Grade 5 NYS Science Assessment Review

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Magnetic Levitation of a Lego Person!

Animal Group Survival

Life Cycles and Traits

Genetics

What's the Weather?

Clouds

Holiday Lights

Floating Waves

A Trip to the Zoo

Canadian Wildfires and Air Pollution

Water Bottle Gunk Cleaning Solution

Minnewaska State Park Food Web

Earth's Resources and Environment: How Do We Protect It?

Space Systems: Patterns in Our Solar System

Grade 5 NYS Science Assessment Review

Grade 5 NYS Science Assessment Review

Look at the model below.a. Using your knowledge of cause and effect, label the magnetic poles represented by letters A-D with positive (+) or negative (-).

What kind of magnetic force is represented by the arrow? Circle one on the diagram.

Add an arrow to the diagram and label it Force of Gravity. Remember, the direction of your arrow is important.

You decide to replace Magnet 1 with a stronger magnet.What will happen to the force between the new, stronger magnet and Magnet 2?

You decide to replace Magnet 1 with a stronger magnet.Predict what effect a stronger magnet will have on the Lego person.

Choose an animal group that you are the most familiar with.Construct an argument, with evidence, for how your animal group helps each other to survive.Your argument must contain at least two pieces of evidence to support your argument.

Not all animals form groups to survive. What is one reason that forming an animal group might be a disadvantage (not helpful to individual animals in the group) for survival?

What do all life cycles have in common? Check all that apply:

Choose one of the Life Cycles above.Name at least 2 complex features that develop over time that provide advantages for surviving, finding mates, or reproducing:

Which statement best explains why Jace has brown hair and brown eyes?

What causes the change in fur color for snowshoe hares?

What evidence from the passage supports the statement that traits are influenced by both the environment and inheritance?

Make a claim about the relationship between traits and the environment.Support your claim with evidence.

On the graph, the bars represent the average temperature for each month. Each block represents 5°F.Use the data from the data table above to complete the graph for the months of August through December.Shade the three warmest temperatures red.Shade the three coldest temperatures blue.

On the graph, the bars represent the amount of precipitation (rain and snow) for each month. Each block represents 0.5 inches of rain or snow.Shade the three tallest bars green.Shade the shortest bars yellow.

On the graph, the bars represent the wind speed for each month. Each block represents 2 miles per hour of wind.Shade the three tallest bars orange.Shade the three shortest bars purple.

What substances and conditions are needed for clouds to form? (check all that apply)

When the artist Berndnaut makes a cloud in a room, he makes sure that the room is cold. Your classmate makes a claim:* Berndnaut’s clouds would form more easily if he used a hot room.What evidence from an investigation would suggest that this claim is supported?

Berndnaut said that when he creates a cloud in a room, it only lasts for a few seconds as the water vapor sticks to the smoke particles. What might you suggest to Berndnaut to cause his clouds to last longer based on your investigation into forming a cloud in a bottle? (select all that apply)

Predict:What would happen if one light bulb burned out for Wiring Method A?

Predict:What would happen if one light bulb burned out for Wiring Method B?

Which method of wiring would you choose to purchase if you were to reuse your lights year after year?

Explain your reasoning for the method you chose. Use the word criteria in your answer.

Name at least one constraint that might influence your choice.

Name the type of energy that the electric energy is converted into with your new device (light energy is not allowed):

Which of the following models represents what is happening in the sequence of photos above? Use your knowledge of the pattern of similarities and differences to make your choice.

A storm comes in and the wave size increases, so that each wave now lifts the person higher than before. How would this change in wave size cause the model to change?

Explain and/or draw how you might create a 3D model of wave patterns, using materials other than water below:

After reading about and observing the anteater, the students make the following claim:Giant anteaters have many structures that function to support their survival.In the table below, identify two pieces of evidence that support this claim.

A giant anteater breaks out of its enclosure at the zoo and sneaks into the neighboring enclosure, which is designed for polar bears! Do you think that these same structures will support the anteater’s survival in this new environment? Why or why not?

What is the problem that affects wildlife and humans? Explain.

As a solution to this problem, brainstorm…an object or tool that could help lessen the impact of this natural Earth process on humans:

As a solution to this problem, brainstorm…a process that could help lessen the impact of this natural Earth process on humans:

As a solution to this problem, brainstorm…a system that could help lessen the impact of this natural Earth process on humans:

What is your favorite solution above? Explain.

You weigh a tablet, 50 ml of warm water, and a plastic zip top bag. The total mass of the substances and the bag is 60 grams.What do you expect the mass in grams of the bag and its contents to be after the reaction?

Using the observations described as evidence, give a reason to support your claim.

Why did the mass decrease in the bag from 60 grams to 59.8 grams?Choose the best claim based on scientific reasoning (choose 1):

Use scientific reasoning to support your claim:

Make a claim: Write a sentence describing the pattern you see between the size of the pieces and the time it took for them to dissolve.

To arrive at your averaged data set, you asked 10 classmates to repeat your experiment. Explain why, in any scientific investigation, performing multiple trials is important in collecting data.

You decide to take your investigation a step further.a. Make a Prediction: Suggest at least one more method that you might try in order to speed up the reaction.

Describe the evidence that would show your method worked:

Complete the food web by adding arrows into the gray boxes to represent how energy is transferred between the grasshopper and the bird and between the bird and the snake.

All the energy in this ecosystem comes from one non-living source.Add an image to this model to indicate the original source of energy.

All the energy in this ecosystem comes from one non-living source.Add an arrow to connect your image to a specific organism in the ecosystem to show the movement of energy.

After reading the brochure and exploring the map, what is your biggest question about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)?

As you look for information to answer your question and learn more about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), you receive this picture from your friend that is also researching HABs:Is this a reliable resource? What steps could you take to find out?

What additional evidence might you collect to support your claim?

Plot the data points from the table below. Draw bars to create a bar graph:

What pattern(s) do you notice in the data you collected and graphed?

During which two months will there be 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness?

What evidence from your graph supports this?

Look at the model below.a. Using your knowledge of cause and effect, label the magnetic poles represented by letters A-D with positive (+) or negative (-).

What kind of magnetic force is represented by the arrow? Circle one on the diagram.

Add an arrow to the diagram and label it Force of Gravity. Remember, the direction of your arrow is important.

You decide to replace Magnet 1 with a stronger magnet.What will happen to the force between the new, stronger magnet and Magnet 2?

You decide to replace Magnet 1 with a stronger magnet.Predict what effect a stronger magnet will have on the Lego person.

Choose an animal group that you are the most familiar with.Construct an argument, with evidence, for how your animal group helps each other to survive.Your argument must contain at least two pieces of evidence to support your argument.

Not all animals form groups to survive. What is one reason that forming an animal group might be a disadvantage (not helpful to individual animals in the group) for survival?

What do all life cycles have in common? Check all that apply:

Choose one of the Life Cycles above.Name at least 2 complex features that develop over time that provide advantages for surviving, finding mates, or reproducing:

Which statement best explains why Jace has brown hair and brown eyes?

What causes the change in fur color for snowshoe hares?

What evidence from the passage supports the statement that traits are influenced by both the environment and inheritance?

Make a claim about the relationship between traits and the environment.Support your claim with evidence.

On the graph, the bars represent the average temperature for each month. Each block represents 5°F.Use the data from the data table above to complete the graph for the months of August through December.Shade the three warmest temperatures red.Shade the three coldest temperatures blue.

On the graph, the bars represent the amount of precipitation (rain and snow) for each month. Each block represents 0.5 inches of rain or snow.Shade the three tallest bars green.Shade the shortest bars yellow.

On the graph, the bars represent the wind speed for each month. Each block represents 2 miles per hour of wind.Shade the three tallest bars orange.Shade the three shortest bars purple.

What substances and conditions are needed for clouds to form? (check all that apply)

When the artist Berndnaut makes a cloud in a room, he makes sure that the room is cold. Your classmate makes a claim:* Berndnaut’s clouds would form more easily if he used a hot room.What evidence from an investigation would suggest that this claim is supported?

Berndnaut said that when he creates a cloud in a room, it only lasts for a few seconds as the water vapor sticks to the smoke particles. What might you suggest to Berndnaut to cause his clouds to last longer based on your investigation into forming a cloud in a bottle? (select all that apply)

Predict:What would happen if one light bulb burned out for Wiring Method A?

Predict:What would happen if one light bulb burned out for Wiring Method B?

Which method of wiring would you choose to purchase if you were to reuse your lights year after year?

Explain your reasoning for the method you chose. Use the word criteria in your answer.

Name at least one constraint that might influence your choice.

Name the type of energy that the electric energy is converted into with your new device (light energy is not allowed):

Look at the model below.

a. Using your knowledge of cause and effect, label the magnetic poles represented by letters A-D with positive (+) or negative (-).

You decide to replace Magnet 1 with a stronger magnet.
What will happen to the force between the new, stronger magnet and Magnet 2?

You decide to replace Magnet 1 with a stronger magnet.

Predict what effect a stronger magnet will have on the Lego person.

Choose an animal group that you are the most familiar with.

Construct an argument, with evidence, for how your animal group helps each other to survive.
Your argument must contain at least two pieces of evidence to support your argument.

Choose one of the Life Cycles above.
Name at least 2 complex features that develop over time that provide advantages for surviving, finding mates, or reproducing:

Make a claim about the relationship between traits and the environment.
Support your claim with evidence.

On the graph, the bars represent the average temperature for each month. Each block represents 5°F.
Use the data from the data table above to complete the graph for the months of August through December.
Shade the three warmest temperatures red.
Shade the three coldest temperatures blue.

On the graph, the bars represent the amount of precipitation (rain and snow) for each month. Each block represents 0.5 inches of rain or snow.
Shade the three tallest bars green.
Shade the shortest bars yellow.

On the graph, the bars represent the wind speed for each month. Each block represents 2 miles per hour of wind.
Shade the three tallest bars orange.
Shade the three shortest bars purple.

When the artist Berndnaut makes a cloud in a room, he makes sure that the room is cold. Your classmate makes a claim:

* Berndnaut’s clouds would form more easily if he used a hot room.

What evidence from an investigation would suggest that this claim is supported?

Predict:
What would happen if one light bulb burned out for Wiring Method A?

Predict:
What would happen if one light bulb burned out for Wiring Method B?

After reading about and observing the anteater, the students make the following claim:
Giant anteaters have many structures that function to support their survival.
In the table below, identify two pieces of evidence that support this claim.

As a solution to this problem, brainstorm…
an object or tool that could help lessen the impact of this natural Earth process on humans:

As a solution to this problem, brainstorm…
a process that could help lessen the impact of this natural Earth process on humans:

As a solution to this problem, brainstorm…
a system that could help lessen the impact of this natural Earth process on humans:

You weigh a tablet, 50 ml of warm water, and a plastic zip top bag. The total mass of the substances and the bag is 60 grams.

What do you expect the mass in grams of the bag and its contents to be after the reaction?

Why did the mass decrease in the bag from 60 grams to 59.8 grams?

Choose the best claim based on scientific reasoning (choose 1):

You decide to take your investigation a step further.
a. Make a Prediction: Suggest at least one more method that you might try in order to speed up the reaction.

All the energy in this ecosystem comes from one non-living source.
Add an image to this model to indicate the original source of energy.

All the energy in this ecosystem comes from one non-living source.
Add an arrow to connect your image to a specific organism in the ecosystem to show the movement of energy.

As you look for information to answer your question and learn more about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), you receive this picture from your friend that is also researching HABs:

Is this a reliable resource? What steps could you take to find out?

Look at the model below.

a. Using your knowledge of cause and effect, label the magnetic poles represented by letters A-D with positive (+) or negative (-).

You decide to replace Magnet 1 with a stronger magnet.
What will happen to the force between the new, stronger magnet and Magnet 2?

You decide to replace Magnet 1 with a stronger magnet.

Predict what effect a stronger magnet will have on the Lego person.

Choose an animal group that you are the most familiar with.

Construct an argument, with evidence, for how your animal group helps each other to survive.
Your argument must contain at least two pieces of evidence to support your argument.

Choose one of the Life Cycles above.
Name at least 2 complex features that develop over time that provide advantages for surviving, finding mates, or reproducing:

Make a claim about the relationship between traits and the environment.
Support your claim with evidence.

On the graph, the bars represent the average temperature for each month. Each block represents 5°F.
Use the data from the data table above to complete the graph for the months of August through December.
Shade the three warmest temperatures red.
Shade the three coldest temperatures blue.

On the graph, the bars represent the amount of precipitation (rain and snow) for each month. Each block represents 0.5 inches of rain or snow.
Shade the three tallest bars green.
Shade the shortest bars yellow.

On the graph, the bars represent the wind speed for each month. Each block represents 2 miles per hour of wind.
Shade the three tallest bars orange.
Shade the three shortest bars purple.

When the artist Berndnaut makes a cloud in a room, he makes sure that the room is cold. Your classmate makes a claim:

* Berndnaut’s clouds would form more easily if he used a hot room.

What evidence from an investigation would suggest that this claim is supported?

Predict:
What would happen if one light bulb burned out for Wiring Method A?

Predict:
What would happen if one light bulb burned out for Wiring Method B?

After reading about and observing the anteater, the students make the following claim:
Giant anteaters have many structures that function to support their survival.
In the table below, identify two pieces of evidence that support this claim.

As a solution to this problem, brainstorm…
an object or tool that could help lessen the impact of this natural Earth process on humans:

As a solution to this problem, brainstorm…
a process that could help lessen the impact of this natural Earth process on humans:

As a solution to this problem, brainstorm…
a system that could help lessen the impact of this natural Earth process on humans:

You weigh a tablet, 50 ml of warm water, and a plastic zip top bag. The total mass of the substances and the bag is 60 grams.

What do you expect the mass in grams of the bag and its contents to be after the reaction?

Why did the mass decrease in the bag from 60 grams to 59.8 grams?

Choose the best claim based on scientific reasoning (choose 1):

You decide to take your investigation a step further.
a. Make a Prediction: Suggest at least one more method that you might try in order to speed up the reaction.

All the energy in this ecosystem comes from one non-living source.
Add an image to this model to indicate the original source of energy.

All the energy in this ecosystem comes from one non-living source.
Add an arrow to connect your image to a specific organism in the ecosystem to show the movement of energy.

As you look for information to answer your question and learn more about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), you receive this picture from your friend that is also researching HABs:

Is this a reliable resource? What steps could you take to find out?