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Science experiments lesson 30: Final test: science experiments and STEM · Set 111 · 40 questions
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What you do (Find the experiment, use the idea): 1. Read the question and find its experiment. 2. Use that experiment’s science idea. 3. For a fair test: one thing changed, the rest kept the same, one thing measured. 4. For safety: an adult helps, nothing goes in the mouth, no heat, sharp tools or plug points for children.

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  1. 1.🛟 Why must a plastic bag never go over anyone’s head? (a) it changes colour (b) it is too big (c) it gets wet (d) it can block breathing
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for the ruler lever? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the rowing boat go? (a) goes forward (b) goes backward
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) orange juice (d) plain water
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) a big bowl (c) cling film (d) yeast
  7. 7.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? What do we do with “how much of each liquid”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the iron setting (b) how dark the writing is (c) the same cotton bud (d) the ironing time
  10. 10.True or false: a drinking straw is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a sink or a bucket is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a stiff postcard (c) a sink or a bucket (d) turmeric powder
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) gravel from fine sand (b) salt from sea water (c) small stones from dal (d) husk from rice grain
  15. 15.🌉 Why does a zigzag-folded sheet hold more coins than a flat one? (a) folds add glue (b) folds make it stiffer (c) folds are magnetic (d) folds make it wet
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a rubber band (b) a clear plastic bag (c) a mirror (d) a potted plant
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the shadow clock. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a sunny open place (c) a straight stick (d) chalk to mark shadows
  19. 19.🥛 What holds the card up against the upside-down glass? (a) air pushing up (b) glue on the card (c) the cold water (d) a magnet
  20. 20.🔭 How many mirrors does a simple periscope use?
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need food colour for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of foil (b) a glass marble (c) a plastic ruler (d) a paper towel
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a longer string make the pendulum swing more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the string length (b) how far we pull it back (c) time for 10 swings
  25. 25.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
  26. 26.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil makes it rain (b) oil turns into honey (c) spilled oil is slippery (d) oil attracts magnets
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) aluminium foil (b) dark soil (c) a rough wooden board (d) black cloth
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you make more, closer zigzag folds. The bridge holds ___ coins. (a) zero (b) fewer (c) more (d) the same number of
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for growing salt crystals. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a piece of string (b) a magnet (c) salt (d) warm water
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
  34. 34.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) soil (d) water
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the amount poured is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
  37. 37.True or false: an empty thread reel is not needed for the thread-reel pulley. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the static comb? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.True or false: plugging in the iron is a job for an adult. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: hold up the leaves is a job of the leaves. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. it can block breathing
  2. not needed
  3. False
  4. goes forward
  5. orange juice
  6. yeast
  7. not needed to sprout
  8. we keep it the same
  9. how dark the writing is
  10. True
  11. True
  12. turmeric powder
  13. not needed
  14. gravel from fine sand
  15. folds make it stiffer
  16. a mirror
  17. not needed
  18. a magnet
  19. air pushing up
  20. 2
  21. not needed
  22. needed
  23. a paper towel
  24. how far we pull it back
  25. it spins round
  26. spilled oil is slippery
  27. aluminium foil
  28. more
  29. still runny cream
  30. not needed
  31. a magnet
  32. not needed
  33. needed to sprout
  34. soil
  35. True
  36. falls fast
  37. False
  38. not needed
  39. True
  40. False

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