Deck 3: Engaging Students in Scientific and Engineering Practices

Question 1

Thought experiments can help students to develop the skill of _____________ an investigation.

Answer 1

designing or planning

Question 2

Gaining information about an object by using all your senses is called ________________.

Answer 2

observation

Question 3

A video microscope is a scientific instrument that extends our ___________and improves observations.

Answer 3

senses

Question 4

For the fourth grade class described in the chapter, they set up their journal to do which of the following?

A) ​conduct a step-by-step science activity
B) ​store their homework
C) ​reflect on the experiences at each station
D) ​rewrite their notes

Question 5

Water is a liquid that ________________ as it freezes, explaining why soda cans can burst in the freezer.

Question 6

At the soda can station, the students learned that the faster the gas particles move, the ________ frequently they hit the sides of the container​

A) ​less
B) ​more
C) ​decreased

Question 7

Sorting objects from nature according to similar properties is the development of the skill called _____________________.

Question 8

A science journal integrates science and:​

A) ​ideas.
B) ​measurements.
C) ​writing.
D) ​facts.

Question 9

The practices of scientific study involve the use of ___________  ___________.

Question 10

In science, if an inference or a guess is stated in a way that allows it to be tested, it is called a ________________________.

Question 11

The science behind the penny in the water station refers to light _______________ as light enters a different medium.

Question 12

When we make statements about how an object came to look the way it does-as the students do when they examine an old rotting log, or the burst-open soda can-we are making ________________________.

Question 13

As soda cans increase in temperature, the solubility of the carbon dioxide dissolved in it _________________.

Question 14

When families attend science nights they are often given makeshift ___________ to record their data.

Question 15

​Multistation science activities are often developed around a content are theme, but in this chapter, they looked at:

A) ​using skills to solve problems
B) ​using computers
C) ​measuring
D) ​converting units

Question 16

Discovering similarities and differences between objects or events is referred to as ______________ and _______________.

Question 17

The unit of liquid measurement used in science is called ______________.

Question 18

Thought experiments can be frustrating for students if the experiment itself cannot be _____________.

Question 19

Determining quantities such as distance, volume, time, or mass requires instruments and is referred to as the skill of _______________________.

Question 20

The foundation of scientific inquiry or science as practice is testing our ____________.

Question 21

Why is it necessary to visit all the stations as the students circulate to them?

Question 22

Which of the following is an example of an inference?

A) ​The rocks are smooth.
B) ​The rocks are brown.
C) ​The brown rock feels lighter than the black rock.
D) ​The rock is smooth because of weathering.

Question 23

Why is it important that students use a science notebook?

Question 24

Scientific and engineering practices range from asking questions to planning investigations and represent the ways the scientific community generates:​

A) ​knowledge.
B) ​truths.
C) ​proven facts.
D) ​experiments.

Question 25

Which of the following is an example of an observation?

A) ​There are four black objects on the table.
B) ​The object sank because it was lighter.
C) ​The object slipped because there was little friction.
D) ​The rock became smooth because of erosion.

Question 26

When, in the course of the science circus, should you name the science process skills with the students? Why?

Question 27

Describe one way technology can enhance our senses.

Question 28

How does the leaky faucet station foster conservation?

Question 29

During the crazy rocks station, the students used which sense to collect data?​

A) ​smell
B) ​taste
C) ​sight
D) ​touch
E) ​more than one sense

Question 30

Choose one science standard from NGSS and describe how a multistation activity could align to that standard.

Question 31

The goal of a thought experiment is to:​

A) ​engage the students in brainstorming without materials.
B) ​provide the students with an opportunity to think about an idea before experiment.
C) ​allows students to readily imagine the experiment.
D) ​all of these options.

Question 32

Determining distance, volume, mass, or time by using instruments that indicate these properties is called:​

A) ​inferring.
B) ​classifying.
C) ​measuring.
D) ​analyzing.

Question 33

When relating school science to family science, teachers can:​

A) ​provide a list of activities that families should do at home.
B) ​ask families and students what are some of their interests.
C) ​create activities with one correct answer.
D) ​design activities that are all step-by-step instructions.

Question 34

​The leaky faucet problem helped students to understand that water is a what kind of resource?

A) ​abundant
B) ​scarce
C) ​natural
D) scarce and natural

Question 35

Design a science circus. You don't need to create all the activities but create a theme and suggest two activities for the circus.