F- Science SOL Review Matches SOL 4.1 and 5.1

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Quantitative Data

,

(b) Qualitative Data

• Soft

• • 14 girls and 8 boys

• • 12 fourth grade students

• Plastic

• • Positive attitude

• • About 4 feet

• • 92% pass rate

• • 3cm long

• Friendly

• Happy

1. ​ (a)   is a summary statement based on a situation/investigation. ​ (b)   is what you see, hear, smell, taste, and feel.

2. ​ (c)   a possible explanation based on background knowledge and some gathered data

   ​ (d)   tells what may happen in the future.

• prediction
• inference
• conclusion
• observation

Match the following

• LOTS of evidence lead to these

• prediction

• Likely a scientist in a lab

• observation

• He's going to create an explosion

• inference

• He has 2 beakers

• conclusion

Match the following

• thermometer

• The amount of time it took salt water to freeze

• stop watch

• Mass of a rock

• balance scale

• The length of a paper airplane throw or height of a door frame

• graduated cylinder

• 500mL of water for my science experiment

• meter stick

• The temperature at which soda water boils

Javier sleeps 9 hours the night before his science exam. His twin sister has the same exam and sleeps 6 hours the night before the test. Afterwards, they compare their scores.

Groups:

(a) Independent Variable

,

(b) Dependent Variable

,

(c) Constants

• the test they take

• the class they are in

• the amount of sleep

• the teacher they have

• the ime of day of the test

• the scores on the test

The class is doing an experiment with Mentos and Diet Coke.

They place 1, then 3, then 5 minty Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke.

Then they measure the amount of soda that is left in the bottle and the height of each spout.

Groups:

(a) Independent Variable

,

(b) Dependent Variable

,

(c) Constants

• the amount of soda left in the bottle

• temperature of soda

• location of experiment

• the number of Mentos

• How old the soda is

• height of the spout

• Type of Soda

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What can you conclude from the above graph?

• 1. The bean plant will measure 2.5cm on Day 6.

• 1. The bean plant measured 1cm on Day 2.

• 1. The bean plant will increase in height on Day 6.

• 1. The bean plant increased the most from day 3 to day 4.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What can you conclude from the above graph?

Select 2 answers.

• 1. There was the greatest increase in the number of push-ups from Monday to Tuesday.

• 1. There was the greatest decrease in the number of push-up from Tuesday to Wednesday.

• 1. No exercise was performed on Friday (took the day off).

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Who is the Minion on the left (with his finger pointing up)

• Larry

• Kyle

• Dave

• Kevin

• Mark

Who is the Minion on the right (on the rocket)

• Larry

• Kyle

• Dave

• Kevin

• Mark