Kindergarten · Science · Unit 8 of 9
Tools & Science Jobs
Things people make and people who use science.
What your child practises
Practises linking science to jobs and hobbies (farmer, firefighter, doctor, astronomer, rock collecting, gardening), to technologies people have made to meet needs, and to the idea that everyone can be curious and contribute to science.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: SCI.K.D.2, SCI.K.C.5, SCI.K.B.1 · technologies people create, careers and hobbies that use science, and belonging in science
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Why do people create new tools?
- To make things worse
- To meet a need
- For no reason
To meet a need
Hint: Technologies give us things that are needed or useful.
Question 2
A teacher can help you learn…
- nothing
- only maths
- science ideas
science ideas
Hint: Teachers share science too.
Question 3
Which is a toy that was made by people?
- a puddle
- a cloud
- a kite
a kite
Hint: Kites were made for fun.
Question 4
Which tool did people make to keep food cold?
- a stick
- a stone
- a fridge
a fridge
Hint: A fridge is a technology we use every day.
Question 5
Gardening is a hobby that uses…
- nothing
- science
- only luck
science
Hint: Gardeners learn about soil, sun and water.
Question 6
Everyone can do science. This means…
- only grown-ups can
- only people with labs can
- you can ask questions and find out
you can ask questions and find out
Hint: Anyone can be curious.