Scientific Tools Worksheet
A worksheet for Grade 2 students to learn about common scientific tools and their uses.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you learn about different tools scientists use.
Match each scientific tool with what it helps us do.
1. Magnifying Glass
a. Measures how hot or cold something is
2. Ruler
b. Makes small things look bigger
3. Thermometer
c. Measures how long something is
4. Balance Scale
d. Measures how heavy something is
1. Which tool would you use to measure the length of your pencil?
Magnifying Glass
Ruler
Thermometer
Balance Scale
2. You want to see the tiny hairs on a leaf. Which tool would be best?
Ruler
Thermometer
Magnifying Glass
Balance Scale
Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.
1. A magnifying glass helps us see things that are .
2. A ruler helps us measure how something is.
3. A thermometer tells us if something is hot or .
4. A balance scale tells us how something is.
1. Draw a scientific tool and write one sentence about what it does.
Read each statement. Circle T for True or F for False.
1. You can use a ruler to measure temperature.
True
False
2. A magnifying glass helps you see things that are far away.
True
False
Look at the pictures of the tools below. Write the name of each tool and what it is used for.
