1. Science Inquiry Skills Stations
Joshua Hakimian

2. Infer Question to answer: Explain how you solved two of the clues.
Directions: Read the clues carefully to figure out what each one of them is describing.
Question to answer:
Explain how you solved two of the clues.
Schema + Text Clues = Inference
Remember: What evidence from the clues helped?
is what I already know in my head.
are evidence from the text.
Extension Activity:
Try to create your own clues for your friends to answer.

3. Clues for Making Inferences
A. You and your friend race down the slides.
Then the two of you go down the slide.
Where are you?
B. You see so many books on the shelves. You are so happy because there are so many great books to choose from.
Where in the school are you?
C. You are swimming around, and getting so wet!
You are having fun in the sun.
Where are you?
D. You are with your parents. They are putting fruits, bread, and eggs in a cart.
Where are you?
E. It is cold outside.
You come to school wearing a jacket, gloves, and boots.
What season is it?
F. You are hit the ball really far. You begin to run around the bases.
What sport are you playing?

4. Clues for Making Inferences (with visuals)
A. You and your friend race down the slides.
Then the two of you go down the slide.
Where are you?
B. You see so many books on the shelves. You are so happy because there are so many great books to choose from.
Where in the school are you?
C. You are swimming around, and
getting so wet!
You are having
fun in the sun.
Where are you?
D. You are with your parents. They are putting fruits, bread, and eggs
in a cart.
Where are you?
F. You are hit the ball really far. You begin to run around the bases.
What sport are you playing?
E. It is cold outside.
You come to school wearing a jacket, gloves, and boots.
What season is it?

5. Classify Question to answer: Are there any other ways that we can
Directions:
Separate the items in the tray by:
Color
Size
Question to answer:
Are there any
other ways that we can
classify (or sort) the items on the tray?
Extension Activity:
Draw how the items would be grouped using these new ways to classify the items.

6. Compare Question to answer: Extension Activity:
Directions:
Using a Venn Diagram:
Name three ways that Clifford and Mudge are the same.
Name three ways that Clifford and Mudge are different?
only
both
only
Question to answer:
Are there any other ways that you could compare Clifford and Mudge?
Extension Activity:
Choose two other items to compare. Find three ways they are the same and different.

7. Mudge and his owner Henry

8. Clifford and his owner Emily Elizabeth

9. Sequence Directions: Question to answer: Extension Activity:
Cut out and place the items from smallest to largest.
Smallest  Largest
Question to answer:
What properties can we use when we place objects in a sequence?
Extension Activity:
Draw three items that you place in order from largest to smallest.
Largest  Smallest

10. Size Sequencing Cards (Bear)

11. Size Sequencing Cards (Olaf)

12. Size Sequencing Cards (Minion)