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Gr5 Science Unit 1
Grade 5 Science Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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What is it called when we gather information with our senses? | observation or investigation |
How do we analyze and evaluate scientific explanations? | gather data from your experiment |
How can we control a variable? | example: growing a plant: one in the sun, one in the shade |
If you suggest that the size of an insect population depends on the temperature, how long should you conduct observational testing? | at least one year |
What is one example of how scientists gather information differently than a historian? | we do experiments |
If you are shaking your presents to guess what is inside, how is that thinking like a scientist? | ask a question |
Why is it important for scientists to communicate with others? | learn from one another |
What should you pay attention to when observing data on a chart? | the title |
Which tool do you use to measure volume? | beaker, graduated cylinder, measuring cups |
What is always an important part of an experiment? | understanding and controlling the variable |
What tool should you bring when collecting and analyzing items from the stream? | a collecting net |
What is the metric unit for measuring mass? | grams |
What is not part of a scientific investigation? | don't write letters about your feelings |
When would you want to use repeated observation rather than an experiment? | want to observe or count something |
If you are inferring that a train was approaching rapidly based on the way the noise from the train sounded, which skill would you use? | you're using hearing |
What are important factors to observe when reading a table? | Title, data, compare, contrast, sharing, communicate |
Why would you want to write reports as a scientist? | To communicate evidence with other scientists |
What should you observe from a beaker filled with water while it's heating up? | When something is starting to warm up you see bubbles. |
Name some science safety practices. | Goggles, lab coat, gloves, masks, first aid kits. |