Grade 6 Science Common Assessment

Which of the following is a system?

• Making a sandwich

• The school cafeteria

• Getting ready for school

• All of the above

What is the first step of the scientific method?

• Experiment

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observations

• Collect data

• Form a Theory

• Form a Hypothesis

Which of the following is NOT an observation?

• The sky is blue.

• The grass is green.

• I think flowers like the sun.

• The tree is tall.

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A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question is called the...

• recipe

• data collection

• scientific method

• metric system

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Which is NOT a branch of Science?

• Earth

• Biology

• Physical

• Life

Science is…

• Repeatable

• For nerds

• Testable

• Both A & C

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What is the natural world?

• Mountains and rivers

• Something you can see and touch only.

• Anything you can experience with your five senses.

• Earth

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What is a scientific law?

• Doing science in a legal way.

• Safety rules for the science lab.

• Eight planets in our solar system.

• A rule that describes a pattern in nature.

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Which of the following is an example of life science?

• Astronomy

• Biology

• Geology

• Chemistry