Exploring Curiosity in Science
A Grade 6 science worksheet exploring the concept of curiosity, its role in scientific discovery, and how it drives scientific inquiry.
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Exploring Curiosity in Science
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Think about how curiosity plays a role in scientific discoveries.
1. Which of the following best describes curiosity in science?
Following strict rules without asking questions
A strong desire to know or learn something
Only believing what you are told
Avoiding new experiences
2. Curiosity is not important for scientific discovery.
True
False
3. Scientists use their to ask questions and seek answers about the world around them.
4. When a scientist observes something unusual, their often leads them to investigate further.
5. Explain how curiosity can lead to a new scientific experiment. Provide an example.
Match each term with its definition.
6. Hypothesis
a. The process of asking questions and seeking answers
7. Observation
b. A testable explanation for an observation
8. Inquiry
c. Noticing details or events using your senses
9. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission's rover is named Curiosity. Look at the image of the Curiosity rover below.
10. Why do you think NASA named this rover 'Curiosity'? How does its name reflect its mission?