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.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) neither of them (b) both the same (c) the sugar cube (d) powdered sugar
- 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the pendulum? (a) a stopwatch (b) a pencil and tape (c) a mirror (d) a heavy nut or washer
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper bridge? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) sheets of paper (d) turmeric powder
- 5.🧺 Do we need two chairs for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🔍 How can you get the salt back from salty water? (a) let the water evaporate (b) add more water (c) keep it in a fridge (d) stir it more
- 7.True or false: a few hours of waiting is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🫗 How do we separate mud from water? (a) evaporating (b) handpicking (c) filtering (d) sieving
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? True or false: the amount of salt is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an adult with an iron (b) lemon juice (c) a cotton bud (d) a balloon
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a balloon (b) warm water (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
- 12.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) spilled oil is slippery (b) oil attracts magnets (c) oil turns into honey (d) oil makes it rain
- 13.True or false: yeast is not needed for the pendulum. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: vinegar is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) a mirror
- 16.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the balloon go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick (b) thermocol bits (c) tiny paper bits (d) dry hair
- 19.⚖️ What is the turning point of a lever called? (a) the load (b) the effort (c) the fulcrum (d) the axle
- 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the periscope. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) water (c) cling film (d) ice cubes
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
- 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: plugging in the iron is a job a child can do. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the same hair is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does moving the coins farther from the pencil make that side go down more? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the number of coins (b) where the pencil is (c) the same ruler (d) distance from the pencil
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one flat sheet (b) paper with folded edges (c) a torn flat sheet (d) a flat tissue
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the same straw”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 32.⚙️ Which simple machine is a doorknob? (a) a pulley (b) a lever (c) a wheel and axle (d) an inclined plane
- 33.🔮 Predict: you write with plain water instead of lemon juice. What appears after ironing? (a) blue words (b) a rainbow (c) dark brown words (d) almost nothing
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — which paper shape holds the most coins? What do we do with “the gap between books”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) very salty water (c) air (d) a coin
- 36.🔮 Predict: you hold a written word up to a mirror. The letters look ___. (a) upside down only (b) much bigger (c) in colour (d) flipped left to right
- 37.🔮 Predict: a yellow curry stain on a shirt is washed with soap. What colour may it turn? (a) green (b) bright blue (c) white at once (d) reddish
- 38.True or false: “Warm took 1 minute, cold took 4.” is the observation step. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: baking soda water keeps turmeric yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — is lifting the cup easier with one pulley or with two? True or false: number of pulleys is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- powdered sugar
- not needed
- a mirror
- sheets of paper
- needed
- let the water evaporate
- False
- filtering
- False
- a balloon
- warm water
- spilled oil is slippery
- True
- False
- a mirror
- goes forward
- not needed
- a brick
- the fulcrum
- falls slowly
- False
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a magnet
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- False
- True
- distance from the pencil
- paper with folded edges
- we keep it the same
- a wheel and axle
- almost nothing
- we keep it the same
- air
- flipped left to right
- reddish
- True
- False
- True
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