Exam 8: Using Models and Engineering Design for Teaching and Learning Science

J.J. Thompson discovered that inside of atoms are negatively charged particles called:

A ________________ is any heavenly body that travels around another heavenly body.

The Sun is located at one _____________ of planetary ellipses.

How does solving a design challenge help students to take control of their own science learning?

The time needed for a planet to make one complete turn around the Sun is:

The design and production of structures, devices, and systems on the scale of an atom or molecule refers to the field of:

Pluto, no longer considered a planet, belongs to a group of orbiting objects called the ________ ______.

As the Moon appears to get smaller in its progress, we say it is:​

The Moon rotates once as it _____________ once around the Earth.

The apparent shapes of the Moon as it goes around the Earth are called the ___________  ____________.

All planets travel in their own __________around the Sun, moving counterclockwise around the Sun from west to east.

A model which can imitate the motion of objects in a system is called a _________________.

Describe three ways that a design challenge incorporates engineering practices.

Why is it necessary to develop a rubric in order to grade design challenges?

Mr. Johnston helped the students remember which fruit modeled which planet by making a:

The point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the Sun is called its _________________.

Create a rubric that would help students understand the components of the design challenge described in question 34.

The scientist who asserted that atoms of different elements must be different from each other was:

The process of gathering data by doing __________ on a topic is the first step to building a model.

The scientist that discovered that all matter is made up of atoms too small to be seen was: