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Science · Scientific Inquiry · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Look at the bar chart. How many spiders were found?

    Snail3Spider7Beetle5
    • 5
    • 7
    • 3

  2. When you make a table for your results, what should each column have?

    • A heading
    • A picture of you
    • No writing at all

  3. A classification key uses yes or no questions to sort living things.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Look at the bar chart of minibeasts found. How many were counted altogether?

    Ladybird4Ant8Woodlouse3

    Answer: ______________

  5. You counted 4 snails, 6 beetles, and 2 worms. What is the best way to show this in a table?

    • One row for each animal, with headings 'Animal' and 'Number found'
    • Write all the numbers in one messy line
    • Draw the animals with no numbers at all

  6. You draw a picture of a leaf and want others to know which part is the stem. What should you add?

    • A label pointing to the stem
    • A different colour for the whole leaf
    • Nothing, people can guess

  7. Mia filled in all her numbers before writing the headings, and now she cannot remember what some columns mean. What should she do next time?

    • Write the headings first, before adding any numbers
    • Never use headings
    • Only add a heading to the first column

  8. Ravi makes a bar chart but forgets to label what the bars mean. What problem does this cause?

    • No one can tell what is being counted
    • The chart looks too colourful
    • The bars will be the wrong height
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Answer key

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  1. 7 · Find the spider bar and read across to the number: 7.
  2. A heading · A heading tells everyone what the numbers underneath it mean.
  3. True · Each question, like 'Does it have wings?', leads you closer to naming what you found.
  4. 15 · Add all the bars together: 4 + 8 + 3 = 15.
  5. One row for each animal, with headings 'Animal' and 'Number found' · Clear rows and headings let anyone match each animal to its number.
  6. A label pointing to the stem · A label with a line shows exactly which part you mean.
  7. Write the headings first, before adding any numbers · Headings written first keep the table clear as you fill it in.
  8. No one can tell what is being counted · Bars without labels have no meaning, even if the heights are correct.
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