Recording Data · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.
En anglais

Recording what you find

Science · Scientific Inquiry · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. You want to record the shape of a leaf. Which record would show its shape?

    • A count of the leaves
    • A word naming its colour
    • A drawing of the leaf's outline

  2. Which action keeps a record of each thing you count?

    • Keep the count in your head
    • Write one tally line for each thing
    • Erase each tally line as soon as you write it

  3. A table can help you keep track of your counts.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Tom drew a caterpillar's shape with a pencil. He also wants his record to show its colours. What should he add?

    • A number telling how many caterpillars he saw
    • Words naming the colours he observed
    • A different shape copied from another animal

  5. Look at Sam's chart. How many ants did he count?

    Ladybugs3Ants5Worms2

    Answer: ______________

  6. Mia wrote down how many red and blue blocks she found. Why did she write this down?

    • So she could throw the record away before using it
    • So writing could change the colours of the blocks
    • So she could look back and answer her question

  7. Leo counted bean plants and daisies. His sheet says only '3, 5'. He cannot remember which count belongs to which plant. What was missing from his record?

    • Plant names beside the counts
    • Brighter ink for the numbers
    • A larger number of plants in each group

  8. Ana used one tally line for each flower she saw. Read her record. Which colour did she see most?

    Red: |||Yellow: |||||||Pink: ||
    • Yellow, with the largest total
    • Red, with the largest total
    • Pink, with the largest total
LightMySky · lightmysky.comW1-mt_ZFwPZaDJ0_-s1

Answer key

For grown-ups. Fold this page away before handing over the rest.

Recording what you find W1-mt_ZFwPZaDJ0_-s1

  1. A drawing of the leaf's outline · A drawing of the outline records shape. A count or colour word records different information.
  2. Write one tally line for each thing · One tally line records one counted thing. Keep the lines so you can count them later.
  3. True · A table can keep each name and its count together in one row.
  4. Words naming the colours he observed · Tom has recorded the shape. Colour words add the missing observation.
  5. 5 · The number above the Ants bar is 5, so Sam counted five ants.
  6. So she could look back and answer her question · A written record lets Mia check the counts later and use them to answer her question.
  7. Plant names beside the counts · Each count needs a name so Leo can tell what it records.
  8. Yellow, with the largest total · The tally lines record 3 red, 7 yellow and 2 pink flowers. Seven is the largest total, so Ana saw yellow most.
Worksheet · LightMySky