1. Science Survey Questions for grades 4 th through 8 th 1. How important do you feel it is to learn science concepts? 1- Not important at all 2- Not very important 3- Somewhat important 4- Pretty important 5- Very important

2. 2.How confident would you feel completing a science experiment? Given a scale from 1 being not confident at all and 5 being very confident 1 2 3 4 5 3. Do you feel more motivated when you complete a science project correctly or when you learn the concepts being taught? Choose one Correctly complete Learn concepts

3. 4.What do you feel is most challenging about learning science? Vocabulary Concepts hands-on activities Other 5. What subjects in science most interest you? Please list all that apply Click ahead to see what the students said

4. How important do you feel it is to learn science concepts?

5. How confident would you feel completing a science experiment by yourself?

6. Do you feel more motivated when you complete a science project correctly or when you learn the concepts being taught?

7. What do you feel is most challenging about learning science?

8. What subjects in science most interest you? 4th grade responses  Landscape  Animals

9. What subjects in science most interest you? 6 th grade responses  Experiments  Health  Biology  Physics  Chemistry  Animals

10. What subjects in science most interest you? 7-8 th grade responses  Ecology  Biology  Rockets  Genetics  Matter  Rocks and Minerals  Chemical change  Physical change  Experiments and Labs  Anatomy  Chemistry  Physics  Animals  DNA  Diseases  History of Science  None  Plate tectonics

11. What subjects in science most interest you? 7-8 th responses  Astronomy  Fossils, space, volcanoes and marine biology  Architecture  Periodic table  Making things-robots, explosions  Electricity  Natural Disasters  Kinetic energy  Life science  Insects