube, and has 6 sides.”
Is this an observation or an inference?
Observation — He used his senses to describe what he noticed!
Byron hears CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH! next to him. He turns and says,
“TEREZA IS EATING CHIPS!”
Which is Byron's FIRST observation?
A. Tereza is eating chips.
B. Tereza is hungry.
C. Byron hears a crunching sound.
D. Tereza said the chips are delicious! LOL
C. Byron hears a crunching sound!
Mazi is sitting on the slide and Makhi pushed him down! Why did Mazi go down the slide that fast?
Makhi's push caused the force of gravity to pull him down the slide
Ms. Andre wants to know..............................................................
.....................................do magnets stick to objects?
REGULAR POINTS-NO! THEY ATTRACT
DOUBLE POINTS-NO! THEY CAN ATTRACT OR REPEL
TRIPLE POINTS-NO! THEY CAN ATTRACT, REPEL, OR NEITHER!
A toy car is sitting on the floor. Daniel pushes the car toward the door. What will the push do?
A. Make the car move toward the door.
B. Make the car move toward Daniel.
C. Make the car float.
D. Keep the car in the same place.
A. Make the car move toward the door!
Adrian sees a wet umbrella by the door and says, “Someone was outside in the rain!”
Is this an observation or an inference?
Inference — He used what he observed to make an evidence-based guess (inference)!
Ellie walks into the classroom and says,
“EWWWW! Something smells terrible!”
She looks around and sees a banana peel INSIDE OF a desk. 🍌
Ellie communicated these statements in her science notebook.
Which is an observation?
A. Someone forgot their snack.
B. The banana is the reason it smells bad.
C. Ellie smells something bad and sees a banana peel.
D. Someone needs to clean their backpack.
C. Ellie smells something bad and sees a banana peel!
Amelia is playing on the playground. She wants to play on the monkey bars. If she falls down, why would that happen?
The force of gravity is pulling her down
Reishard is investigating magnets. Which object would a magnet most likely attract?
A. Plastic spoon
B. Paper clip
C. Wooden pencil
D. Rubber eraser
B. Paper clip
Ashly pushes a toy car away from herself. What happens to the car?
A. It moves toward her.
B. It moves away from her.
C. It stays still.
B. It moves away from her!
Yanara hears a loud CRASH from Ms. Ham's classroom! Yanara says, “Someone dropped a desk!”
Observation or inference?
Inference — She heard the crash, but she is making a guess about what caused it!
Jania sees muddy footprints leading from the classroom door to the sink. She says,
“A student came inside with muddy shoes and washed them at the sink!”
What part is Jania's inference?
A. She sees muddy footprints.
B. The footprints lead to the sink.
C. A student came inside with muddy shoes and washed them.
D. She used her eyes.
C. A student came inside with muddy shoes and washed them!
Andy is playing basketball and makes a SLAM DUNK! Why does the basketball go through the net and touch the ground?
The downward push from the slam dunk and the force of gravity pulling the basketball down!
Asia wonders which objects would be the best choice to test whether a magnet attracts an object?
A. iron nail
B. Cotton ball
C. paper clip
D. Piece of paper
a. iron nail
c. paper clip
Thiago pushes a giant box with less force. Then he dresses up as the HULK for Halloween. Then, he pushes the box with more force. What will most likely happen?
A. The box moves faster or farther away
B. The box becomes invisible. 👻
C. The box moves faster towards you
D. Nothing changes.
A. The box moves faster or farther away
Danilo smells fresh popcorn coming from the cafeteria. Which is an observation?
A. “Someone is making popcorn.”
B. “The popcorn will be my snack!”
C. “I smell popcorn.”
D. “The teacher is eating popcorn.”
C. “I smell popcorn!”
Ms. Ham and Ms. Andre went out to eat. There was only ONE DUMPLING LEFT! Ms. Ham and Ms. Andre did not communicate and decided to BOTH grab the dumpling, pulling it towards their own body! What might happen to the dumpling!
The dumpling might EXPLODE because of the two pulling forces in opposite directions!
Juandiel throws a ball straight up into the air. What will happen next because of gravity?
REGULAR POINTS-The force of gravity will pull the ball down
DOUBLE POINTS-The force of gravity will pull the ball down towards the Earth
Johnny has a magnet and a metal coin. The coin does not attract to the magnet. What does this communicate?
Not all metals are attracted to magnets!
Matthew is driving a MONSTER TRUCK! But...it ran out of gas! He wants the car to move to the left (izquierda), to get to the gas station. What should he do?!
Push or pull the car toward the left to change its direction!
Kaylee sees a puddle of water on the classroom floor and notices that the floor is slippery. She says, “Someone probably spilled their water bottle.”
Which part is the observation?
A. Someone spilled their water bottle...
B. The floor has water on it and feels slippery!
C. Someone made a big mess!
D. Someone is in trouble!
B. The floor has water on it and feels slippery!
“If my 👀👂👃👅✋ (what word?) can tell me, it's an OBSERVATION. If my brain has to figure it out, it's an !”
INFERENCE