Science: Reading Science Data Tables

A class measured how tall three bean plants grew in one week. Plant A: 6 cm Plant B: 9 cm Plant C: 4 cm Which plant was the tallest after one week?

Use the weather data table. Monday: Sunny Tuesday: Rainy Wednesday: Cloudy Thursday: Sunny What was the weather on Tuesday?

A student counted birds at a feeder. Sparrows: 8 Robins: 3 Blue Jays: 2 How many birds did the student count in all?

Use the table about animal speeds. Animal: Turtle, Speed: 1 meter per minute Animal: Rabbit, Speed: 12 meters per minute Animal: Snail, Speed: 0.5 meter per minute Which animal moved the slowest?

A class watered three plants with different amounts of water each day. Plant 1: 1 cup Plant 2: 2 cups Plant 3: 3 cups Which plant got 2 cups of water each day?

Use the seed sprouting table. Day 1: 0 seeds sprouted Day 2: 2 seeds sprouted Day 3: 5 seeds sprouted Day 4: 7 seeds sprouted On which day had 5 seeds sprouted?

A group tested how far toy cars rolled on different surfaces. Tile: 120 cm Carpet: 45 cm Wood: 95 cm On which surface did the toy car roll the farthest?

Use the table about magnets. Object: Paper clip, Attracted to magnet: Yes Object: Pencil, Attracted to magnet: No Object: Coin, Attracted to magnet: No Object: Safety pin, Attracted to magnet: Yes Name one object that was attracted to the magnet.

A student recorded the temperature outside at different times. 8:00 a.m.: 50°F 12:00 p.m.: 62°F 4:00 p.m.: 58°F When was the temperature the warmest?

Use the table about shadows. Morning: Long shadow Noon: Short shadow Afternoon: Long shadow When was the shadow short?

A class sorted rocks by color. Gray rocks: 6 Brown rocks: 4 White rocks: 5 Which color had the fewest rocks?

Use the pond animal table. Frogs: 5 Fish: 9 Ducks: 3 How many more fish than ducks were counted?

A student tested which objects float or sink. Cork: Floats Rock: Sinks Leaf: Floats Key: Sinks What conclusion can you make from the table about the rock and the key?