Science and Scientist
The knowledge that we have about our natural world is called ______
Science
When we state what we think is most likely to happen in the future we are ______
Make a Prediction
This is a step by step method used to find out how things work
Scientific Method
The Mnemonic MRS GREN represent the characteristics of living things. Which characteristic does each letter represent?
Movement, Respire, Sensitivity, Grow, Reproduce, Excrete, Nutrition
In which habitat can we find a panda
Forest
I am someone who tries to understand how our world and other things work. I use special skills and methods to carry out investigations. Who am I?
Scientist
We use our senses to find out about objects and events. which skill is this?
Observing
8. How many steps are in the scientific method?
6
How can you tell if a rabbit is alive? It
It can move, breathe, reproduce, etc.
This type of habitat is also called the Savannah. Most of the plants are grasses. Lions, giraffes and zebras can be found in this grassland
Grassland
3. Dr. Kingsley is one of Jamaica's finest scientists. He does research studies on the health of the environment such as the air, soil and water qualities. What type of scientist is Dr. Kingsley?
An environmentalist
When we draw conclusions based on present evidence, reasoning or past experience, we are using the process skill called____
Inferring
What is the third step in the scientific method?
Conduct Experiment.
This is the step where materials are gathered and set up to carry out an experiment.
Farmer Joe puts fertilizer on his patch of cabbage. Which characteristic of living things will take place?
growth
3. Ron did an investigation using two similar plants. He watered one plant everyday for 6 days. What was he investigating? If plants need ____ to survive
water
When we give information, receive information and share ideas about things in our environment. We are ________
communicating
Mark had the following items on the floor in his room. pencil, pen, rubber, sharpener, ball, book, doll,, marker, marbles, crayon, bottle, top, toy, bag, cup, box, satchet
He examined each object and placed them into three group.
Which Science process skill is he using?
When you make a statement about what you expect to happen when you do the investigation, this is called?
Hypothesis
The leaves of a "shame ole lady" plant close up when they are touched. This shows that the plant is a living thing because it_____
responds to being touched or its sensitive to touch
When animals give off carbon dioxide, plants this in. How do plants use carbon dioxide?
They use to make food
What must a scientist do to ensure that a test is fair?
Carry out the experiment under the same conditions to get a specific answer.
Sara gathered the following materials, candle, stopwatch, ruler, matches. She measured the length of the candle and wrote the measurement in her notebook.
Her teacher lights the candle, she asked Sara to predict what will happen when she lights the candle. She told Sara to let the candle burn for 10 minutes and turned on the stopwatch.
Which skills are being used in this scenario?
What happens at the analyze and draw conclusions step?
Use the information recorded from the experiment to draw a conclusion about the experiment.
Check to see if your hypothesis was correct.
1Natural fertilizer can be used to replace chemical fertilizer. Give an example of natural fertilizer
manure for cows or horses
What is one thing that makes a human different from an animal?
Humans and animals have the same basic needs except that humans wear clothes and animal dont.