Back-to-School Science Launch
A classroom board that opens the year with inquiry, cells, space, the water cycle, and ecosystems.
The board
Swipe the board sideways · 5 categories
| Scientific Inquiry | Cells | Solar System | Water Cycle | Ecosystems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100What empirical method acquires knowledge through observation and testing? | 100What is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms? | 100What gravitationally bound system contains the Sun and the masses orbiting it? | 100Which biogeochemical cycle continuously changes water's form around Earth? | 100What system is formed by organisms interacting with their environment? |
| 200Which careful noticing process begins the list of activities in the definition? | 200Which material is enclosed by the semipermeable cell membrane? | 200Which star anchors this system? | 200What process changes liquid water into vapor? | 200Which term labels the living components of that system? |
| 300Since at least which century has this method characterized science? | 300What genetic information does the cytoplasm contain? | 300How many planets are most prominent among its orbiting masses? | 300Which plant process adds water vapor to the cycle? | 300Which contrasting term labels its nonliving components? |
| 400What proposed explanation must be testable during scientific inquiry? | 400Which organelles provide energy for functions in eukaryotic cells? | 400From the collapse of what dense region did the system begin forming? | 400What vapor-to-liquid process precedes cloud droplets? | 400Through what process does matter move repeatedly among ecosystem components? |
| 500Results conflict with a proposed explanation. Which two responses does the source permit after testing? | 500A sample has a nucleus enclosed by a nuclear membrane. Which broad cell type should the lab report assign? | 500A formation timeline follows the approximate age stated by the source. Where should its first marker be placed? | 500Rain or snow leaves clouds and reaches the surface. Which named process is occurring? | 500A scientist studies movement rather than recycling. Which ecosystem connection named by the source should be traced? |
Ages 10 to 13 · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes
26 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against
Play time assumes about 40 seconds a clue plus three minutes for the final round. Nothing is saved to a server and no account is needed. How answers are checked.
Player sheet
Back-to-School Science Launch · Ages 10 to 13 · answers are on the host key
Scientific Inquiry
- 100 What empirical method acquires knowledge through observation and testing?
- 200 Which careful noticing process begins the list of activities in the definition?
- 300 Since at least which century has this method characterized science?
- 400 What proposed explanation must be testable during scientific inquiry?
- 500 Results conflict with a proposed explanation. Which two responses does the source permit after testing?
Cells
- 100 What is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms?
- 200 Which material is enclosed by the semipermeable cell membrane?
- 300 What genetic information does the cytoplasm contain?
- 400 Which organelles provide energy for functions in eukaryotic cells?
- 500 A sample has a nucleus enclosed by a nuclear membrane. Which broad cell type should the lab report assign?
Solar System
- 100 What gravitationally bound system contains the Sun and the masses orbiting it?
- 200 Which star anchors this system?
- 300 How many planets are most prominent among its orbiting masses?
- 400 From the collapse of what dense region did the system begin forming?
- 500 A formation timeline follows the approximate age stated by the source. Where should its first marker be placed?
Water Cycle
- 100 Which biogeochemical cycle continuously changes water's form around Earth?
- 200 What process changes liquid water into vapor?
- 300 Which plant process adds water vapor to the cycle?
- 400 What vapor-to-liquid process precedes cloud droplets?
- 500 Rain or snow leaves clouds and reaches the surface. Which named process is occurring?
Ecosystems
- 100 What system is formed by organisms interacting with their environment?
- 200 Which term labels the living components of that system?
- 300 Which contrasting term labels its nonliving components?
- 400 Through what process does matter move repeatedly among ecosystem components?
- 500 A scientist studies movement rather than recycling. Which ecosystem connection named by the source should be traced?
Final round: Earth Systems
Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation are processes within this continuous movement of water.
Host key
Back-to-School Science Launch · keep this sheet · it carries the answers
Scientific Inquiry
- 100 What empirical method acquires knowledge through observation and testing? Response: scientific methodChecked against:
The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge through careful observation, rigorous skepticism, hypothesis testing, and experimental validation.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scientific_method&oldid=1363484633 - 200 Which careful noticing process begins the list of activities in the definition? Response: observationChecked against:
The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge through careful observation, rigorous skepticism, hypothesis testing, and experimental validation.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scientific_method&oldid=1363484633 - 300 Since at least which century has this method characterized science? Response: 17th centuryChecked against:
The scientific method has characterized science since at least the 17th century.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scientific_method&oldid=1363484633 - 400 What proposed explanation must be testable during scientific inquiry? Response: hypothesisChecked against:
Scientific inquiry includes creating a testable hypothesis through inductive reasoning, testing it through experiments and statistical analysis, and adjusting or discarding the hypothesis based on the results.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scientific_method&oldid=1363484633 - 500 Results conflict with a proposed explanation. Which two responses does the source permit after testing? Response: adjusting or discarding the hypothesisChecked against:
Scientific inquiry includes creating a testable hypothesis through inductive reasoning, testing it through experiments and statistical analysis, and adjusting or discarding the hypothesis based on the results.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scientific_method&oldid=1363484633
Cells
- 100 What is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms? Response: cellChecked against:
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life or organisms.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cell_(biology)&oldid=1364503865 - 200 Which material is enclosed by the semipermeable cell membrane? Response: cytoplasmChecked against:
A biological cell basically consists of a semipermeable cell membrane enclosing cytoplasm that contains genetic material.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cell_(biology)&oldid=1364503865 - 300 What genetic information does the cytoplasm contain? Response: genetic materialChecked against:
A biological cell basically consists of a semipermeable cell membrane enclosing cytoplasm that contains genetic material.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cell_(biology)&oldid=1364503865 - 400 Which organelles provide energy for functions in eukaryotic cells? Response: mitochondriaChecked against:
Eukaryotic cells contain other membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria, which provide energy for cell functions, and chloroplasts, in plants that create sugars by photosynthesis.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cell_(biology)&oldid=1364503865 - 500 A sample has a nucleus enclosed by a nuclear membrane. Which broad cell type should the lab report assign? Response: eukaryotic cellsChecked against:
In eukaryotic cells, the nucleus is enclosed in the nuclear membrane.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cell_(biology)&oldid=1364503865
Solar System
- 100 What gravitationally bound system contains the Sun and the masses orbiting it? Response: Solar SystemChecked against:
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the masses that orbit it, most prominently its eight planets, of which Earth is one.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solar_System&oldid=1365257682 - 200 Which star anchors this system? Response: SunChecked against:
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the masses that orbit it, most prominently its eight planets, of which Earth is one.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solar_System&oldid=1365257682 - 300 How many planets are most prominent among its orbiting masses? Response: eight planetsChecked against:
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the masses that orbit it, most prominently its eight planets, of which Earth is one.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solar_System&oldid=1365257682 - 400 From the collapse of what dense region did the system begin forming? Response: a molecular cloudChecked against:
The system formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a dense region of a molecular cloud collapsed, creating the Sun and a protoplanetary disc from which the orbiting bodies assembled.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solar_System&oldid=1365257682 - 500 A formation timeline follows the approximate age stated by the source. Where should its first marker be placed? Response: about 4.6 billion years agoChecked against:
The system formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a dense region of a molecular cloud collapsed, creating the Sun and a protoplanetary disc from which the orbiting bodies assembled.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solar_System&oldid=1365257682
Water Cycle
- 100 Which biogeochemical cycle continuously changes water's form around Earth? Response: water cycleChecked against:
The water cycle (or hydrologic cycle or hydrological cycle) is a biogeochemical cycle that involves the continuous change in form of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth across different reservoirs.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_cycle&oldid=1360746115 - 200 What process changes liquid water into vapor? Response: evaporationChecked against:
The processes that drive these movements, or fluxes, are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_cycle&oldid=1360746115 - 300 Which plant process adds water vapor to the cycle? Response: transpirationChecked against:
The processes that drive these movements, or fluxes, are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_cycle&oldid=1360746115 - 400 What vapor-to-liquid process precedes cloud droplets? Response: condensationChecked against:
The processes that drive these movements, or fluxes, are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_cycle&oldid=1360746115 - 500 Rain or snow leaves clouds and reaches the surface. Which named process is occurring? Response: precipitationChecked against:
The processes that drive these movements, or fluxes, are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_cycle&oldid=1360746115
Ecosystems
- 100 What system is formed by organisms interacting with their environment? Response: ecosystemChecked against:
An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system formed by organisms in interaction with their environment.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ecosystem&oldid=1361708390 - 200 Which term labels the living components of that system? Response: biotic componentsChecked against:
The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ecosystem&oldid=1361708390 - 300 Which contrasting term labels its nonliving components? Response: abiotic componentsChecked against:
The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ecosystem&oldid=1361708390 - 400 Through what process does matter move repeatedly among ecosystem components? Response: nutrient cyclesChecked against:
The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ecosystem&oldid=1361708390 - 500 A scientist studies movement rather than recycling. Which ecosystem connection named by the source should be traced? Response: energy flowsChecked against:
The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ecosystem&oldid=1361708390
Final round: Earth Systems
Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation are processes within this continuous movement of water. Response: water cycleChecked against: The water cycle (or hydrologic cycle or hydrological cycle) is a biogeochemical cycle that involves the continuous change in form of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth across different reservoirs.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_cycle&oldid=1360746115
Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against
This is what prints on the host key.
Scientific Inquiry
What empirical method acquires knowledge through observation and testing? 100
scientific methodChecked against:
The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge through careful observation, rigorous skepticism, hypothesis testing, and experimental validation.
Source, pinned revisionWhich careful noticing process begins the list of activities in the definition? 200
observationChecked against:
The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge through careful observation, rigorous skepticism, hypothesis testing, and experimental validation.
Source, pinned revisionSince at least which century has this method characterized science? 300
17th centuryChecked against:
The scientific method has characterized science since at least the 17th century.
Source, pinned revisionWhat proposed explanation must be testable during scientific inquiry? 400
hypothesisChecked against:
Scientific inquiry includes creating a testable hypothesis through inductive reasoning, testing it through experiments and statistical analysis, and adjusting or discarding the hypothesis based on the results.
Source, pinned revisionResults conflict with a proposed explanation. Which two responses does the source permit after testing? 500
adjusting or discarding the hypothesisChecked against:
Scientific inquiry includes creating a testable hypothesis through inductive reasoning, testing it through experiments and statistical analysis, and adjusting or discarding the hypothesis based on the results.
Source, pinned revision
Cells
What is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms? 100
cellChecked against:
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life or organisms.
Source, pinned revisionWhich material is enclosed by the semipermeable cell membrane? 200
cytoplasmChecked against:
A biological cell basically consists of a semipermeable cell membrane enclosing cytoplasm that contains genetic material.
Source, pinned revisionWhat genetic information does the cytoplasm contain? 300
genetic materialChecked against:
A biological cell basically consists of a semipermeable cell membrane enclosing cytoplasm that contains genetic material.
Source, pinned revisionWhich organelles provide energy for functions in eukaryotic cells? 400
mitochondriaChecked against:
Eukaryotic cells contain other membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria, which provide energy for cell functions, and chloroplasts, in plants that create sugars by photosynthesis.
Source, pinned revisionA sample has a nucleus enclosed by a nuclear membrane. Which broad cell type should the lab report assign? 500
eukaryotic cellsChecked against:
In eukaryotic cells, the nucleus is enclosed in the nuclear membrane.
Source, pinned revision
Solar System
What gravitationally bound system contains the Sun and the masses orbiting it? 100
Solar SystemChecked against:
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the masses that orbit it, most prominently its eight planets, of which Earth is one.
Source, pinned revisionWhich star anchors this system? 200
SunChecked against:
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the masses that orbit it, most prominently its eight planets, of which Earth is one.
Source, pinned revisionHow many planets are most prominent among its orbiting masses? 300
eight planetsChecked against:
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the masses that orbit it, most prominently its eight planets, of which Earth is one.
Source, pinned revisionFrom the collapse of what dense region did the system begin forming? 400
a molecular cloudChecked against:
The system formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a dense region of a molecular cloud collapsed, creating the Sun and a protoplanetary disc from which the orbiting bodies assembled.
Source, pinned revisionA formation timeline follows the approximate age stated by the source. Where should its first marker be placed? 500
about 4.6 billion years agoChecked against:
The system formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a dense region of a molecular cloud collapsed, creating the Sun and a protoplanetary disc from which the orbiting bodies assembled.
Source, pinned revision
Water Cycle
Which biogeochemical cycle continuously changes water's form around Earth? 100
water cycleChecked against:
The water cycle (or hydrologic cycle or hydrological cycle) is a biogeochemical cycle that involves the continuous change in form of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth across different reservoirs.
Source, pinned revisionWhat process changes liquid water into vapor? 200
evaporationChecked against:
The processes that drive these movements, or fluxes, are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow.
Source, pinned revisionWhich plant process adds water vapor to the cycle? 300
transpirationChecked against:
The processes that drive these movements, or fluxes, are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow.
Source, pinned revisionWhat vapor-to-liquid process precedes cloud droplets? 400
condensationChecked against:
The processes that drive these movements, or fluxes, are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow.
Source, pinned revisionRain or snow leaves clouds and reaches the surface. Which named process is occurring? 500
precipitationChecked against:
The processes that drive these movements, or fluxes, are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow.
Source, pinned revision
Ecosystems
What system is formed by organisms interacting with their environment? 100
ecosystemChecked against:
An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system formed by organisms in interaction with their environment.
Source, pinned revisionWhich term labels the living components of that system? 200
biotic componentsChecked against:
The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Source, pinned revisionWhich contrasting term labels its nonliving components? 300
abiotic componentsChecked against:
The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Source, pinned revisionThrough what process does matter move repeatedly among ecosystem components? 400
nutrient cyclesChecked against:
The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Source, pinned revisionA scientist studies movement rather than recycling. Which ecosystem connection named by the source should be traced? 500
energy flowsChecked against:
The biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Source, pinned revision
Final round
Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation are processes within this continuous movement of water.
water cycleChecked against:
The water cycle (or hydrologic cycle or hydrological cycle) is a biogeochemical cycle that involves the continuous change in form of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth across different reservoirs.
Source, pinned revision
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