Science Experiments Final Test Worksheet
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.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to win a prize (b) to hide the corks (c) to keep children safe (d) to splash everyone
- 2.True or false: a dull brick reflects light well. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔮 Predict: the gap between the books gets wider. The bridge holds ___. (a) more coins (b) the same coins (c) only water (d) fewer coins
- 4.🧺 Do we need a flat table for the ruler lever? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) very salty water (d) cooking oil
- 6.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the shadow clock? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) sunlight (b) a small cup (c) a battery cell (d) a big bowl
- 8.💧 Dip a piece of chalk into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 9.🥚 Why is an egg hard to crush when you press on its two ends? (a) it is made of steel (b) it is very hot (c) it is magnetic (d) its curved arch shape
- 10.🔦 Is a brick opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) opaque (b) transparent (c) translucent
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a longer string make the pendulum swing more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the string length (b) time for 10 swings (c) the weight of the bob
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “the kind of plant”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the pendulum. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black cloth (b) a dull brick (c) a rough wooden board (d) a mirror
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) table salt (c) baking soda (d) chalk powder
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) snow turning to water (b) ice becoming water (c) butter going runny (d) sweat drying on skin
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a cork (c) a ping-pong ball (d) an ice cube
- 19.True or false: very salty water is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔮 Predict: you make more, closer zigzag folds. The bridge holds ___ coins. (a) more (b) zero (c) the same number of (d) fewer
- 21.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) honey (b) the spoon (c) cooking oil (d) coloured water
- 22.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) magnets (b) balloons (c) clouds (d) prisms
- 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — which paper shape holds the most coins? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the shape of the paper (b) the kind of coins (c) coins it holds
- 25.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the glass is painted (b) the paper makes colours (c) the water is coloured (d) water splits the light
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a teaspoon (c) sugar (d) cotton wool
- 27.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) run around the tub (b) play near a deep pond (c) wipe up spills at once (d) leave water on the floor
- 30.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the ruler lever? (a) a round pencil (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a mirror
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) two clear glasses (b) a mirror (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the secret lemon message? (a) a magnet (b) lemon juice (c) white paper (d) a small bowl
- 35.🧺 Do we need muddy water for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) a little shaking (b) a few ice cubes (c) lots of salt stirred in (d) more plain water
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
- 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
- 40.🛟 Why must a plastic bag never go over anyone’s head? (a) it changes colour (b) it gets wet (c) it can block breathing (d) it is too big
Answer key
- to keep children safe
- False
- fewer coins
- needed
- cooking oil
- not needed
- a battery cell
- water climbs up it
- its curved arch shape
- opaque
- the weight of the bob
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- a mirror
- chalk powder
- sweat drying on skin
- a coin
- True
- more
- cooking oil
- prisms
- False
- the kind of coins
- water splits the light
- cotton wool
- True
- not needed
- wipe up spills at once
- False
- a round pencil
- two clear glasses
- not needed
- a magnet
- needed
- lots of salt stirred in
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- the person dropping
- it can block breathing
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