QUESTIONS
ABOUT SCIENCE
1. Do you
like science? _______________________
Tell about why you do or do not like science.
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2. Have you ever seen the movie, ET? _________
ET was a very sweet alien creature from outer space.
Suppose an alien from space like ET showed up at your
house. You were working on a science project. So the
alien asked you: What is science?
How would you explain to ET what science is?
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QUESTIONS ABOUT PLANTS
3. Do green plants need food to live and grow?
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Why or why not?
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4. Describe what food is for plants.
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5. Do green plants need light to live and
grow?_____________________________
Why or why
not?____________________________________________________
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6. Do green plants need energy to live and grow?
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What is
energy?____________________________________________________
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7. A man wanted to have an early garden. He planted some
tomato seeds in small boxes. He put the boxes in a closet
where it was warm and dark. He watered them whenever the
soil started to get dry. There was plenty of air in the
closet.
What do you think happened to the
seeds?________________________________
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Why would this
happen?______________________________________________
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8. Draw arrows to show how water moves in a green plant.
Explain why water needs to move like that in the plant.
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9. Draw arrows to show how food moves in a green plant.
Explain why the food needs to move this way.
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See analysis for problem 9
10. Jamie had a pretty potted plant in her bedroom. She
decided to do an experiment. She covered the plant with a
box. But she cut one little hole in the side of the box
so that one leaf could poke through the hole and be
outside the box in the light. She made sure the plant got
plenty of air and water.
What do you think happened?
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Why do you think this happened?
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11. How can a tiny pine seed grow into a huge pine
tree?
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12. Wolves do not eat any plants. They only eat other
animals.
TRUE FALSE Wolves could still live even if all the plants
in the world died.
Tell why you think this is true or
false._____________________________________
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13. Circle anything you think plants need in order to
stay alive:
soil air sunlight plant food you buy at the store
warmth fertilizer proper care something plants make
water seed oxygen cotyledon
space people minerals carbon dioxide
14. Circle anything you think is food for plants:
soil air sunlight plant food you buy at the store
warmth fertilizer proper care something plants make
water seed oxygen cotyledon
space people minerals carbon dioxide
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15. Have you ever heard of the word photosynthesis?
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If yes, tell what it means as best you can.
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16. Have you ever heard of the word
evidence?______________
If yes, describe what it means as best you can.
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17. Have you ever heard of the world energy?
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If yes, describe what it means as best you
can._____________________________
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18. Have you ever heard of the word cotyledon?
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If yes, describe what it means as best you
can.__________________________
