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Primary 1 Science · Observing and recording

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which question could you answer by observing your garden?
- ☐ (a) How many birds visit our bird bath this morning?
- ☐ (b) Is purple the best colour?
- ☐ (c) What is your favourite food?
- ☐ (d) Do you like spiders?
2. Which one is an observation?
- ☐ (a) This flower is the prettiest
- ☐ (b) This flower has five yellow petals
- ☐ (c) I love this flower
- ☐ (d) Flowers are boring
3. Why do scientists record what they observe?
- ☐ (a) To make it messy
- ☐ (b) So they forget it
- ☐ (c) So they remember and can share it
- ☐ (d) Because it is fun to waste paper
4. What tool helps you see small details on a bug?
- ☐ (a) A spoon
- ☐ (b) A ruler
- ☐ (c) A cup
- ☐ (d) A magnifying glass
5. A table shows: snails ✓✓✓, spiders ✓. Which was seen more?
- ☐ (a) Snails
- ☐ (b) Spiders
- ☐ (c) They were the same
6. A table shows: ladybirds ✓✓✓. How many ladybirds were seen?
7. A weather table shows: sunny ✓✓✓✓✓, rainy ✓✓. How many more sunny days than rainy days?
8. The words that name the parts of a drawing are called ____.

Answer sheet

1. How many birds visit our bird bath this morning? — You can watch and count the birds to find the answer.
2. This flower has five yellow petals — An observation describes what you can really see.
3. So they remember and can share it — Recording helps us remember and share what we found.
4. A magnifying glass — A magnifying glass makes small things look bigger.
5. Snails — Snails have 3 ticks and spiders have 1.
6. 3 — Count the ticks: 1, 2, 3.
7. 3 — 5 sunny days take away 2 rainy days is 3.
8. labels — Labels name the parts of a drawing.