Homework
Scientific Method
Practical Experiments
Science News Articles
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Does the homework have to be handed in on time?
Yes
100
Explain what a research question is.
A research question is a question that can be answered or solved performing an experiment
100
What was in the container?
none knows for sure, many people had lots of predictions
100
When a panda cub squeals it is a sign that they are healthy, true or false?
True
100
Is the homework due at the same time every week?
yes (except when there is an interruption to class like a holiday or camping)
200
What should an academic answer look like? (Hint: what should it begin with?)
An academic answer should be a whole sentence, this means it should have the question inside the answer.
200
Scientists study the world around them and make observations and use tools to help them discover more about the world. Name 4 tools scientists use.
1) sight, sound, hearing, touch and smell 2) books, textbooks, journals, drawings, maps, internet 3) taking measurement sand writing down data in tables and graphs
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What was the test tube experiment about?
Seeing what caused rust (factors that cause rust are oxygen, water and salt)
200
What is the name for the Chinese ethnic group that live in the North West of China that like to play Parkour with Han Chinese people?
Uighers
200
If students don't get to choose their own groups for class activities what happens (minimum 2 possibilities needed in your answer)
1) Ms. Amanda chooses, based on who you have worked with before in class 2) People are chosen by pulling names out of the container 3) People are given a number and group together by that number 4) You work with who is sitting next to you
300
Where is the author of the article and the author of the image found?
The author of the article is found after the title at the top of the page. The author of the image is found underneath the picture at the end of the explanation of the image.
300
What is a variable and give an example of 1 type of variable
A variable is a factor that changes, or does not change, in an experiment 1) Controlled variable-does not change in the experiment 2) Independent variable-changes to measure the cause, sometimes called the manipulated or experimental variable 3)Dependent variable-measure the effect of what has changed
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Name 3 science safety rules for the classroom
300
Name 3 things you can do to avoid a shark attack
1) do not swim where there has been shark sighting 2) do not swim near the food that sharks like to eat (fish and seals) 3) stay away from fishing piers and places sharks go
300
Who is in the picture on the Scientific Method posters in the hallway outside class, titled "Keep Calm and Use the Scientific Method"
the Minions
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What is the point of Science Homework? Give 3 reasons why it is important.
1) Reading Science News Articles helps improve academic English reading skills 2) Writing answers to the Science News Article questions helps improve academic writing skills 3) Reading Science New Articles helps understand the latest science research that is happening in the world and other interesting things to do with science 4) Reading Science News Articles is fun
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Why is the scientific method called a process for investigating the natural world?
The scientific method is a series of steps that help scientists (and students of science) plan experiments, think logically through the steps and understand the results. These steps help scientists create research questions, test their ideas and compare their results in a factual way. Scientists help to explain what we know about the natural world through the scientific method.
400
In the first class experiment what did the egg represent and what did your groups work represent?
1) the egg represented a satellite 2) the groups work was the landing pad for the satellite when it fell out of the atmosphere
400
Why are antibiotics not working on TB patients in India? (name 3 reasons in your answer)
1) Dr.'s change antibiotics before they have had a chance to work 2) Patients not finishing a course of antibiotics/ Dr.'s stopping the treatment too soon 3) The TB has become resistant to some antibiotics 4) Drug resistance can spread from one person to another making it hard to treat TB
400
Name the ATLs that are recorded every lesson, 6 in total.
1)On time to class, 2) has science notebook and plastic sleeve, 3) has something to write with (materials), 4) has computer, 5) has planner, 6) hands in homework on time.
500
Why do you paste the answers to your News Articles in the back of your Notebook? Give 2 reasons why
1) As a record of your work 2) Because you can see improvement over time 3) Because you can learn from your mistakes 4) So your teachers and parents can see your work 5) So all your work is together in the one notebook
500
Name 5 of the steps in writing a lab report (hint: these are the same as the steps in the scientific method)
1) research question, 2) background research, 3) hypothesis, 4) variables, 5) materials, 6) method, 7) data collection (tables and graphs), 8) data analysis, 9) conclusion, 10) evaluation, 11) questions for further research, 12) citation/ reference list
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Why is it important to label diagrams (2 facts needed in answer) and to write information down when you are doing experiments (2 facts needed in your answer)?
Label diagrams 1) so that you remember what the diagram represents 2) so that other people can see what it represents 3) so that your work can be marked Write Information down 1) so you won't forget when you come back to the experiment 2) so that if things change you have your notes to compare it to 3) so that you can write a method later 4) so your work can be marked
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Are there more or less sharks in the world today? Explain why, using facts from Article 1.
There are less sharks in the world today because fishermen kill about 100 million sharks every year from overfishing
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Name 4 Essential Agreement points for your class