Science Flashcards
Ms. Peters is teaching her class about nonliving materials that make up the Earth’s surface, including rocks. She introduces the various rocks, beginning with rocks that are formed from liquid magma that cools. When the magma cools, it produces rocks with larger visible crystals like granite. What kind of rock is this?
Igneous
Mr. Archie is planning to introduce vocabulary about plants. She makes a note to discuss the plants that use roots and stems to transport nutrients. They are called
vascular.
Informal learning in science is an example of which of the following?
Student-directed learning
Ms. Dilek is creating a list of tools for her science instruction and includes an anemometer. What type of tool is this?
It measures wind speed.
What is an example of engineering design?
Modifying a ramp so that toy cars can travel farther
The process of living things being in balance and in control of their inner environment is called
homeostasis.
A rainforest is a type of
Biome
Which planets can be seen with the naked eye for much of the year?
Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter
What is an example of an angiosperm?
Peach Tree
What are the three types of organisms in an ecosystem?
Producers, consumers, decomposers
The way a mineral reflects light is called its
Luster
Rolling a ball down a hill is an example of which of the following?
Kinetic energy
Which of the following is considered an engineering practice?
Defining problems
Which area of the Earth receives more heat energy?
Equator
Joseph sits in a chair. Ms. Pollock notes that he is demonstrating an example of which of the following?
Newton’s third law
Gabrielle is reviewing for a test on heredity. She doesn’t recall the term “alleles.” What are they?
Genes that encode for specific traits
Kathryn is developing activities and reviewing terms for her science unit. Substances that are made up of matter and have definite properties are called
Elements
What types of questions promote students’ reasoning skills?
Productive
Christian is working on a unit on the cycle of the moon. The waxing gibbous moon means
more than half, but less than all of the right side of the moon face is visible.
Ms. Juarez is having the students keep track of the daily temperature for a week. The data would be displayed by which of the following?
Aline plot.
What is the correct order of the planets of our solar system from their Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Young children should learn science
through active involvement
Duckworth (2987) refers to “knowing the right answer” to all of the following, EXCEPT
it develops new concepts
Mr. Gruff wants to start graphing the daily weather with his second grade group. He wants to include precipitation, temperature, and cloud cover. What would be the most practical, and most child friendly type of graph to use to display each of these weather elements?
Line Graph
Active learning refers to
problem-based learning in which children construct new knowledge through sensory experiences.
