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WorksheetsReading 1.2 – How Can Models Help Me Understand Odors?
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 26mins
In science, models are helpful in many ways. In general, scientists develop models and use them to explain _______________.
desks
phenomena
pupils
questions
Bananas, apples, lemons, and kiwis all have different odors. Your nose can tell the difference. In fact, people’s noses can detect about _______________ different odors.
10
100
1,000
10,000
A model that helps you describe what you know about odors today might not help you explain what you learn about ___________ later in this unit.
sight
taste
odors
feeling
A map and a globe can both be good ____________.
maids
models
makes
fish
Wherever you are— in a classroom, outside,on a bus, at home— you can smell ____________ because they become part of the air.
experiences
odors
pumpkins
muffins
Even though all of the 10,000 odors people can smell go from a source into the air to their _______________, each odor is very different.
eyes
noses
ears
mouth
Light travels too fast for people to see it moving; however, you can ___________ how light moves.
see
model
smell
move
Your nose detects odors even if you cannot see them.
true
false
When you eat an orange, you usually can smell the _____________ odor.
red
orange
yellow
Sometimes the model you imagine in your __________ is difficult to represent with a drawing.
nose
head
ears
mouth
As you study in science, you will sometimes change your models. _______________ do this, too.
Fish
Scientists
Dryers
Walls
When you learn new information, you sometimes need to leave your old model the same.
true
false
A model that helps you describe what you know about odors today might not help you explain what you learn about odors later in this unit. Your model might stay the same or it might change as you learn ___________ information.
old
new
super
awesome
If you asked a scientist to describe the continents on Earth, that person could use a globe or a ___________.
mouse
map
fish
bed
If you had to explain why the temperature in Alaska is cold for most of the year, a _____________ would be more helpful than a flat map.
story
globe
pool
lake
All odors that humans smell have that in common— they all move as part of the __________________.
salt
air
earth
water
Even though all of the 10,000 _____________ people can smell go from a source into the air to their noses, each odor is very different.
sights
odors
tastes
In what state of matter would you be able to best smell an odor
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What is all matter made up of?
Air
Particles
Water
Carbon
Which of the following is a detector?
Proton
Atom
Nose
State of Matter
How can we smell different scents?
scent molecules travels unto our noses
we sniff the air
our brain tells us what we are smelling
a magic bus travels into our nose
A tennis ball could be used to represent the sun because it's round and yellow. Which of the following could also be used to model the sun?
a light bulb
an empty cup
an eraser
a Kleenex box
What information is NOT shown in this diagram of the solar system?
the names of planets
the order of the planets
the path the planets travel in their orbit
the distance between the planets
Which of the following describes the purpose of this diagram?
to show the importance of watering plants
to show how water accumulates
to show the path and continuous movement of water on Earth
to show how much rain can fall
True or False--A model can never be revised.
true
false
True or false--Models can never be the same size as the object being copied.
true
false
True or false--all models must be working models.
true
false
using the 5 senses to learn
observing
communicating
predicting
collecting data
sharing ideas and info
classifying
formulation questions
communicating
experimenting
making small version
identifying variables
making models
experimenting
communicating
A "picture" of your data. A few examples of these are line, and bar.
Graph
Snapchat
Diary
What kind of graph is this?
Bar Graph
Line Graph
Picto Graph
Instragram
Any representation of an object or process.
Model
System
Graph
Mr. Caldwell
using one or more of your senses to gather information
density
inferring
predicting
observing
Apple juice, coffee, and vinegar are all examples of a
liquid
solid
gas
Where is the BEST location for someone to smell odors?
away from the source of the odor
next to the source of the odor
next to a window
people can not smell odors
Which of the following models BEST describes how we are able to smell odors?
Creating a visual model of odors is important because...
you can not see odors.
you can not hear odors.
you can not smell odors.
you can not touch odors.
How many different odors can your nose detect?
10,000
10
100
1,000,000,000,000 (1 trillion)
We can smell odors because
they are part of the air we breathe.
they are part of the foods we eat.
they can be hot and cold.
we can not see them or hear them.
When scientific models are created about phenomena, do they always stay the same?
Scientific models can be revised.
Scientific models always stay the same.
Scientific models can not be changed.
Scientific models take too long to revise.
If your model does not explain the phenomena you experienced, what should you do?
Use a different model.
Try not to experience anything new.
Assume that you must be wrong.
Never use models.
