A science teacher wants to provide students with practice in the skill of predicting. What would be the most suitable activity?
A) Ask students what will happen to the temperature of water if they dissolve Epsom salts in it, and then have them measure the water's temperature before and after adding the Epsom salts.
B) Ask students which of several seeds will sprout the fastest, and then have them plant one of each kind.
C) Ask students what will happen to fresh water seaweed in a tank if they added 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 drops of vinegar to simulate acid rain, and then have them try it.
D) Ask students what will happen to rocks if they are tumbled in a rock tumbler, and then have them do it.
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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All the activities listed involve making a prediction and then conducting an experiment or observation to see if the prediction was correct. This process is fundamental to practicing the skill of predicting in a scientific context.

A Science Teacher Wants to Provide Students with Practice in the Skill