Grade 5 NYS Science Assessment Review

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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 (-).

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

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

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

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You decide to replace Magnet 1 with a stronger magnet.

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

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Alex is a fifth grader who looks forward to recess every day at school. Alex has cerebral palsy, which sometimes makes it difficult for them to use their hands and fingers to button or zip up a jacket. When the weather starts to get colder, Alex’s friends decide they want to design a way to help Alex close their jacket independently.

In the space below:
Sketch a simple model of one possible solution Alex’s friends could design for a jacket using magnets
Include a key for the symbols you use in your model
Label the poles (North/South or +/-) on all magnets in your model
Write a title for your model (Do this last)

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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.

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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?

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

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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:

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

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According to the World Health Organization, stunting is defined as low height-for-age. It is the result of ongoing or repeated events of poor nutrition, usually associated with poverty, poor maternal health and nutrition, frequent illness and/or inappropriate feeding and care in early life. Stunting prevents children from reaching their predicted physical height and cognitive (thinking) potential for brain development.

How can the environment affect a person's height?

Use the information contained in the passage below and your knowledge to answer questions 11 through 13.

The snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), also called the varying hare or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America. It has the name "snowshoe" because of the large size of its hind feet. The animal's feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and walks. Its feet also have fur on the soles to protect it from freezing temperatures. Snowshoe hares are unique because their fur color changes with the seasons. The length of daylight causes this change. In the spring, hares begin to shed their white winter coat in favor of the brown colors of summer. In the fall, the hares then shed their brown summer fur in preparation for the winter snow.

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What causes the change in fur color for snowshoe hares?

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

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

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Now that you have all of the data filled in…
- Shade the three warmest temperatures red.
- Shade the three coldest temperatures blue.
- Shade the three highest amounts of precipitation green.
- Shade the three lowest amounts of precipitation yellow.
- Shade the three highest wind speeds orange.
- Shade the three lowest wind speeds purple.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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?

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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)

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

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

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

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

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Name at least one constraint that might influence your choice.

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In traditional holiday lights, electric energy is transferred through the wires and converted to light energy in the light bulbs. As an inventor, you have been asked to add a device to the circuit that converts electric energy to a different type of energy (other than light energy).

Describe the device that you might add to the circuit:

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

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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.

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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?

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

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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.

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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?

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

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

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

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

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What is your favorite solution above? Explain.

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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?

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You add the water to the bag along with the tablet, and seal the bag quickly, making sure that there is no extra air trapped in the bag. You notice lots of fizzing sounds and see bubbles forming, and notice that the tablet begins to disappear. By the end of the reaction, you notice that that bag has filled with a clear gas and that the contents of the bag feel cold.
You weigh the bag and its contents again after the reaction is complete, and observe that the total mass is now 59.8 grams.

Was a new substance formed during your investigation?

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

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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):

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Use scientific reasoning to support your claim:

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You notice the reaction happens quickly, and wonder if you can speed it up even more. You decide to try the same investigation with a whole tablet, a tablet broken into 4 pieces, and a tablet broken into 8 pieces.
The table below shows the time it took for pieces to dissolve in minutes and seconds. Convert each of these to seconds in the table.
1 minute = 60 seconds

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You want to know if your results were reliable, so you ask 10 of your classmates to repeat your experiment. You calculate the average amount of time it took for the tablet to dissolve. The data is shown in the table below.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Describe the evidence that would show your method worked:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Fact 1: In this ecosystem, energy is transferred from the hawk to the mouse.
Fact 2: Decomposers help to recycle materials in this ecosystem back into the soil.
Fact 3: In this ecosystem, the grass converts energy from the sun in order to make matter to grow.
Fact 4: If new organisms were introduced into this ecosystem, it would not affect the stability of the food web.

Which of the following facts about how energy and matter move through this ecosystem are true?

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At a park meeting, one community member speaks up and says, “I’m worried that snakes are biting people and dogs. I think we should set up traps and try to remove the snakes from the park.”

Using your understanding of the flow of energy and cycling of matter in a system, explain why you agree or disagree with this community member.

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

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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?

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As you conduct further research on HABs, your research leads to this claim about the cause of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs):

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) form from water pollution from farms.

To support your claim, you present these maps as evidence:

Based on these two maps, what evidence supports your claim that “Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) form from water pollution from farms.”?

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What additional evidence might you collect to support your claim?

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Consider the idea that people and animals need to eat food, often produced by farms, yet pollution from farming is the most common cause of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).
What action(s) might you take to:
Spread public awareness about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Propose a solution to protect the environment from Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Consider both farmers and individuals affected by HABs

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Scenario: Your best friend tells you that they and their family will be going camping at Saratoga Lake in Saratoga Springs, New York this summer. Your friend’s family loves to go swimming in lakes, rivers, and the ocean. Your friend’s family also owns two golden retrievers that will jump into any water they see if allowed. After exploring the NYHABS map, you noticed that a harmful algal bloom has been reported at this lake currently and in the past. What might you tell your friend?

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

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

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

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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 (-).

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?