WorksheetsHow Science Works
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following accurately describes the work of scientists in the real world? Choose all that apply:
Independent work - scientists work independently in a lab or field in isolation from others.
Testing ideas - scientists test their ideas to gather evidence in order to inform next steps.
Using creativity - the process of science relies on creative thinking to think outside of the box.
Collaborating with others - the process of science involves collaborating with other people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Which of these statements best describes why science is never "finished?"
Scientists need to make a living, so they continue their work for money.
The work that scientists take on takes forever to complete - very rarely do they develop answers to their questions.
New questions are always being asked.
New people always enter the field of science.
Which of the following phrases falls under the exploration and discovery part of science?
Informing Policy and Addressing Societal Issues
Feedback and Peer Review
Interpreting and Gathering Data
Making Observations and Asking questions
Which of the following science and engineering practices involves creating a process to generate and collect data to be used as evidence?
Constructing Explanations
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
What science and engineering practices was the student using when she placed 3 pea plants in different rooms with different light sources? She was interested in figuring out what kind of light makes them grow the tallest. They all got the same amount of water and she recorded their growth for 4 weeks.
Asking Questions & Developing and Using Models
Asking Questions & Constructing Explanations
Asking Questions & Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Asking Questions & Designing Solutions
Which of the following science and engineering practices describes the first thing that scientists do when starting a new investigation?
Interprets data
Constructs an Explanation
Designs a solution
Asks a question
Which of the following is an advantage of using models to represent ideas and explanations?
Models help scientists to publish their work within different fields of science.
Models help scientists to plan and carry out investigations.
Models help scientists to explain and share their ideas that relate to things that cannot be observed directly (ex: things that are too fast, too slow, too small, or too big)
Models are always colorful and help to draw the attention of the public.
Which of the following science and engineering practices involves studying graphs directly in order to develop initial meaning?
Analyzing and interpreting data
Planning and carrying out investigations
Engaging in argument from evidence
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
What crosscutting concept did the scientist use to identify the repeating rings?
Systems and System Models
Patterns
Structure and Function
Cause and Effect
Which crosscutting concept would BEST relate to a diagram of a whale skeleton showing the locations of all the bones and short descriptions of how they work?
Cause and effect
Energy and matter
Structure and function
Scale, proportion, and quantity
When would a scientist MOST likely use the crosscutting concept of stability and change?
When investigating how the parts of an ecosystem react to intense heat.
When attempting to see which chemicals are found inside a new brand of fertilizer.
When investigating the prey preferences of mountain lions living in the northeast.
When looking into how long it takes for butterflies to reach their winter habitats.
How does an ice cube demonstrate the idea of stability and change in a natural system?
It changes its form based on external temperatures.
It is found in areas where many organisms depend on it.
It has a definite shape that can be measured.
It gains density as it increases in volume.
What is the most accurate way to describe how science and engineering work together?
Science conducts investigations which leads to evidence in the form of data. Engineering then takes that data and uses it to develop explanations about the natural world.
Science develops models. Engineering then takes those models and tests them.
Science asks questions about the natural world then develops evidence-based answers to those questions. Engineering takes those answers and uses them to solve problems.
Science defines problems that need to be solved. Engineering then asks questions about those problems in order to develop an explanation.
Which of the following best explains how the motivation of a scientist differs from that of an engineer?
Scientists focus on gaining knowledge and understandings, while engineers look to develop solutions to problems.
Scientists work to make the research of scientists better, while engineers are focused on creating original designs.
Scientists pursue solutions to everyday challenges, while engineers are always asking questions about nature.
Scientists are bound by a set of rules for their thinking, while engineers make discoveries mostly by accident.
