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WorksheetsGetting Ready for Science
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the last step in the scientific method
a)
Draw a conclusion
b)
Record your data as results
c)
Share what you have learned with others
d)
Collaborate with others
2.
Hand lens
a)
Tool to make objects appear larger
b)
Tool to search objects
3.
To arrange or organize things
a)
Classify
b)
Predict
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Compare
4.
A problem for discussion or investigation
a)
Prediction
b)
Compare
c)
Classify
d)
Question
5.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Make an observation
b)
Design and conduct an experiment
c)
Make an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
6.
If you spill a liquid during an experiment, what should you do?
a)
Scream and run from the investigation
b)
Lay your coat over the spill to hide it from others.
c)
Tell your teacher and quickly clean up the spill
d)
Yell at your lab partner and start an argument.
7.
When you are performing a scientific investigation, when should you eat your snack?
a)
Eat while you are waiting for results.
b)
Never eat or drink during a scientific investigation.
c)
Eat your snack when you are recording you data.
8.
What is this science tool?
a)
beaker
b)
microscope
c)
hand lenses
d)
thermometer
9.
If you were heating a liquid for a scientific investigation, it would be important to have...
a)
Paper towels to clean up a spill
b)
A plastic fork to stir the hot liquid
c)
Protection for your hands to handle hot containers and liquids
10.
Why do scientist use the scientific method?
a)
To make sure they get credit for their discoveries.
b)
To make sure their results are valid and can be performed by other scientists.
c)
So that other scientist don't get mad at them
11.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
12.
What is the Scientific Method?
a)
The steps to making an experiment.
b)
The steps to making proving your hypothesis is right.
c)
Don't know.
d)
The six steps to making an experiment.
13.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
14.
What is this science tool?
a)
thermometer
b)
ruler
c)
beaker
d)
yard stick
15.
Scientists often play a big role in:
a)
controlling weather
b)
developing new things
c)
building houses
d)
teaching history
16.
The scientific method is made up of several:
a)
stones
b)
experiments
c)
problems
d)
steps
17.
What is this science tool?
a)
timer
b)
microscope
c)
thermometer
d)
rain gauge
18.
What is the abbreviation for grams?
a)
g
b)
gr
c)
G
d)
Gr
19.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
20.
When in the lab...
a)
long sleeves and loose clothing should be rolled up
b)
closed toe shoes should be worn
c)
long hair should be pulled back
d)
all of the above
21.
What is this science tool?
a)
balance scale
b)
beaker
c)
hand lenses
d)
thermometer
22.
An experiment is a(n):
a)
accident
b)
definite answer
c)
scientific test
d)
long task
23.
The part of the experiment that is used for comparison
a)
control
b)
quantitative
c)
data
d)
observation
24.
It's fine to do random experiments with the lab equipment without teacher permission.
a)
Ummmm... no!
b)
Sure- it'd be fine!
25.
It's fine to smell chemicals directly from their containers.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
If you break glassware in the lab, you should...
a)
Tell the teacher
b)
Clean it up quickly before the teacher notices
c)
Scream at the top of your lungs
27.
What is this science tool?
a)
magnet
b)
hand lenses
c)
rain gauge
d)
balance
28.
When is it OK to eat or drink at the lab tables?
a)
Always
b)
During group work, but not during lab activities
c)
Never
d)
During lab activities
29.
What is this science tool?
a)
notebook
b)
weather vane
c)
beaker
d)
microscope
30.
How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
31.
Which is a safety tool?
a)
ruler
b)
fire extinguisher
c)
balance
32.
What is this science tool?
a)
sun glasses
b)
safety goggles
c)
hand lenses
d)
beaker
33.
What is this science tool?
a)
beaker
b)
weather vane
c)
thermometer
d)
balance scale
34.
What is the abbreviation for milliliter?
a)
m
b)
mL
c)
ML
d)
Ml
35.
What is this science tool?
a)
beaker
b)
microscope
c)
hand lenses
d)
thermometer
36.
What is inquiry?
a)
asking questions about something or studying it closely
b)
when you hurt yourself
c)
a list of steps to complete an experiment
d)
an insect
37.
What is a tool used to pick up and hold on to objects?
a)
tweezers
b)
scissors
c)
forceps
d)
your hands
38.
The one thing in a scientific test that is different
a)
constant
b)
variable
c)
the procedures
d)
the hypothesis
39.
An organized plan that scientists use to conduct a study...
a)
procedures
b)
data
c)
plan of action
d)
scientific method
40.
An investigation is...
a)
the study that scientist does
b)
what is done in court
c)
how people understand science
d)
when you solve a playground mystery
41.
A student made a graph showing how many students have blue or brown eyes. What inquiry skill did he use?
a)
contact lenses
b)
display data
42.
What would be used to measure the distance around the trunk of a tree?
a)
ruler
b)
unifix cubes
c)
paper clips
d)
measuring tape
43.
Suppose you used 2 balls of different sizes to represent the Earth and the Moon. What inquiry skill did you use?
a)
use models
b)
abstract items
44.
What is a data table?
a)
a tool used to record and organize data into rows and columns
b)
a table kids sit at
c)
a pictograph
d)
a bar graph
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