The Practice of Science: SC.5.N.1.1
Authored by Nick Mennecke
Other Sciences
4th - 5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Jane is investigating to find out if bean plants grow taller in ordinary topsoil or special potting soil over a three week period. She sets up her investigation with 10 bean plants of equal size in each type of soil.
What should Jane do each day to make sure she gets valid results?
A. Water only the plants in special potting soil.
A. Calculate the average plant height for each soil type.
A. Move the plants in ordinary topsoil to different locations.
Estimate the height of each plant's stem and record the estimate
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sonya wanted to know if mowing affects the health of grass during a drought. To find out, she collected data on how often her neighbors mowed their grass.
Based on the information she collected, what is the BEST next step?
Report her findings to her neighbors.
Develop a plan to save everyone's lawns.
Stop her neighbors from mowing their lawns
Find out if other things might be affecting the grass.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
1) Thomas and Julie wanted to find out which material would insulate their teacher's coffee cup and keep the coffee hot for the longest period of time. They first wrapped her cup with bubble wrap and recorded the temperature of the coffee once every 15 minutes for 2 hours. They repeated the investigation, this time using newspaper instead of bubble wrap, but they got the same results for both materials.
What could they do to make sure their results are valid?
Repeat their experiment.
Use teas instead of coffee.
Use a different thermometer.
Conduct their investigation in a colder room.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1) Brianna's class wants to determine if boys or girls recycled more paper each day. They set up separate recycling bins in the classroom and labeled them "Boys" and "Girls." The students then placed their paper items in the right bins.
Which of the following should the students do each day before emptying the bins?
Make lists of the different types of paper in each bin.
Count and record the number of paper items recycled in each bin.
Make a list of which student recycled which paper item in each of the bins.
Record their estimate of the number of times students placed items in each bin.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
1) Kevin wanted to find out which of his toy cars, the Corvette or the Mustang, would roll downhill faster. He made a ramp by putting several books under one end of a board so that the board was slanted.
Which would be the best way for him to perform his experiment?
Roll each car down the ramp separately five times and estimate which car looked faster.
Roll both cars down the ramp together one time and see which one gets to the bottom first.
Roll each car down the ramp separately one time, and time them with the second hand on his watch.
Roll both cars down the ramp together five times and record which gets to the bottom first each time.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Jonathan and Sarah have performed an experiment and are not sure their results are valid.
What should they do to check their results?
average their data
change their lab report
perform a new experiment
repeat the same experiment
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The students in Miss Smith's class were using catapults to launch small and large marshmallows across the room. The table shows the distances in centimeters (cm) that the marshmallows traveled.
of the following statements best describes the students' data?
Small marshmallows travel an average of 9 centimeters
Large marshmallows travel an average of more than 20 centimeters
On average, small marshmallows travel farther than large marshmallows.
A. On average, large marshmallows go higher in the air than small marshmallows
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