Science- Unit 1 Investigating Questions

Krist wants to record the growth of a bean plant. Which measurement will be most useful?

• number of hours of sunlight

• amount of water given

• weight of the plant

• height of the plant

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Paula planted grass seeds in her yard. She watered the yard everyday. Little grass grew in the boxed area.

What can you infer about the reason the grass did not grow?

• Paula did not use good soil.

• Grass needs a lot of sunlight

• Grass needs mowing

• Grass needs more water

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Which measuring tool should you use to find the mass of a rock?

• balance

• graduated cylinder

• measuring cup

• thermometer

Which is an inference about the package?

• It was dropped

• It was lost

• It has a label

• It contains a bike helmet

Which meaning do scientists use for the word investigate?

• to ask a lot of questions

• to use a hand lens

• to use a planned way to find answers to questions

• to try to find answers to some questions by guessing

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The way that air flows under, over, and around a car affects how fast it can travel. Jason builds a model race car. Which feature of the car will have the greatest effect on its speed?

• shape

• glue

• color

• brakes

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Nasira is interested in what different animals eat in the Florida Everglades. Which should she use in her investigation?

• a model of an alligator

• a table showing food for animals in the Everglades

• a water cycle model of the Everglades

• a chart of weather patterns in the Everglades

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Lupe wants to measure the time it takes for five mice to run through a maze. What is the best tool for noting the time of each mouse's run?

• counting

• stopwatch

• wristwatch

• ruler

The figure below shows a worm next to a centimeter ruler.

How long is the worm?

• 2 mm

• 2 cm

• 20 cm

• 2 km

A claim states that the average 8 year old girl in the United States is 131 cm tall. What investigation would provide evidence that could support this claim?

• ask each 8 year old boy in the class how tall he is

• measure how tall half the girls in the class are

• measure the height of every 8 year old girl in the class

• measure the height of all the 8 year olds in the class.