Science 6 Midyear Assessment 2024-2025

1. Science Safety Scenario One: Karen thought that the bouncy balls used for the experiment were a lot of fun. Instead of wasting an opportunity to play with them, she bounced one to her friend Marco across the room. Was she being safe?

• A. yes
• B. No

2. Science Safety Scenario Two: Michael was in charge of carrying the container of water to his science experiment station, but he tripped, and some of the water spilled from the bucket. Michael immediately told his teacher and wiped up the spill with paper towels. Was he being safe?

• A. yes
• B. No

3. Which of the following is an example of someone using a scientific practice in everyday life?

• A. measuring ingredients while baking a cake
• B. asking why the sky is blue and researching the answer
• C. observing which type of bird visits a feeder the most
• D. all of the above

4. Which step of the Scientific Method involves making an educated guess about the answer to your question, or predict an outcome to an experiment based on what you already know?

• A. conclusion
• B. experiment
• C. analysis
• D. hypothesis

5. A hypothesis is always correct on the first trial of an experiment.

• A. True
• B. False

6. Marcie is trying a new cookie recipe. She wants to see if the amount of baking powder she uses will make the cookies rise more. She makes three batches of cookies and changes the amount of baking powder for each batch. What is the independent variable (experimental variable)?

• A. Amount of baking powder.
• B. Height of the cookies.
• C. Types of cookies.
• D. Temperature of oven.

7. From Day 2 to Day 3, did the amount of time Tommy spent playing games increase or decrease?

• A. increase
• B. decrease

8. If Tommy plans to spend half as much time playing games on Day 7 than he did on Day 6, how long would he play for on Day 7?

• A. 60 minutes
• B. 50 minutes
• C. 40 minutes
• D. 30 minutes

9. How many more minutes did Tommy spend playing games on Day 2 than he did on Day 4?

• A. 80 minutes
• B. 70 minutes
• C. 60 minutes
• D. Tommy spent the same time playing on both those days.

10. Energy is the ability to cause change or do work. Which type of energy is energy of motion?

• A. kinetic
• B. potential
• C. thermal
• D. nuclear