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Investigating - Choosing

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One of the things scientists do after investigating is to put things into groups. Scientists classify things. So, all things made of metal go into a group called metals. Some of those metals may be bendier or shinier than others, but they are still all metals. In science at school you will have put things into big groups, like plants, animals, metals, plastics. You can also put things into groups after investigating their properties: are things stretchy, transparent, or hard? This quiz is all about classifying and choosing which group to put things in.

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1 .

Alice was doing science at school. She had to group things by how bendy they were. Which of these groups is the bendiest?

Aluminum foil, wire, string

Wire, steel bar, metal coin

Wooden ruler, plastic ruler, metal ruler

Gold, silver, bronze

Have you ever used aluminum foil in cooking?

2 .

Sam was putting animals into groups. Which one of these groups did he put penguins into?

Shark, starfish, crab

Dolphin, sea lion, whale

Zebra, deer, elk

Crocodile, lizard, snake

Why did Sam put penguins in with dolphins, sea lions and whales? - They all have flippers

3 .

Ella was asked by her teacher to make a list of four things that need electricity to work. Which one of these groups is the best answer?

Vacuum cleaner, fridge, thermos bottle, cool box

Fridge, freezer, cool box, thermos bottle

Vacuum cleaner, fridge, freezer, computer

Computer, television, smart phone, mirror

Which one of the groups has 3 things that use electricity?

4 .

Which group does moss belong to?

Wood, bark, leaves

Mushrooms, toadstools, mold

Ferns, grasses, flowers

Paper, cardboard, tissue

Mosses are green plants

5 .

Which group does gold belong to?

Wood, bark, leaves

Lion, tiger, leopard

Iron, copper, tin

Wool, cotton, nylon

We wear gold jewelry. We wear wool, cotton and nylon, but they are not jewelry. Gold is a metal

6 .

Alice was putting animals into groups. One group was:

Polar Bear, Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare.

Why did Alice NOT put penguins into this group?

Because they all live in cold places

Because they all start with the letter A

Because they are all carnivores

Because penguins live in the Antarctic

Yes, it’s number 4 - all the other animals live in the Arctic, near the North Pole. Penguins live in the Antarctic, near the South Pole

7 .

Sam put whales into a group with seals, sharks and octopus. Why did Sam do that?

Because they all live in water

Because they all have fins

Because they all have a bony skeleton

Because they all have eight legs

The octopus does not have a bony skeleton

8 .

Which group does polythene belong to?

Plastic, nylon, steel

Nylon, cotton, wool

Wool, cotton, rice

Rock, stone, sand

Plastic, nylon and steel are all man-made. Polythene is also man-made

9 .

Sam was doing science at school. The teacher asked him to put different animals into groups. Sam put us - human beings - in the same group as penguins, sparrows and chickens. Why did Sam put human beings into that group?