Unit 1 Lessons 1 & 2 Vocabulary Test

What does it mean to "observe" in science?

• To use your five senses to get information.

• To make a guess about the future.

• To put things in groups.

• To write down data.

Tags

NGSS.K-PS3-1

What is an "inference"?

• A statement that explains an observation.

• To use your five senses to get information.

• To change something in an experiment.

• To make a list in which position matters.

What does it mean to "compare" in science?

• To think about how things are the same and different.

• To use observations to predict the future.

• To put things in groups.

• To make a list in which position matters.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What does it mean to "communicate" in science?

• Speaking, writing, and using pictures or models.

• To use your five senses to get information.

• To change something in an experiment.

• To make a list in which position matters.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What does it mean to "predict" in science?

• To use observations and existing research about what will happen in the future.

• To use your five senses to get information.

• To put things in groups.

• To make a list in which position matters.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What does it mean to "use variables" in an experiment?

• To change something in an experiment.

• To use your five senses to get information.

• To make a list in which position matters.

• To put things in groups.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What does it mean to "plan and conduct investigations" in science?

• To answer science questions by thinking about steps, gathering materials, and testing.

• To use your five senses to get information.

• To make a list in which position matters.

• To put things in groups.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What does it mean to "hypothesize" in science?

• To think of a testable statement that tries to explain an observation.

• To use your five senses to get information.

• To make a list in which position matters.

• To put things in groups.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What does it mean to "draw conclusions" in science?

• Using evidence to evaluate a hypothesis.

• To use your five senses to get information.

• To make a list in which position matters.

• To put things in groups.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What does it mean to "classify" in science?

• To put things in groups.

• To use your five senses to get information.

• To make a list in which position matters.

• To change something in an experiment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2