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Reading Study Guide Chapter 1 Introduction to Science 1-1 What is Science? (pp.6-13)

(p.6)

1. What animal was Jane Goodall studying? ___________________

2-6. Name 5 skills scientists use to learn more about the world.

Observing (p.7)

7. What does observing mean? _____________________________________________
   __________________________________________________________________

8-12 Name your 5 senses.

Circle either Quantitative or Qualitative Observations for each example.

13.  An ant has six legs.                Quantitative Observation       Qualitative Observations

14. A grape is purple.                  Quantitative Observation       Qualitative Observations

15.  A spider has eight legs.          Quantitative Observation       Qualitative Observations

Inferring (p.8)

16.  What was the chimp using chewed leaves for? _______________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

17. What is inferring?___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

18. You see your friend smile when they get their math test back.  What can you infer?
____________________________________________________________________

Predicting (p.9)

19. What is predicting?___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

20. If Jane Goodall sees a chimp with their hair standing on end she leaves the area.
     Why? _________________________________________________________

21-26. Look at the circle graph, Chimp Diet in May, on page 9 .  What 6 foods do chimps eat?

            _______________      _______________     _______________
            _______________      _______________     _______________

Classifying (p.10)

27.What is classifying?___________________________________________________
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28-30. Name three behaviors of the chimp in the pictures on the top of page 10 and 11..
          _______________      ________________     _______________

Making Models (p.11)

31. The map, Jomeo's Journey, on page 11 shows that Jomeo stopped and ate _____ times.

Working in Life Science (p.12-13)

32.  Life Science is the study of ____________________________.
Match the Life Science career with its definition.

33. Botanist ______                            a. determine what trees can be cut down

34. Marine Biologist ______                b. Studies plants and may work with farmers

35. Forestry Technician ______           c. studies living things found in the ocean

Evaluation

36. A student is missing from his usual bus to school.  When he arrives he looks tired and his
     hair isn't combed.  From these observations what can you infer?
____________________________________________________________________

37. If you see a broken egg on the floor what can you infer? _______________________

38. If you see an egg rolling toward the end of a table what can you predict will happen?
____________________________________________________________________

39. On a sunny day, you observe a massive line of large, dark clouds quickly advancing toward you.
What can you predict? _____________________________________________________

Extra Credit: Nine Points (3 points for each inference)
                                Get all 3 correct and you earn 10 Points.

Look at the picture of the chimpanzee on page 8 in your science book.  List 3 inferences you can
make about the chimp.

     1. ____________________________________

     2. ____________________________________

     3. ____________________________________