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This is a good warm-up worksheet for the first day of classes. The real clincher is when you ask students to draw a picture of a scientist. Invariably they will draw a man in a labcoat. (I used to do this with elementary kids, and was not surprised to get this response, but secondary students will do it as well). Of course, the point is, that scientists are not just men in labcoats. For one they are women (and children) too, and not all scientists work in labs!
Science, Gr. 9

Introduction to course

The “Science” Quiz

1. Draw a picture of a scientist. (Doesn’t have to be great art, stick drawings are fine)

2. Now, explain in a sentence, why your scientist looks that way.

3. What sort of things do scientists do? Give at least four.

4. Think of one experiment you would like to try. Describe it, briefly.

5. Which of the following things are “science”, and which are not. Put an “S” for science, and an “N” for non-science in the space given.

___ the search for extra-terrestrial life

___ believing in UFOs because Martians just have to exist

___ believing in ghosts

___ searching for electromagnetic disturbances in graveyards

___ kicking your broken four-wheeler to make it start

___ examining the engine and turning a few screws to start your broken four-wheeler

6. If you had a glass of yellow water and a glass of blue water, and you mixed them. What colour would the water be in the mixture? (Do your best)

7. How much “local science” do you know? Fill in this table for where you live, naming as many examples of each that you can. If you run out of boxes, fill in the remaining space with examples.

Birds / Fish / Mammals / Trees / Plants / Insects
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8. Studying science is the beginning of many different types of jobs and careers. Name some jobs that studying science will help you with.

9. Name four tools that a scientist can use: