Vocabulary
How do inquiry skills help people?
They help people find out information.
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How many senses should you use when you want to observe something?
Five
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You can observe a bird in your backyard?
True
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A tape ________ is a tool.
measure
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Observe something in your classroom using your sense of sight.
Example: My teacher looks so lovely today.
What is a science tool that you know?
Example answers: hand lens, thermometer, measuring cup
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What are you doing when you are finding the length and height of something?
Measuring
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Classify and sort are synonyms.
True
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Scientists use _________ skills.
inquiry
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Use your inquiry skills to find out who the tallest student in your class is.
Example: Amanda is the tallest student in my class.
What does a thermometer measure?
Temperature
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When you compare and contrast, you see how two things are _____ and __________.
alike
different
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To use what you know to answer a question is to infer.
True
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When you want to observe something, first you should plan an ______________.
investigation
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Use your feet to measure the length of your class room.
Example: My classroom is 30 feet.
What is a statement that can be tested?
Hypothesis
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You want to measure how much water fits into a bucket. What tool should you use?
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Predict means to show what something is like or how it works.
False
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To predict means to make a good guess about what will happen.
You observe snow and ice outside. You can infer that the season is _______.
winter
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Observe how your hand is alike and different from your teacher's.
Example: We both have five fingers, but my hand is smaller.
Scientists write or draw to ____________ what they learned.
communicate
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What tool should you use to find the weight of a watermelon?
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You can use a hand lens to measure the amount of water in a cup.
False
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A _____ _____ helps you observe more details than with your eyes alone.
hand lens
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Infer where your teacher was born.
Example: I can infer that my teacher was born in America.