Understanding Models and Data Analysis

Which of the following is a type of graphic organizer used to collect data?

• Bar graph

• Poem

• Storybook

• Song

What is a model in science?

• A tool to represent objects or processes

• A type of food

• A kind of animal

• A musical instrument

Which of the following is a limitation of a model?

• It may not be the same size as the real object

• It can talk

• It is always alive

• It is made of water

What does a bar graph help you do?

• Compare amounts of different things

• Write a story

• Sing a song

• Draw a picture

Which of these is a pattern you might find in data?

• Numbers increasing by 2 each time

• All numbers are the same

• The numbers are random

• The numbers are letters

What is the main purpose of a Venn diagram?

• To show similarities and differences

• To play a game

• To cook food

• To make music

Which of the following is an advantage of using a model?

• It helps us understand things that are too big or too small to see

• It can fly

• It is always made of gold

• It is a living thing

If you have a table showing the number of apples sold each day, what kind of graphic organizer could you use to show this information?

• Bar graph

• Poem

• Song

• Dance

Which of these is a mathematical calculation you can use to compare patterns?

• Addition

• Drawing

• Singing

• Coloring

What does a flow chart show?

• The steps in a process

• The colors of the rainbow

• The taste of food

• The sound of music