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Recording what you find

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

  1. What can you do to record what a plant looks like?

    • Guess without looking
    • Wait until you forget what it looked like
    • Draw a picture of it and label the parts

  2. Which of these is the best way to record what you counted?

    • Only think about it, don't write anything
    • Write tally marks for each one
    • Erase the numbers after counting

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

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Tom watched a caterpillar's shape and color. How should he record it?

    • Only remember the color in his head
    • Draw it and write the colors next to it
    • Skip drawing since colors don't matter

  5. Look at the chart. How many ants did Sam count?

    Ladybugs3Ants5Worms2

    Answer: ______________

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

    • So the paper gets thrown away right after
    • So the blocks change color
    • So she can look back and answer her question

  7. Leo wrote his plant counts on many scraps of paper. What went wrong with his recording?

    • He did not use one table for all his counts
    • He counted too many plants
    • He drew a picture instead

  8. Ana asked which flower color was most common. She tallied 6 red, 9 yellow, and 4 pink flowers. Which answer uses her tally correctly?

    • Yellow, because 9 is the biggest tally
    • Red, because red is a nice color
    • Pink, because pink was tallied first
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Answer key

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Recording what you find W1-mt_ZFwPZaDJ0_-s1

  1. Draw a picture of it and label the parts · A drawing helps you remember what you saw.
  2. Write tally marks for each one · Tally marks are a simple way to record what you counted.
  3. True · A table keeps each count in its own spot. Nothing gets mixed up.
  4. Draw it and write the colors next to it · A labelled drawing shows the shape and colors. Now he won't forget.
  5. 5 · The chart shows 5 next to Ants.
  6. So she can look back and answer her question · Recorded data lets Mia look back later. It helps her answer her question.
  7. He did not use one table for all his counts · One table keeps every count in the same place. Then nothing gets lost.
  8. Yellow, because 9 is the biggest tally · The biggest tally, 9, shows yellow was seen the most.
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