WorksheetsWhat is a Scientist?
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is Your Name? (First and last)
How did Jane Goodall learn the most about chimps?
She saw a model of a chimp
She read about them in books
She observed them
She watched a movie about them
Which of these is NOT a good source for a scientist to research with:
An article about space that NASA published
A book about Mars by a famous mars scientist
A blog on Pluto written by her neighbor who is not a scientist
A scientific journal article that talks about Saturn's rings
Which of these is NOT a hypothesis?
If I cook hot dogs at 3 different temperatures (90oF, 140oF, and 5,000oF), then the one cooked at 5,000oF will be burnt.
Will an egg break if I drop it?
If I go to bed on time every night, then I will make better grades in school.
If I drop a basketball off of a tall building, then it will float.
What is an observation?
Something you find out about objects, events, or living things using your senses.
A statement about what you think will happen during a scientific investigation
The use of scientific methods to test a hypothesis.
A method of eating a bowl of cereal
Which of these is a scientific experiment?
Singing a song about the scientific method
Writing a report about chimps
Making a hypothesis that a plant will be healthy if it is given more water and then testing it out.
Putting baking soda and vinegar together and watching what happens.
Why might a scientist use a model?
To test a hypothesis without spending too much money
Because they are completely perfect
To make sure his pictures look pretty
To make sure that all of his results are wrong
What does a survey usually do?
Allow scientists to test something on something that is not real
Helps scientists make sure that they are using a good source
Allows scientists to be right 100% of the time
Gives scientists information from people
Example of a Survey:
Which of these animals would you MOST like to have as a pet? (this is just for fun. There is no wrong answer)
Cat
Dog
Snake
Chimpanzee
Dragon
