Grade 4 What is Science?

What is science?

• The process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation.

• The process of learning about the human body.

• The process of learning about history.

• The process of learning about art.

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Who are scientists?

• People who discover new things and research how things work.

• People who study literature.

• People who play sports professionally.

• People who work in the entertainment industry.

What is the scientific method?

• A method of research that involves identifying a problem, gathering information, formulating a hypothesis, and conducting experiments to prove or disprove the hypothesis.

• A method of research that involves reading books and articles.

• A method of research that involves guessing the answer to a problem.

• A method of research that involves asking others for the answer to a problem.

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What is the purpose of the Penny Lab?

• To see how many drops of water can fit on a penny.

• To see how many pennies can fit in a jar.

• To see how high a penny can bounce.

• To see how fast a penny can spin.

What are the six basic skills that scientists use?

• Observation, Communication, Classification, Measurement, Inference, Prediction

• Reading, Writing, Math, Art, Music, Sports

• Observation, Cooking, Cleaning, Talking, Walking, Running

• Observation, Drawing, Singing, Dancing, Acting, Writing

What is the top science skill?

• Inquiry

• Observation

• Communication

• Measurement

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What is the skill of Inquiry?

• A process of learning that involves asking questions, investigating multiple sources of information, thinking critically, and establishing new understandings and knowledge.

• A process of learning that involves observing and measuring.

• A process of learning that involves communicating and classifying.

• A process of learning that involves predicting and inferring.

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What are the two categories of data?

• Qualitative observations and Quantitative data

• Observations and Measurements

• Inferences and Predictions

• Variables and Results

How do scientists collect their data?

• By following the scientific method and recording their results.

• By guessing the data and making up the results.

• By asking others for their data.

• By reading books and articles to find the data.

What is the purpose of the ICE RACE experiment?

• To determine what melts ice the fastest.

• To determine what freezes ice the fastest.

• To determine what colors ice the fastest.

• To determine what shapes ice the fastest.

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