Name: ______________________________ Class: _______________

Big Science 3: Unit 1 Quiz

1. Which of the following senses could you use to observe an

orange? (Circle all that apply)

a. sight

b. taste

c. smell

d. touch

2. How could you classify, or sort, apples? (Circle all that apply)

a. by weight

b. by shape

c. by size

d. by color

3. Ömer saw dark clouds forming. He predicted that ________.

(Circle one)

a. it will be morning

b. plants will grow

c. it will rain

d. it will be sunny
4. Once you’ve completed your experiment, you can draw your
___________. (Circle one)

a. prediction

b. hypothesis

c. conclusion

d. question

5. Which step do scientific methods include? (Circle one)

a. Only do the test once.

b. Change many things to see what happens.

c. Plan a fair test.

d. Do not record your results.

6. A fair test includes ___________. (Circle one)

a. a microscope

b. a hypothesis

c. changing two things

d. keeping everything the same except one thing

7. Six children like dogs best. How can you show this data? (Circle
one)

a. with an experiment

b. with a meterstick

c. with a tally chart

d. with an inquiry

8. You can record results or data in _________. (Circle all that

apply)

a. a chart

b. a graph

c. a drawing

d. a computer

Write in the missing steps in the scientific method using the words
in the box.

conclusion hypothesis test fair test question data

1. Ask a _____________________.

2. Make a _____________________.

3. Plan a ________________________.

4. Do your _____________________.

5. Collect and record ______________.

6. Draw a _____________________.
Match the word to its definition.

1. Predict A. When scientists write or draw

what they learn

2. Hypothesis B. To use your senses to find out

about something

3. Record C. A possible answer to a

question

4. Investigate D. What you decide after you

think about all you know

5. Conclusion E. Information you collect

6. Data F. To look for answers

7. Observe G. To tell what you think will

happen next

Please write an answer for each question.

1. What are the five senses? Name them.

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2. What is your favorite sense? Why? How can you use your
favorite sense?

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