Scientific Investigations

Scientific Investigations

5th Grade

25 Qs

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Scientific Investigations

Scientific Investigations

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS2-2, MS-PS1-2, MS-LS1-5

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the Aim of an experiment?

A statement that describes what the investigation is trying to find out

A statement that tells you the results of the experiment

A statement showing how you did the experiment

A statement describing your observations throughout the experiment

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a Variable?

Variations within the experiment

The repeating of the experiment by classmates

Anything that can change during an experiment

Something that must be keep the same during an experiment

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The independent variable

Changes due to other factors

The change that you are making on purpose

Is an individual step of the experiment

Can be different when repeating the same experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The dependant variable

Is the thing you measure

Depends on the people/place doing the experiment

Must not change during the experiment

Is the thing you change on purpose

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

How are EXPERIMENTAL and OBSERVATIONAL investigations similar?

They both require a question that can be researched, a hypothesis and procedures.

They both require a question that can be researched, procedures and a conclusion

They both require a hypothesis, and procedures.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

How are EXPERIMENTAL and COMPARATIVE investigations different?

* EXPERIMENTAL requires control / control group.

* COMPARATIVE does not require control / control group.

* EXPERIMENTAL requires variables .

* COMPARATIVE does not require variables.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following reasons best explains why Pierre's scientific investigation is not an experiment?

  • The investigation was not performed in a scientific laboratory.  

  • The investigation was not performed by a famous scientist.  

  • The investigation did not involve field research. 

  • The investigation did not test an independent variable.  

  • Tags

    NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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