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Your teacher asks you to be grouped according to your interest in science. What particular process skill is done?

• classifying

• inferring

• measuring

• predicting

The statement, “Maybe it will because ” is an example of __.

• a conclusion

• an observation

• a scientific guess

• the problem to be answered

Which of the following is NOT done in making a scientific guess for a science investigation?

• It is testable.

• It is a prediction.

• It is an if/then statement.

• It should rephrase the question into a statement form.

What is the correct order of the steps in the science investigation?

• Ask a question, study results, make a scientific guess, test the scientific guess, make conclusions, and communicate results.

• Ask a question, make a scientific guess, test the scientific guess, make conclusions, study results, and communicate results.

• Make a scientific guess, test the scientific guess, study results, ask a question, make conclusions, and communicate results.

• Ask a question, make a scientific guess, test the scientific guess, study results, make conclusions, and communicate results.

Why is it important for scientists to be curious?

• Curiosity leads to distraction and inefficiency in scientific research.

• Curiosity is important for scientists because it motivates them to explore, question, and discover new knowledge.

• Being curious can hinder scientific progress by causing unnecessary risks.

• Scientists should focus on existing knowledge rather than exploring new ideas.

Which of the following statements describes a scientist?

• Someone who studies science only

• Someone who predicts daily happenings

• Someone who uses scientific practices to gather and interpret results

• Someone who plays with laboratory apparatus while wearing a laboratory gown

Which of the following statements gives rise to the development of science among children?

• Science manages the lives of people everywhere.

• Science develops the children’s capacity to guess and observe what they want.

• Science activities enhance children’s creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.

• Science develops the capacity of children to imitate what others are doing without thinking if it is right or wrong.

Study the picture. You are asked to describe what is happening. If your answer is, “The wind is blowing hard,” which process skill did you practice?

• inferring

• measuring

• observing

• predicting

The statement, “If what I do will do this, then this will probably happen,” is an example of __.

• a conclusion

• an observation

• a scientific guess

• the problem to be answered

Your mother is checking on you if you have a fever using her left palm. What could be the best tool to check if you have a fever?

• Use the right palm

• Any kind of thermometer

• Clinical thermometer

• Laboratory thermometer