LIVING SCIENCE Flashcards
Living things
MRS GREN
M (RS GREN)
Movement
e.g. running or growth movement
(M) R (S GREN)
Respiration - uses food + oxygen for energy
(MR) S (GREN)
Sensitivity - senses the world around it
E.g. seeing
(MRS) G (REN)
Growth - get bigger
E.g. baby animals grow into adults
Seeds grow into plants
(MRS G) R (EN)
Reproduction - make babies
E.g. parents make babies
Plants make seeds
Birds lay eggs
(MRS GR) E (N)
Excretion - get rid of waste
E.g. lungs remove carbon dioxide
Kidneys and bladder remove urine
(MRS GRE) N
Nutrition - ability to feed
Animals eat
Plants do photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
Plants use carbon dioxide, water and sunlight
to make food and oxygen
What are you trying to achieve in a science investigation
AIM
What do you think will happen in a scientific investigation
Hypothesis / prediction
What objects do you need to do a scientific investigation
Apparatus
What steps you need to follow in a scientific investigation
Method
What happened in the scientific investigation
Results
What were your overall findings after doing the scientific investigation
Was your hypothesis right?
Conclusion