Plants for Food and Fibre
Structures and Forces
Science Inquiry
Vocab
Science Investigation
100

This technique is when you spray fields to prevent mosquitoes 

What is a pesticide ? 

100

What is one advantage of a solid structure?

What is they are strong and cannot be moved easily ?

100

What you want to learn from conducting your experiment ? 

What is a Question ? 

100

A force that causes one part of a material to slide past another.

What is Shear ? 

100

This is the first step of any science investigation, where you decide what you want to learn or solve

What is identifying the problem or asking a question?

200

The petals of the stem have a very important job, this job is to___? 

What is attract pollinators ? 

200

A series of interlocking beams often in a triangle form is ? 

What is a truss ?

200

A detailed list of all of the steps/directions needed to conduct the experiment. 

What is procedure ? 

200

Any load that changes over time.

What is a dynamic load ?

200

These are the materials, tools, and steps used to carry out an investigation.

What are the procedure and equipment?

300

Rhizomes, Suckers and Runners are all ways that plants? 

What is reproduce WITHOUT seeds? 

300

The limits within a structure's performance is thought to be acceptable is called? 

What is Margin of Safety ? 

300

Charts, graphs, tables etc, all document or show the experiment results. 

What is data ? 

300

The movement of molecules from a high concentration to a lower concentration through a semipermeable barrier.

What is Osmosis ? 

300

This is the factor in an investigation that you intentionally change to see its effect

What is the independent variable

400

A plant is no longer dependent on the seed coat for nutrition during which stage of its life?

What is Seedling ? 

400

A staple is an example of ? 

What is a joiner ? 

400

This step in the inquiry process involves making an educated guess or prediction about what you think will happen in an experiment.

What is hypothesis ?

400

A hollow structure made from a thin outer layer.

What is a shell structure ? 

400

In a fair test, this is the factor that stays the same to ensure accurate results.

What are constants or controlled variables?

500

Planting a single tree species results in the biodiversity of the environment ________ and the susceptibility to a pest infestation________?  

What is DECREASING and INCREASING

500

An elbow is classified as a _____ joint and a door hinge is classified as a ______ joint ? 

What is mobile joints ? 

500

This step in the inquiry process involves analyzing results and deciding whether your hypothesis was correct

What is drawing a conclusion?

500

The process by which water is pulled from the roots of the plant through the stems and leaves and released through microscopic holes in the leaves called stomata.

What is transpiration ? 

500

This is the process of sharing your findings with others after completing a science investigation.

What is communicating results?