Nature of Science Review - SC.3.N 1.1-1.7

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3rd Grade
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Shauna Gillyard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A student wants to find out how many people it would take to lift an elephant off the ground.
Which question would be best for the student to ask to start her research?
What does an elephant eat?
Where does an elephant live?
How much does an elephant weigh?
Why does an elephant have a trunk?
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NGSS.MS-PS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How can observations and data from your experiment be used?
Observations and data can be used to make decisions, such as when to try the experiment again.
Observations and data can be used to get scientists to communicate.
Observations and data cannot be used together because they conflict with one another.
Observations and data are useless when experimenting.
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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A student put up a bird feeder. She recorded which birds came to the feeder and what they ate.
Which of her statements about the birds can be proven based on observations?
The goldfinch sang a happy song.
The blue jay is the prettiest bird.
House sparrows ate sunflower seeds.
The teacher said robins like to eat fruit.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Bea, Justin, and Mary were conducting an investigation. One part of their investigation was to keep track of rainfall amounts at their school for 5 days in a row. Every day for five days, each student read a rain gauge to observe how much rain had fallen.
What is the best explanation for one child having different results?
Bea read the gauge incorrectly.
Bea recorded her results incorrectly.
Justin and Mary read the gauge incorrectly.
Justin and Mary recorded their results incorrectly.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Scientists often work in teams and look at the same data. Which statement describes the conclusions they make?
Scientists always have the same conclusion when they look at the same data.
Sometimes scientists can look at the same data and come to different conclusions.
Each scientist will come to a completely different conclusion when they look at the same data.
Scientists only come to different conclusions when there was a mistake in the experiment.
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Melissa observed a flower growing outside.
Observing the flower can help Melissa answer which question?
What time will it rain on the flower?
Why does the flower need sunlight?
How does the flower taste to animals?
How tall will the flower grow after two weeks?
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The students in Mr. Brown's class wondered if the class hamster, Fluffy, likes to eat carrots or lettuce more.
Which investigation would be best to answer their question?
The class could read a book about what types of foods hamsters can eat.
The class could feed Fluffy only lettuce and observe if he eats the lettuce.
The class could feed Fluffy only carrots and observe if he eats the carrots.
The class could place both foods in the cage and observe which food Fluffy chooses.
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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3
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