Day 1 Transitions 8 Science Name: ______________________________
Section 1: Life
Science
1. Give three examples of each:
LIVING THINGS NON-LIVING THINGS
2. What are the basic needs of local plants and animals?
3. How are these needs met?
4. How are animals important in the lives of First Nations people in the Yukon?
5. How are animals important to other living things in the Yukon?
6. How are plants important in the lives of First Nations people in the Yukon?
7. How are plants important to other living things in the Yukon?
8. Give an example of a food chain.
9. Give an example of a food web.
10. Which body system uses the brain and spinal cord
a. the respiratory system
b. the circulatory system
c. the digestive system
d. the skeletal system
e. the muscular system
f. the nervous system
11. Which body system includes the esophagus, gall bladder and small intestine?
a. the respiratory system
b. the circulatory system
c. the digestive system
d. the skeletal system
e. the muscular system
f. the nervous system
12. Which body system includes the trachea, bronchi and alveoli?
a. the respiratory system
b. the circulatory system
c. the digestive system
d. the skeletal system
e. the muscular system
f. the nervous system
13. Which body system includes the bones?
a. the respiratory system
b. the circulatory system
c. the digestive system
d. the skeletal system
e. the muscular system
f. the nervous system
14. Which body system includes the muscles?
a. the respiratory system
b. the circulatory system
c. the digestive system
d. the skeletal system
e. the muscular system
f. the nervous system
Section 2: Physical Science
15. Describe several properties of materials.
16. What effect does friction have on the movement of an object?
17. What changes can come about when an object is heated?
18. What shape is the strongest when constructing something?
19. What is one property of sound or light?
20. What is something useful that can be done with electricity?
21. What is pH a measure of?
22. Draw a picture of a simple machine.
Section 3: Earth and Space Science
23. Name the planets in our solar system.
24. Name a resource that is obtained in the Yukon and explain how it is extracted.
25. Name one word that that would be key in the Aboriginal concept of the environment.
26. Give an example of an extreme environment.
27. What is the rock cycle?
28. What catastrophic events result from tectonic plate movement?
29. How does the earthÕs surface change over time?
30. What is the coolest thing you ever learned in science class?