SCIENCE 4 - Asynchronous Activity 1

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 1. You are watching a caterpillar eat a leaf. You notice how quickly it chews and the size of the bite marks. What scientific skill are you mainly using?

• Observing

• Inferring

• Comparing and Contrasting

• Predicting

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 2. Your teacher asks you to measure the length of your desk using a ruler. What scientific skill are you primarily using?

• Classifying

• Communicating

• Measuring

• Inferring

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 3. If you sort different types of flowers into groups based on their color and size, what scientific skill are you using?

• Predicting

• Classifying

• Observing

• Communicating

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 4. When you notice that "ice cream melted when left on the table" and you state this fact, what is this an example of?

• An inference

• An observation

• A prediction

• A measurement

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 5. After observing that the sky is getting dark and you hear thunder, you say, "It will probably rain soon." What scientific skill are you using?

• Inferring

• Measuring

• Comparing and Contrasting

• Predicting

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 6. You finish an experiment and draw a chart to show your results to your classmates. What scientific skill are you demonstrating?

• Observing

• Classifying

• Communicating

• Inferring

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 7. What does humility mean for a scientist when they realize they made a mistake in their calculations?

• They hide the mistake.

• They blame their tools.

• They admit the mistake and try to fix it.

• They pretend nothing happened.

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 8. You see muddy paw prints leading from the garden into the house. You conclude that your dog must have been in the garden. What scientific skill is this?

• Inferring

• Communicating

• Measuring

• Classifying

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 9. What attitude means always wanting to learn more and asking "why" and "how" about things?

• Open-mindedness

• Curiosity

• Humility

• Creativity

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

1. 10. What attitude helps a scientist come up with new and different ways to solve a problem that seems stuck?

• Honesty

• Humility

• Creativity

• Open-mindedness