Plants & Animals Rocks & Dirt Grab Bag Measure Scientific Method
How do bees help flowers? A1
Transfer of pollen A1
List 3 reasons a plant might die. A2
Not enough light Not enough nutrients Not enough water Pollution Insect or animals Traffic Insecticide Too much light Too much water Too hot or too cold A2
What kind of data would you record when growing plants? A3
size color texture smell weight A3
Why would a plant grow more seeds than are actually needed? A4
Some seeds will be eaten, some seeds won’t grow because of conditions A4
These energy sources were formed a long time ago from decayed plants and animals. A5
Fossil fuels A5 lsea_0001_0001_0_img0010.jpg
Where do rocks come from? B1
Mountains, volcanoes, riverbeds B1
What are the ingredients of soil? B2
Small rocks, plant material, animal material B2
What causes weathering? B3
Water Ice Wind B3 Green River and Colorado River Confluence02B.jpg Honeycomb weathering epodviewer.php3?oid= Glacial striations glacier/domack1_alaskaglacier.gif
B4 Digging in the dirt, you find artifacts of an ancient culture. What types of artifacts might you find?
Tools Dishes Toys Clothing Weapons Jewelry Money Art Books/letters/other records B4
How is weathering different from erosion? B5
Weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces. Erosion moves those pieces. B5
A smaller version of a machine or building that you can test before building a full-size version is a ___________________. C1
Model or prototype C1
How much time does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis? C2
24 hours or 1 day C2
Why is a light bulb harder to recycle than a glass bottle? C3
The light bulb is made of more than one material C3 static.howstuffworks.com/gif/light-bulb-label.jpg
What causes night? C4
Earth’s rotation on its axis causes it to turn away from the sun. C4
List 3 fossil fuels. C5
Coal Oil Natural Gas C5 images.jupiterimages.com/ common/detail/81/64/ jpg /photo-strandedgas jpg
A doctor would measure the weight of a 5th grader in: milligrams grams kilograms D1
Kilograms D1 images.jupiterimages.com/common /detail/11/25/ jpg
Length times width times height equals ___________. D2 DAILY DOUBLE
Volume D2
If you wanted to find out the distance from Montreal, Quebec to Toronto, Ontario, instead of miles you would use _____________. D3
Kilometers D3
What is the length of this fish in centimeters? D4
8 cm D4
Base times height would give you the _________ of a triangle. D5
Area D5
What is a synonym for investigation? E1
Trial, experiment E1
What do you use to make observations? E2
Eyes Ears Nose Skin Mouth E2
Why would you get different results than someone else if you both followed the directions? E3
Different conditions (temperature, air pressure, etc.) Unknown variables in materials (defective seeds) Outside interference (insects infest your plants) Etc. E3
Scientists have to be careful that their ____________ don’t affect their reasoning skills. E4
Emotions E4
If you make a guess about what is going to happen next, you are making a ___________. E5
Prediction E5