The Nature of Science Game Show

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2. Vocabulary-1 for 100 A safe way to smell the fumes of an unknown substance is to ________. Why do you cup your hand and sniff lightly as you wave the fumes toward your nose? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

3. Vocabulary-1 for 200 The _________ of an object was 25 grams. What is the mass? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

4. Vocabulary-1 for 300 Students working with an unknown chemical would use ________ to help protect their eyes. What are goggles? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

5. Vocabulary-1 for 400 A student is planning to investigate different types of rocks. This would be used to measure mass. What is a balance scale? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

6. Vocabulary-1 for 500 In a model of our solar system, a tennis ball is used to represent Earth. A marble would be a good representation of Mercury in this model because compared to Earth, Mercury is ________. Mercury is smaller. Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

7. Vocabulary-2 for 100 “I predict the plant with the topsoil will grow better than the other plants” is an example of a _________. What is a hypothesis? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

8. Vocabulary-2 for 200 Data from an investigation included an object that was 7 meters. This is what was measured. What is the length? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

9. Vocabulary-2 for 300 A student is investigating plant growth. During the investigation, the amounts of light, heat, and water remain the same while the type of soil changes. The variable in this investigation is the _______. What is the soil? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

10. Vocabulary-2 for 400 Some students want to see who can ride their skateboard down a ramp the fastest. Which tool would provide the most useful data? What is a stopwatch? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

11. Vocabulary-2 for 500 Waiting for teacher instructions, wearing goggles, keeping a clean work area, and disposing of chemicals properly are examples of these. What are science safety rules? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

12. Vocabulary-3 for 100 You should have several trials during an investigation because for this reason. What is to increase the accuracy or reliability of the conclusion? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

13. Vocabulary-3 for 200 Graphs, charts, and tables are used to for this. What is to display data/ results? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

14. Vocabulary-3 for 300 The senses you would use to study a leaf would be _______. What is sight, touch and smell? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

15. Vocabulary-3 for 400 If you get a chemical on your sleeve, you should _______. What is tell the teacher? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

16. Vocabulary-3 for 500 After the data and observations for an experiment have been made, the next step is the _________. What is the conclusion? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

17. Vocabulary-4 for 100 A (paper clip OR a plastic cup) is magnetic. What is a property of a paper clip? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

18. Vocabulary-4 for 200 The first step in the scientific method is to __________. What is ask a question? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

19. Vocabulary-4 for 300 You should change _______ (how many) variables in an investigation. What is ONE? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

20. Vocabulary-4 for 400 ________ is the tool used to measure mass. What is a balance? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

21. Vocabulary-4 for 500 The unit used to measure mass is the _________. What is the milligram, gram and kilogram. Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

22. Vocabulary-5 for 100 The tool used to find the temperature at which water boils is the __________. What is a thermometer? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

23. Vocabulary-5 for 200 These units can be used to measure the length of an object. What are millimeter, meter, or kilometer? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

24. Vocabulary-5 for 300 These units can be used to measure the volume of an object. What are milliliter and liter? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

25. Vocabulary-5 for 400 This is measured with a graduated cylinder. What is the volume? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.

26. Vocabulary-5 for 500 The tools can be used to find the length of an object. What is the ruler or meter stick? Push the Space Bar to check your answer.