Question 1

How many heads are better than one?

Accepted Answer

two

Answer

four

Answer

three

Answer

zero

Question 2

" ...but I hadn't a guess about it yet. In the scientific method, that's called the hypothesis." What is a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

an educated guess

Answer

trial and error

Answer

an observation

Answer

a result

Question 3

What hypothesis did Willie come up with?

Accepted Answer

More electricity makes an electromagnet stronger than more wire...

Answer

Less electricity makes an electromagnet stronger than more wire...

Answer

More electricity makes an electromagnet weaker than more wire...

Answer

less electricity makes an electromagnet weaker than more wire...

Question 4

How many ways did they try winding the wire on the nail?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

300

Answer

150

Answer

2

Question 5

Why did Willie say to double the blue wire to 300 feet?

Accepted Answer

To see if more wire makes a stronger magnet

Answer

To see if more wire makes weaker electricity

Answer

To see if more wire makes a weaker magnet

Answer

To see if more wire makes stronger electricity

Question 6

If Jake had to do all of this work by myself, how would he feel?

Accepted Answer

bored

Answer

competitive

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frustrated

Answer

accomplished

Question 7

What did Jake and Willie eat for lunch?

Accepted Answer

chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese sandwiches

Answer

hamburgers and fries

Answer

wings and fries

Answer

hot dogs and chips

Question 8

Where were mom and Abbey? What were they doing?

Accepted Answer

the mall, returning a sweater

Answer

the mall, buying a dress for school

Answer

the spa, relaxing

Answer

the store, buying groceries

Question 9

What did dad say that he could figure out how to do?

Accepted Answer

make the nail spin around

Answer

complete Jake's project without the judges finding out

Answer

find other magnet like items

Answer

make the judges choose Jake's project

Question 10

Why did Jake feel sorry for his dad?

Accepted Answer

He knew his dad really wanted to help him with the project.

Answer

His dad didn't have any friends and wanted to hang out with Jake and Willie.

Answer

He knew his dad was too old to compete in the science fair.

Answer

His dad had a lot of ideas but it was too late to use them.

Question 11

According to the rules, "If anything might be dangerous, then what needs to happen?

Accepted Answer

an adult should be present

Answer

call 911

Answer

run away from danger

Answer

have a fire extinguisher nearby

Question 12

How did Jake include his father into his project?

Accepted Answer

He asked him to look at nails once they were done winding them around the nails.

Answer

He told his father to take notes while they do the work.

Answer

He let him finish the project for them.

Answer

He asked his father to judge what they had done on their projects so far.

Question 13

After hooking up wires to the magnet, what did they need to do next?

Accepted Answer

find something made of iron and steel

Answer

write down the results of what will happen next

Answer

take a break

Answer

have a snack

Question 14

What items did they find that was made up of iron and steel?

Accepted Answer

tuna cans and soup cans

Answer

an iron and an ironing board

Answer

pole and plate

Answer

hammer and nails

Question 15

What made doing the project fun?

Accepted Answer

Willie was cracking jokes, making faces, and coming up with good ideas.

Answer

the whole family helped

Answer

He had Willie do everything while he went outside to play.

Answer

It was very easy to do,

Question 16

What did the boys have to do before they were finished with the project?

Accepted Answer

write a conclusion and make posters

Answer

do their homework

Answer

get a haircut

Answer

share their project with their parents

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