Television provides some benefits. What is one way that television has helped people?
What is one of the best ways to conserve natural resources that are used to make a radio?
Electricity to play your radio can be made using renewable or nonrenewable resources.Name 2 resources that are renewable.
Not every part of the bicycle is needed for it to move. Some parts make it easier or safer to ride. Name a part that is needed to make the bicycle move?
A refrigerator uses electricity to create a cold place to store food. What negative impact does refrigerator use have on the environment?
Alex looked at an electric toothbrush that had a plug with three metal prongs. Why are these prongs made out of metal?
Name 3 things that are considered insulators
Where is a magnet the strongest?
An object made using a battery connected to a wire that is wrapped around a nail is called.
Draw a picture of a closed circuit.
All animals need air to survive. An insect gets air through tiny holes on the sides of its body. A whale breathes through a blow hole. What body part do fish use to breathe?
Ducks live near ponds and lakes. The shape of a duck’s foot helps it swim and walk on muddy ground. Which factor is most important in determining the shape of a baby duck’s foot?
Why does a cactus have spines?
Living things are often catagorized by wether or not they have a backbone. Name 2 animals that do NOT have a backbone.
Explain what vascular means when referring to plants.
Sam poured water on a pile of dirt and observed that some dirt eroded from the pile. What question could he test to learn more about erosion?
What does weathering mean?
Scientists claim that the area around the Grand Canyon was once covered by an ocean. What evidence would support their claim?
A glacier is a slow moving river of ice. How does a glacier help create soil?
What does erosion mean?
The general explaination of temperature or conditions in an area is called?
The exact temperature or conditions of a locations atmosphere at one particular time is called?
Name the tool used to measure wind speed.
What is the water that lies beneath the ground called?
Using vocabulary, explain the water cycle. (Draw if you wish but must use vocabulary to describe)
Television provides important information
Purchase a used one/ give your old TV away
Sun and Wind
Wheels, chain, pedals, gears
It contains toxic chemicals the can harm the environment and takes up space in a landfill.
Metal is a conductor
rubber, wood, cloth, etc. (pretty much anything but metal)
at the poles
electromagnet
The picture should show a complete loop with an electricity source such as a battery or light switch, wire, and what ever is using the electricity.
Gills
the shape of the parent ducks’ feet
Protection
Answers will vary. You may have named many different insects or snaks, etc.
Has tubes (that carry water )
answers may vary-- Example-Do different types of dirt wash away at different rates?
to break apart
fossils of ocean life
It scrapes small particles off large rocks.
To carry sediment from one location to another
Climate
Weather
Anemometer
Ground water
Teacher will check answers.
