Science Process Skills
What are the five senses?
Sense of sight
Sense of smell
Sense of hearing
Sense of taste
Sense of touch
TRUE or FALSE?
A small object like a coin occupies a small space.
TRUE
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, Liquid and Gas.
Which of the following does not involve a formation of a new material?
a. burning grass
b. melting ice
c. rusting iron
b. melting ice
L A C S I Y H P E G N A H C - a change in the size, shape, or state of a substance. The look or form of the material changes, but it does not turn into a different substance. No new matter is made.
PHYSICAL CHANGE
________________ is gathering information using your senses.
Observation
How do we measure the mass of an object?
Using a weighing scale.
TRUE or FALSE
Everything around you is matter.
TRUE
Which of the following examples shows a change in physical characteristics?
a. burning wood
b. cooking food
c. folding paper
c. folding paper
C A L M I E C H C A H N G E - happens when matter changes into a completely new substance with different properties.
CHEMICAL CHANGE
What science process skill uses instruments such as balance scale, ruler, and thermometer?
Measuring
Which of these properties describe how much material an object has?
a. mass
b. smell
c. texture
Butter melts when placed in the freezer. Is this statement true or false?
False
Melting
F I R G R I N E N - Making a smart guess based on observations.
INFERRING
What instrument do you use to measure your temperature?
Thermometer
Which of these properties describes matter as yellow, red or green?
a. color
b. smell
c. taste
Solids and liquids have definite shape while gas have no definite shape. Is this sentence true or false?
When a liquid (water) is cooled enough and the heat is being removed, it turns into a solid (ice. What do we call this phase change?
Freezing
E M U L V O - is the amount of space a liquid takes up.
VOLUME
After being away all day, Yen comes home. His pet dog runs toward him, wags its tail, and jumps around excitedly. What can you infer?
The dog is excited and happy to see his owner.
Which of these properties describe materials as rough or smooth?
a. taste
b. temperature
c. texture
c. texture
Unscramble the letters.
S I U D Q I L - They have no definite shape and they take the shape of their container.
LIQUIDS - They have no definite shape and they take the shape of their container.
When a liquid (water) is exposed to heat, it becomes gas (water vapor). What do we call this phase change?
Evaporation
N G I R A P C O M - Telling how things are similar to or different from each other.
COMPARING