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'Using Scientific Tools' Science Worksheet

Using Scientific Tools

Determine which scientific tool best answers the question.

A. Thermometer

C. Scale

E. Microscope

B. Ruler

D. Telescope

F. Measuring Cup

1) Paige needed to add 500 ml of water to a mixture for an experiment. What tool did she

use to measure out 500 ml of water?

2) Victor wanted to check the height of his flashlight. What tool should he use?

3) Sarah was mixing 2 cups of water with 3 table spoons of salt. What tool did she use to

find 2 cups of water?

4) Paul is trying to see a dust mite from his pillow. What tool should he use?

5) Edward needed exactly 6 ounces of cheese. What tool should he use to measure exactly 6

ounces?

6) Kaleb wanted to see what pollen looked like up close. What tool should he use?

7) Will is trying to order rocks from the lightest to the heaviest. What tool should he use?

10.

8) Rachel was showing her friends Mars as it passed close to Earth. What tool did she use?

11.

9) A scientist wanted to view the microbes in a drop of water. What tool should he use?

12.

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10) Jerry wants to measure the wing span of a bug. What tool should he use?

14.

11) A store manager wanted to make sure his coffee wasn't hotter than 110°. What tool

should he use?

15.

12) A scientist took a quart of water from a river to look for microbes. What tool should he

use to make sure he had a quart?

13) To test a hypothesis, Robin needed to make sure the temperature outside was at least 10°

above freezing. What tool did she use to make sure it was above freezing?

14) Nancy needed to make sure she had a counterbalance for an experiment that was at least 2

pounds. What tool should she use?

15) Isabel wanted to determine if she could see the flag on the moon. What tool should she

use?

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'Using Scientific Tools' Science Worksheet