The Nature of Science

Look at the picture. What question would a scientist most likely ask about this plant?

• How much does this plant cost?

• Should I give this plant to a friend?

• How much water does the plant need to grow?

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  Where can I get another plant like this?

Look at the picture. How could you classify these objects?

• by weight

• by shape

• by size

• by number

Look at the picture. How would you use this tool?

• to measure length

• to measure temperature

• to measure time

• to measure the mass of an object

Look at the picture. You notice that the sky gets darker. Predict what might happen next.

• It will be morning.

• Plants will grow.

• Fireworks will start.

• It will rain.

Which is NOT a piece of safety equipment?

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Which step do scientific methods include?

• Only do the test once.

• Change many things to see what happens.

• Plan a fair test.

• Do not worry about recording your results.

You asked five people about their favorite food. Three people liked pizza and two people liked hamburgers.
What is the best way to show this data?

• Draw a picture of each person you talked to.

• Make a graph showing the number of votes for each food.

• Draw a picture of each type of food

• Write a list of the people's names you talked to.