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Chapter 1 5th Grade

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nina plays catcher on her softball team. She wants to design a better mitt to catch the ball. She is just beginning the design process. Which step should she do first?

a)

build a prototype

b)

test her prototype

c)

tell her team what she learned

d)

make conclusions about solution

2.

Sometimes a new product is test-marketed. A limited amount of the product is released to a select group of users. Then the group is observed carefully to see how the product performs. Which step might occur in the design process after a product is test-marketed and before large numbers are produced for sale?

a)

the design is detailed in drawings

b)

the design is measured

c)

the product is put on store shelves for sale

d)

the product is redesigned based on evidence that is observed and gathered.

3.

On her way to school every day, Crissy needs to cross a creek that is five feet wide. The solution to her problem must be safe and easy to use and she cannot ever get wet. She can use only a rope and some boards that are ten feet long. She brainstorm four ideas. Which idea meets all of her criteria and constraints?

a)

she can build a sailboat

b)

she can swim across the creek

c)

She can tie the boards together to make a bridge

d)

she can tie the rope to a small tree branch and swing across

4.

Scientists have been designing new ways to keep people safe during car accidents. Airbags have been used inside cars for many years. How can scientists continue to improve safety in cars with airbags?

a)

test the airbags for one type of car

b)

count the number of car accidents in a year

c)

analyze the types of car accidents and injuries in a year

d)

compare the number of accidents with in cars with airbags and without airbags

5.

Which technology would help a town reduce the air pollution it creates?

a)

gas lamps on city streets

b)

coal-burning stoves for heat

c)

cars that run on electric power

d)

automatic sprinklers on the golf courses

6.

Which statement supports the claim that relying only on fossil fuels is bad for the environment?

a)

a news reporter thinks that burning cola does not hurt the environment

b)

a government study shows that cars pollute

c)

a business selling natural gas says that natural gas is the best way to heat people's homes

d)

a solar panel company shows that solar energy as being cheaper than using fossil fuels

7.

Mr. Jackson's class wants to determine which kind of ball bounces the highest. The students do an experiment using a golf ball, a plastic ball, and a small rubber ball. They drop each ball in the same place from a height of two meters. The changed variable in this experiment was the __________________

a)

type of ball

b)

type of flooring

c)

height the ball bounced

d)

height the ball was dropped from

8.

Mr. Jackson's class wants to determine which kind of ball bounces the highest. The students do an experiment using a golf ball, a plastic ball, and a small rubber ball. They drop each ball in the same place from a height of two meters.


The___________________ and ____________________ were kept the same

a)

type of ball and height the ball bounced

b)

type of flooring and the height it was dropped from

c)

type of flooring and the height the ball bounced

d)

type of ball and the height it was dropped from

9.

Fred gets too hot when he works in his garden. He wants to design a shirt that will help keep him cooler and that does not stain. He has some ideas about what to research. What topics should he research? Multiple answers should be selected

a)

fabrics that dry quickly

b)

fabrics that are waterproof

c)

fabrics that have sunscreen

d)

fabrics that are easy to clean

e)

fabrics that do not absorb heat