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Year 3 Science · How scientists ask questions

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. What does science start with?
- ☐ (a) A question
- ☐ (b) A song
- ☐ (c) A drawing of a rocket
- ☐ (d) A rule
2. Which is a good science question?
- ☐ (a) Which colour is the best?
- ☐ (b) Which toy car rolls furthest down our ramp?
- ☐ (c) Who is the nicest person?
- ☐ (d) What is your favourite song?
3. What does a weather forecaster do?
- ☐ (a) Fixes cars
- ☐ (b) Looks after sick animals
- ☐ (c) Predicts the weather using measurements
- ☐ (d) Builds houses
4. How does a farmer use science?
- ☐ (a) By guessing when to water
- ☐ (b) By never looking at the weather
- ☐ (c) By painting the tractor
- ☐ (d) By testing soil and watching plants and weather
5. What is a prediction?
- ☐ (a) What you think will happen before you test
- ☐ (b) The answer you find at the end
- ☐ (c) A kind of tool
- ☐ (d) A type of weather
6. Which science job looks after sick animals?
7. What we see or measure that helps answer a question is called e________.
8. A prediction about tomorrow's weather is called a weather f________.

Answer sheet

1. A question — Science starts with a question about the world.
2. Which toy car rolls furthest down our ramp? — You can test and measure how far toy cars roll.
3. Predicts the weather using measurements — Forecasters use measurements and computers to predict the weather.
4. By testing soil and watching plants and weather — Farmers use evidence about soil, water and weather to grow crops.
5. What you think will happen before you test — A prediction is a careful guess made before testing.
6. vet — A vet uses science to help sick animals.
7. evidence — Evidence is what our observations and tests tell us.
8. forecast — It is a weather forecast.