SFB PGS 52-53-54 & General Review

Science General Review Class Activity.

Open your SFB pg. 52

There are many kinds of tools that scientists use. Tools help scientists observe, measure, and study things in the natural world. Fill in the blank boxes with examples of tools that scientists use.​

Multiple Select

SFB pg. 52:

Please select the CORRECT TWO ANSWERS to fill in spaces 1 and 2.

After checking the answers, write them in your book.

• microscope

• Computer

• Collecting Net

• Spring scale

Multiple Select

SFB pg. 52: SCIENCE TOOLS

Please select the CORRECT TWO ANSWERS regarding tools for observing to fill in spaces 3 and 4.

After checking the answers, write them in your book.

• Microscope

• thermometer

• Stopwatch

• Hand lense

Multiple Select

SFB pg. 52: SCIENCE TOOLS

Please select the CORRECT TWO ANSWERS regarding tools for measuring to fill in spaces 7 and 8.

After checking the answers, write them in your book

• handlens

• ruler and meterstick

• balance

• Thermometer

Open your SFB pg. 53

Match

SFB pg. 53: Word Play

Match the scrambled letters in order with the correct science term.

After checking the answers, write them in your book.

• meter

• gram

• degree Celsius

• accurate

• newton

1. 1. Treem

2. 2. Amrg

3. rdsgeee seCisul

4. taceurca

5. townne

• 1. 1. Treem

• 2. 2. Amrg

• 3. rdsgeee seCisul

• 4. taceurca

• 5. townne

Match

SFB pg. 53: Word Play

Match the scrambled letters in order with the correct science term.

After checking the answers, write them in your book.

• liter

• spring scale

• pan balance

6. trile

2. 7. acnsrl spgei

8. nap cablane

• 6. trile

• 2. 7. acnsrl spgei

• 8. nap cablane

Match

SFB pg. 53: Word Play

Match the scrambled letters in order with the correct science term.

After checking the answers, write them in your book.

• second

• volume

• graduated cylinder

9. dceson

2. 10. veumol

11. tagurdade lycnidre

• 9. dceson

• 2. 10. veumol

• 11. tagurdade lycnidre

Fill in the Blanks

SFB pgs 53:

Riddle: Place the circled letters in order to solve the riddle below. Why did the captain ask for a balance?

He wanted to

Fill in the Blanks

SFB pgs 53:

Riddle: Place the circled letters in order to solve the riddle below. Why did the captain ask for a balance?

the mass of the...

Open your SFB pg. 54

Open Ended

Which kinds of butterflies are found in a field?

Write this same response on page 54 of your SFB as well.

Thank you.

Open Ended

Which kinds of butterflies are found in a field?

Write this same response on page 54 of your SFB as well.

Thank you.

Open Ended

What do scientists already know about the bottom of the ocean?​

Write this same response on page 54 of your SFB as well.

Thank you.

Open Ended

Does the mass of a ball affect how far it rolls?​​

Write this same response on page 54 of your SFB as well.

Thank you.

Match

Identify what this​ tool measures and the metric units it uses.

This measures distance in meters

This measures volume in millimeters

This measures temperature in °C and °F

• This measures distance in meters

• This measures volume in millimeters

• This measures temperature in °C and °F

​Bonus questions!...

Multiple Choice

Taylor made some observations and has a question she would like to answer. What should she do next?

• form an opinion

• analyze evidence

• plan and conduct an investigation

• draw conclusions and communicate results

Multiple Choice

Joe wonders what kinds of birds live in his neighborhood. What skill will he use to investigate the variety of birds where he lives?

• infer

• observe

• order

• communicate

Multiple Choice

The following graph shows an estimated population. What is a reasonable prediction you can make based on the graph?

• The population will descrease.

• The population will increase.

• The population will continue to increase.

• The population cannot be estimated.

Multiple Choice

Models allow scientists to test things that might be too expensive or difficult to test using the real item. Which of the following would be an investigation that COULD USE a model.

• whether a new spray will repel mosquitoes

• how many times per day a robin leaves her nest

• how much weight a new bridge can support

• how much water a cubic meter of sand can hold

Multiple Choice

The thermometer shows the temperature on a certain day. What is the correct temperature reading?

• 25 degrees Celsius

• 100 degrees Celsius

• 50 degrees Celsius

• 75 degrees Celsius

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an experiment in which a person can control a variable?

Note: A controlled variable is one that you keep the same for all the conditions of your experiment. A good scientist needs to think through all the variables that might need to be controlled so that they do not interfere with the experiment.

• Observe the behavior of ants around an anthill.

• Tell whether it rained every Wednesday for an entire month

• Count the number of insects in a piece of ground measuring 1 m square

• Determine whether plants grow better in full sunshine or partial sunlight.

Multiple Choice

A doctor says that drinking two glasses of milk in the morning will give students more energy. Which of the following would be good scientific evidence for or against the doctor’s claim?

• a brochure from the doctor stating the benefits of milk

• data from scientific investigations about drinking milk in the morning

• a TV advertisement that says drinking milk in the morning gives people plenty of energy

• statements from five people about how drinking milk in the morning gives them energy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is an inference about the picture

• The vase is broken.
• The girls' bow is blue and purple.
• The girl broke the vase.
• The girl has blonde hair.

Multiple Choice

Kyle is wondering what he is getting for his birthday. He decides to shake the box that contains his present. Kyle did not realize it, but he was acting like a scientist. What was the first step Kyle took in this situation that a scientist also takes?

• asking a question

• collecting evidence

• drawing a conclusion

• developing an explanationg

Multiple Choice

Angela measured the length of a block. How long is the block?

• 5 cm.

• 5 in.

• 5.5 cm.

• 6.5 in.

Multiple Choice

Collecting evidence is used to support a .

• data

• conclusion

• opinions

• investigations

Multiple Choice

Jose tests the effects of fertilizers on four seeds of the same kind of plant. He gives each plant the same amount of water and sun. The table below shows his results.

What can Jose conclude about the fertilizers?

• Fertilizer 2 helps plants grow the tallest.

• Plants grow taller without the fertilizers.

• Fertilizer 3 does not help plants grow taller.

• Plants grow taller with Fertilizer 1 than they do with Fertilizer 2.

THIS IS THE END!