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Nature of Science:

Which of the following is NOT an example of a descriptive method?

A) discovering a new drug
B) discovering and naming new stars
C) engineering
D) reactions 10

A

C) engineering

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Nature of Science:

Which of the following is NOT one of the four methods of science?

A) experimental
B) mystical
C) modelling
D) descriptive

A

B) mystical

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Nature of Science:

What method is unique to science?

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experimental

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Nature of Science:

Why might a theory or scientific law change after it has reached general acceptance?

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further scientific research may lead to conflicting information

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Nature of Science:

What does CDSU stand for?

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Current Dominant Scientific Understanding

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Nature of Science:

The fair test enquiry relies on:

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observing and exploring relationships between variables

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Nature of Science:

Scientific knowledge is always considered to be:

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tentative

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Nature of Science:

A law in science is different to a theory because:

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it is a statement that describes, without explaining, the relationship between variables

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Nature of Science:

A hypothesis is a statement which can be proven to be:

A

supported to rejected

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Nature of Science:

Scientific claims must be:

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falsifiable

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Nature of Science:

What is NOT a characteristic of science:

A) moral
B) creative
C) measurable
D) testable

A

A) moral

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Nature of Science:

For a claim to be scientific it must be:

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Testable, falsifiable or falsifiable at a later date

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Nature of Science:

Which one of the following statements is incorrect about scientific theories:

A) scientific theories are subject to change
B) scientific theories can be completely replaced by new theories
C) scientific theories explain scientific laws
D) scientific theories can never be changed

A

D) scientific theories can never be changed

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Pedagogy:

The P in PEO stands for:

A

predict

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Pedagogy:

Why do we use graphic organisers?

A

to engage students in higher order thinking

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Pedagogy:

What are some features of a good criteria sheet?

A

achievable outcomes

various achievement levels

specific language

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Pedagogy:

What would a Venn diagram be best used for:

A

finding similarities and differences of multiple concepts

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Pedagogy:

What type of learner is BEST aided by Hands On-Minds On activities?

A

kinaesthetic learners

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Pedagogy:

A KWL is an acronym for:

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what do you Know, what do you Want to know and what have you Learnt?

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Pedagogy:

The levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy are:

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remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating and creating

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Pedagogy:

The O, in PEO stands for:

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observe

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Pedagogy:

Which is NOT one of the 5 E’s:

A) evaluate
B) explain
C) evidence
D) engage

A

C) evidence

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Pedagogy:

What are the three strands for science in the Australian curriculum?

A

science understanding, science as a human endeavour and science inquiry skills.

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Pedagogy:

What are the stages in the Aha connections visual outline?

A

trigger, big problem, lines of evidence, complication of evidence and the Aha thesis

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Pedagogy:

Home Group - Expert group is most helpful because it:

A

provides a wide range of content with minimal teacher time taken up

allows peers to teach each other, installing a sense of importance and reinforcing learnt knowledge

teachers social skills through collaboration

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Pedagogy:

Why do we keep interactive notebooks in science?

A

to organise thoughts in a fun and creative way

to help you learn new science concepts and to help you make connections to those concepts

to check for student understanding

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Pedagogy:

What is an example of a graphic organiser?

A

KWL

picture board

Venn diagram

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Pedagogy:

The 5 E’s is an instructional model based on the ______________

A

constructive approach to learning

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Pedagogy:

What is the most effective way to engage and deliver scientific content?

A

create a story that contains the content.

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Pedagogy:

To facilitate a storytelling approach science lessons need:

A

a theme which can be communicated to children in narrative form

a context which is relevant for the theme and also familiar to the children

a ‘hook’ or puzzling event which arouses children’s curiosity

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Pedagogy:

What does cows moo softly stand for?

A

change something, measure something, keep all else the same.

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Pedagogy:

Obtaining students prior knowledge is important. Which of the following supports this?

A) to establish what students already know about a topic and build upon their knowledge
B) to know when to teach
C) to know how to teach
D) to revise content

A

A) to establish what students already know about a topic and build upon their knowledge

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Plants:

The __________________ of a plant draws water from the soil.

A

roots

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Plants:

Where do plants obtain their nutrients (e.g. Nitrates) from?

A

soil

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Plants:

When a seed germinates, it’s first leaf is known as:

A

a cotyledon

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Plants:

What is the correct formula for photosynthesis?

A

(carbon dioxide + water sunlight carbohydrate + oxygen) / chlorophyll

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Plants:

What does it mean when petals begin to fall off a plant?

A

it’s changing into something else via germination or fertilisation

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Plants:

How do plants get rid of waste?

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the plant loses some leaves

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Plants:

What is NOT required for a seed to germinate?

A

soil

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Plants:

In what part of the plant does photosynthesis occur?

A

leaves

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Plants:

A plant embryo is made up of which three parts?

A

The radicle, the plumule and the seed

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Plants:

What are the five main components of soil?

A

Mineral particles, organic matter, water, air and organisms

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Plants:

When can a seed make its own food?

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As soon as the first leaf is out

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Plants:

What’s the correct order for the life cycle of a flowering plant?

A

Seed, germinated seed, seed with first root and first shoot, seedling, flowering plant, fruiting plant.

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Plants:

What part of the plant protects the reproduction organs in the bud?

A

Sepal

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Plants:

In the plant life cycle, what is the function of fruit?

A

Protection of the seed.

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Plants:

Why do we “feed” plants?

A

To provide nutrients or minerals and maintain health.

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Animals:

True or false:

Plants have their own kingdom.

A

True

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Animals:

In a mammal’s life cycle, how many basic stages are there?

A

4

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Animals:

True or false:

An epnoderm is a germ layer.

A

False

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Animals:

What is the correct order in the food chain? (Marine animals)

A

Phytoplankton, Crustacea, fish, dolphins

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Animals:

What does the term ‘survival of the fittest’ mean?

A

The individual that produces more offspring has a better chance of survival.

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Animals:

What in an invertebrate?

A

Animals with no backbone.

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Animals:

Animals need oxygen from the air to breathe, what are some ways animals can breathe?

A

Animals can breathe with their lungs.

Some animals take air in through their skin.

Some animals draw air into their body through openings called spiracles.

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Animals:

When speaking about animals, what is the correct terminology?

A

Non-human animals

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Animals:

What are the four primal instincts of animals?

A

Fighting, feeding, fornicating, fleeing

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Animals:

What is a life cycle?

A

It describes the series of stages that an individual organism passes through, between the time it is conceived until the time it reproduces offspring of its own.

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Animals:

Insects undergo a complete metamorphosis (a big change) which involves _________ stages.

A

4 stages

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Animals:

Which habitat is the African Elephant most commonly found?

A

The African savannah.

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Animals:

All mammals are ___________ _______________.

A

Warm blooded.

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Space:

According to the CDSU, when did the Big Bang occur?

A

13.7 billion years ago

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Space:

A galaxy is a huge collection of:

A

Stars, dust and gas

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Space:

True or false:

The moon reflects light from the sun.

A

True

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Space:

What determines the length of a stars life?

A

Mass

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Space:

Which four planets are referred to as the gas giants?

A

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

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Q

Space:

How long does it take for the moon to complete an orbit around the earth?

A

27.5 days

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Space:

Where in the solar system is the Kuiper Belt found?

A

Just beyond Neptune.

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Q

Space:

What is it called when a group of stars forms a pattern?

A

A constellation

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Space:

Where is Pluto found in the solar system?

A

The Venus Belt

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Space:

Which four planets are referred to as the terrestrial planets?

A

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

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Space:

Why does the moon turn red during a solar eclipse?

A

Because the colour from mars is reflecting on the moon.

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Space:

What is the correct order of the planets?

A

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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Space:

True or False:

The moon is only visible because it is illuminated by the sun.

A

True.

73
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Space:

Both solar and lunar eclipses require the direct alignment of…. What three things?

A

The earth, the sun and the moon in space.

74
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Space:

How much mass does the sun contain in the solar system?

A

99%

75
Q

Space:

The four seasons (Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring) are the products of factors that determine the amount of sunlight which strikes the earth at anytime.

What are the factors?

A

The angle of the tilt of the earths rotation, with respect to its orbit around the sun.

The spherical shape of the earth.

The orbit of the Earth around the sun.

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Space:

Looking at the moon from Earth, which way does the moon orbit around the earth?

A

Clockwise.

77
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Space:

In terms of astronomy, durable science knowledge could be considered as:

A

The planets orbit the sun in ellipses.
And
The sun is one of hundreds of billions in the Milky Way galaxy.
And
The Milky Way galaxy is one of hundreds of billions in the universe.

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Space:

The third planet from the sun is:

A

Earth

79
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Space:

What are comets?

A

Huge dusty snowballs

80
Q

Space:

What is the closest star to the sun?

A

Proxima Centauri

81
Q

Space:

What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?

A

Canis Major Dwarf

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Q

Space:

What is the best way to help students understand the solar system?

A

Use 3D models

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Q

Space:

The earth axis is towards what?

A

The North Star

84
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Space:

How long does it take for the earth to orbit around the sun.

A

365 days or 1 year.

85
Q

Space:

What does the moon orbit around?

A

The earth

86
Q

Earth:

What are the compositional layers of the Earth?

A

Crust, mantle, core

87
Q

Earth:

When considering plate tectonics which mechanical layers make up the lithospheric plates?

A

Crust and upper mantle

88
Q

Earth:

What does the Earth’s magnetic field shield us from?

A

Solar winds

89
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Earth:

True or false:

Sandy soil takes a long time to drain water.

A

False

90
Q

Earth:

A seismograph measures what?

A

The magnitude of earthquakes.

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Earth:

What causes a tsunami?

A

Earthquakes, landslides and volcanic eruptions.

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Q

Earth:

What are three common types of volcanoes?

A

Shield, composite and caldera

93
Q

Earth:

What degree is the earths axis tilted at?

A

23.5 degrees

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Q

Earth:

What do convection currents influence?

A

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and continental drift.

95
Q

Earth:

True of false:

When the Earth’s axis points towards the sun, it is summer for that hemisphere.

A

True

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Q

Earth:

What are three major natural resources?

A

Soil, air and water

97
Q

Earth:

Cyclones cannot form over ocean waters that are ___________ degrees Celsius.

A

26 degrees

98
Q

Earth:

The three rock types are:

A

Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic

99
Q

Earth:

Which direction does the Earth rotate?

A

Counter clockwise.

100
Q

Earth:

A metamorphic rock is created by ______________ and _________________.

A

Heat and pressure.

101
Q

Earth:

How many hours does one Earths rotation take?

A

24 hours

102
Q

Earth:

If it is summer in Adelaide, what season is it in Canada?

A

Winter

103
Q

Earth:

What is the inner most layer of the atmosphere?

A

Troposphere

104
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Earth:

What are the main components of water?

A

Hydrogen and oxygen

105
Q

Earth:

According to the CDSU, what will the Earths sun eventually become?

A

A black hole.

106
Q

Earth:

True or false:

The Earth rotates from West to East.

A

True.

107
Q

Weather:

Weather is the state of the ____________________ at any given moment.

A

Atmosphere

108
Q

Weather:

What determines the climate of a region?

A

Wearther

109
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Weather:

What are the main components of air?

A

Nitrogen, oxygen, dust, rarer grasses, small amounts of argon and carbon dioxide.

110
Q

Weather:

What are the correct percentages of nitrogen and oxygen in the air?

A

78% nitrogen
and
21% oxygen

111
Q

Weather:

What are the four components that create weather?

A

Heat, air pressure, winds, moisture

112
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Weather:

What is used to measure air pressure?

A

A barometer

113
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Weather:

What is used to measure wind speed?

A

An anemometer

114
Q

Weather:

What does the H stand for on a synoptic weather chart?

A

High pressure area

115
Q

Weather:

What does L stand for on a synoptic weather chart?

A

Low pressure areas

116
Q

Weather:

What layer of theEarths atmosphere are clouds found in?

A

Troposphere

117
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Weather:

What types of clouds create rain?

A

Cumulonimbus and Nimbostratus

118
Q

Climate Change:

What are the names of some of the greenhouse gases?

A

Water vapour

Methane

Carbon dioxide

119
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Climate Change:

When carbon and oxygen bond together, they form a colourless, odourless gas called:

A

Carbon dioxide

120
Q

Climate Change:

Scientists predict that by the end of the 21st century the average sea levels will increase between __________cm and ___________cm.

A

13cm and 110cm

121
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Climate Change:

True or false:

If all the icebergs at the north pole melted, the water levels would rise significantly.

A

False

122
Q

Climate Change:

The hole in the Ozone layer was cause by:

A

Chlorofluorocarbons

123
Q

Climate Change:

In Environment Education (EE) the term education refers to the:

A

Natural environment
Social environment
and
Individual environment

124
Q

Climate Change:

How many layers are in the earths atmosphere?

A

5

125
Q

Climate Change:

Which layer of the atmosphere does the Ozone layer predominately exist?

A

The Stratosphere

126
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Climate Change:

What does CFC stand for?

A

Chlorofluorocarbons

127
Q

Climate Change:

True or False:

CFCs are attracted to the hottest parts of the earth.

A

False

128
Q

Climate Change:

What is climate change?

A

The change in temperature and climate over a period of time.

129
Q

Climate Change:

Which is the largest contributor to greenhouse warming?

A

Carbon dioxide

130
Q

Climate Change:

What are the five main parts that make up the water cycle?

A

Transpiration, evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection

131
Q

Climate Change:

What was the biggest pollutant to change the Earth’s atmosphere?

A

Oxygen

132
Q

Climate Change:

What are the two major advantages that renewable resources have over fossil fuels?

A

They can not be used up

and

Most do not produce greenhouse gases.

133
Q

Climate Change:

What is an example of a fossil fuel?

A

Natural gas, coal, oil

134
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Climate Change:

Where does Ozone depletion occur?

A

Polar regions and the South Pole.

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