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Science skills

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name

Class

Date

An observation that cannot be described or expressed in numbers.

inferring

qualitative observation

scientific investigation

Quantitative observation

Grouping together items that are alike in some ways.

quantitative observation

evaluating

classifying

You should never ______ chemicals or materials used in lab.

eat

drink

smell

all of the above

Noticing that a bird is blue is a _____________ observation.

qualitative

quantitative

When you measure your height or your weight you are making a ___________ observation.

qualitative

quantitative

What is a Claim?

Living things need water.

The supporting details

Fake news

The writer's position or stance, it answers the question

Evidence is the....

HOW you know

Statistic or measurement

WHY you know

ANYTHING you know

The reasoning is...

EVERYTHING you know

WHY you know

WHAT you know

HOW you know

What is a factor that can change in an experiment?

Claim

Variable

Scientific Inquiry

Hypothesis

10.

What is the justification that connects the evidence to the claim? The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence

Recognizing

Responding

Regulating

Reasoning

11.

Using your senses to gather information about the world around you is known as...

inferring

observing

measuring

researching

12.

Which of the following is an observation of the picture?

The person is wearing a T-shirt

It is a sunny day

The person is going to a birthday party

The gift is a DVD player

13.

What is the independent variable in this graph?

Hours worked

Dollars earned

Total income

Dollars earned per hour

14.

What is thinking of and asking questions about an object, event, or a science topic called?

predicting

hypothesizing

communicating

questioning

15.

It is a process skill where you design an investigation, including a procedure, to test a hypothesis.

formulating hypothesis

communicating

interpreting data

experimenting

16.

Which is the Quantitative observation?

Taste like chocolate

3 cookies

17.

The vertical axis on a graph in also known as _____

18.

The dependent variable goes on which axis line on a graph?

19.

What is a hypothesis?

An observation

A bar graph

Facts

A prediction of what will happen

20.

A group of pupils wanted to find out if caffeine increases your reaction speed. What is the independent variable?

amount of caffiene

reaction speed

time between drinking and measuring

21.

A group of pupils wanted to find out if caffeine increases your reaction speed. What is the control variable?