Cross Cutting Concepts

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Repeating events or shapes help scientists to organize

Cause and effect

Systems and system models

Patterns

Energy and matter

Structure and function

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The way in which an object or living thing is built determines what it can do. What is this CCC?

Cause and effect

Systems and system models

Patterns

Energy and matter

Structure and function

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What will happen to the temperature if I add salt to the ice cubes in my beaker? This question can be studied through which cross cutting concept?

Change and Stability

Scale, proportion, and quantity

Systems and system models

Energy and Matter

Cause and Effect

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Scientists use data to create models of systems that are being studied.

Change and Stability

Scale, proportion, and quantity

Systems and system models

Energy and Matter

Cause and Effect

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Energy is transferred into a circuit from a solar panel, which powers a lightbulb to produce light energy so that we can see. Name that CCC which can be used to study this?

Change and Stability

Scale, proportion, and quantity

Systems and system models

Energy and Matter

Cause and Effect

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Scale, Proportion and Quantity is one of the CCCs. Is the fly in the picture scaled up, scaled down, or normal size?

Scaled up, flies are definitely not that small compared to people.

Scaled down, flies are way bigger than a human eye.

It looks normal to me!

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This CCC is one example of how scientists are able to classify living organisms based on things like size, lifespan and numbers in a population.

Change and Stability

Scale, proportion, and quantity

Systems and system models

Energy and Matter

Cause and Effect

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which one of these situations represents cause and effect?

If I eat a lot of junk food, I will feel sick to my stomach.

Running a mile is fun with my friends.

When I play video games I want to play forever.

Jumping up and down on a trampoline is good exercise.

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A person stands in the middle of snowstorm with temperatures at 20 degrees below zero. The person’s body begins to shiver which helps to warm up the body. What CCC is this an example of?

Energy and Matter

Stability and Change

Pattern identification

Structure and Function

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If we build a solar powered car, we will need to be able to monitor and control the energy that is coming into the car so the car will be able to run for the amount of time needed.

Energy and Matter

Structure and Function

Cause and Effect

Scale, Proportion and Quantity

11.

Multiple Select

45 sec

1 pt

The class created a replica of the Earth and its different layers to study the properties, the behavior, and the way energy interacts with each level, on a smaller scale. Which CCCs can be used with this example?

Stability and Change

Energy and Matter

Scale Proportion and Quantity

Structure and Function

Systems and System Models

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

As we monitor and track the phases of the moon over time we can see that it repeats its phases over a 27 day period. What CCC would we use to help us study this?

Identifying Patterns

Cause and Effect

Structure and Function

Energy and Matter

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the CCCs?

Create Content Creatively

Cross Cutting Concepts

Critical Collaborative Communication

Cross Curricular Content

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Thinking about scale in the CCCs, let's say your teacher has one eye the size of a normal eyeball and one eye the size of a basketball. Would their eyes be to scale?

No way! One eye would NOT be to scale.

Sure thing! All teachers have one small and one gigantic eyeball on their heads

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Energy and matter interactive in an ecosystem? Which example shows this CCC?

A fly caught in a spider's web shows energy and matter

A food web is made to hold food off the ground

A food web is like the internet but for food

A food web shows how energy flows through an ecosystem

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The carrying capacity in an ecosystem of the following graph is 1000. When the trend on the graph keeps going in a straight line on the graph, this represents balance, which is using what CCC?

Cause and Effect

Identifying Patterns

Structure and Function

Stability and Change

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The cell membrane encloses the cell, acts like a gatekeeper, allowing some materials to pass through it but not others. This is possible because of how it is built. What CCC does this represent?

Structure and Function

Identifying Patterns

Cause and Effect

System and System Models

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Structure and Function is one CCC. What is a small opening in leaves that allows gases to pass in and out of a plant?

cell plate

petiole

stomata

trichome

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

1/2 is proportionate to 4/8 because 4/8’s is equal to 1/2. Which CCC are we talking about?

Structure and Function

Cause and Effect

Scale Proportion Quantity

Stability and Change

20.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following Cross Cutting Concept of systems and systems models is represented in this picture?

the water cycle

the carbon cycle

the nitrogen cycle

the hydrogen cycle

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