Module 1
History of Science
History of Science
Module 2 Scientific Method
Module 3 Earth Science
Module 4
Simple Machines
Simple Machines
Modules 5 & 6
Rocks
Rocks
Just for Fun-Christmas Edition
100
The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances.
What is Spontaneous Generation?
100
True or False: Science can prove anything!
False: Science never really proves anything- we keep expanding our knowledge of scientific matters.
100
When an egg sinks in salty water, it is _____ dense than the water.
What is more?
100
A push or pull exerted on an object in an effort to change that object's velocity
What is force?
100
The study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth.
What is geology?
100
This reindeer is Rudolph's dad.
Who is Donner?
200
An ancient form of paper made from a plant of the same name.
What is Papyrus?
200
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
What is a hypothesis?
200
When an egg floats in salty water, it is _____ dense than the water.
What is less?
200
The amount by which force or motion is magnified in a simple machine
What is mechanical advantage?
200
The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living plants and animals.
What is paleontology?
200
This cartoon character brings a tiny little tree to his friends to decorate for their Christmas play.
Who is Charlie Brown?
300
Championed the heliocentric system (solar-centric universe), which is the best description of how the planets and sun are arranged.
Who is Copernicus?
300
An example that contradicts a conclusion.
What is a counter example?
300
Experiments in which the participants do not know whether or not they are part of the control group.
What are blind experiments?
300
An experiment to find a better gasoline mixture for automobiles would be what type of experiment?
What is Applied science (useful)?
300
A layer of rock that is laid down by water.
What is sedimentary rock?
300
The Grinch stole all of the presents from this town.
What is Whoville?
400
Laid down the laws of motion, developed a universal law of gravity, invented calculus, wrote many commentaries on the Bible, showed white light is really composed of many different colors of light, and ame up with a completely different design for telescopes.
Who is Isaac Newton?
400
An explanation of the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence. There was an educated guess made before this and now it's been tested many times.
What is a Scientific theory?
400
Experiments in which neither the participants nor those analyzing the data know whether or not they are part of the control group.
What are double-blind experiments?
400
A spray that when sprayed around a campsite keeps bears away is an example of ?
What is Technology?
400
This hypothesis can allow for an earth that is just a few thousand years old. It says that earth's structures were caused by catastrophes such as floods.
What is catastrophism?
400
The thieves in Home Alone call themselves-
Who are the Wet Bandits?
500
He thought that atoms were in constant motion and saw what looked to be a blanket on the beach until he realized it was all individual sand granules.
Who is Democritus?
500
A description of a scientific experiment or principle that is supported by a significant amount of evidence and has been tested many times with the same conclusion.
What is a scientific law?
500
The part of the experiment that changes during the experiment.
What is the variable?
500
Which 2 simple machines look identical?
What are the inclined plane and the wedge?
500
When water hits the ground, it can deposit sediments there, causing a type of wet formation to rise up from the ground of a cave.
What is a stalagmite?
500
In the movie “Jingle All the Way”, the gift the dad is trying to buy for his son is-
What is Turboman?
600
Revolutionized the study of life by building the first microscope.
Who was Antoni van Leeuwenhoek?(loo en hook)
600
This Hungarian doctor hypothesized germs being transmitted from dead bodies in the hospital to living patients.
Who is Semmelweis?
600
The variable to which all others are compared.
What is the control?
600
The length of a straight line that travels from one side of a circle to another and passes through the center of a circle.
What is the diameter?
600
In a cavern, water dripping from the ceiling can deposit sediments, forming this type of wet formation that hangs from the ceiling.
What is a stalactite?
600
In Elf, the first rule in the Code of Elves is-
What is treat everyday like Christmas?
