Grade 2 · Science · Unit 7 of 8
Science Tools and Technology
Pick the right tool and use it safely.
What your child practises
Choosing and using science tools safely, and recognizing that people create technologies to meet needs.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · using tools safely, and technologies created by people
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Why did people create the umbrella?
- to keep us dry in the rain
- to melt snow
- to make rain
to keep us dry in the rain
Hint: It solves a problem.
Question 2
What should you do if a tool breaks?
- keep using it
- tell your teacher
- hide it
tell your teacher
Hint: Tell an adult.
Question 3
Technology is something people have made to…
- meet a need or help us
- be a rock
- grow like a plant
meet a need or help us
Hint: People create technology to solve problems.
Question 4
Which tool collects rain to measure it?
- a wind vane
- a rain gauge
- a ruler
a rain gauge
Hint: A rain gauge catches rain.
Question 5
Which is technology made by people?
- a cloud
- a bicycle
- a pebble
a bicycle
Hint: People invented the bicycle.
Question 6
After using a science tool, you should…
- leave it on the floor
- take it home
- put it back where it belongs
put it back where it belongs
Hint: Tidy tools after use.