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.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: glucose powder does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🛟 What should you do with leftover materials at the end? (a) hide them (b) leave them out (c) clean up safely (d) taste them
- 4.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it dissolves (b) it sinks (c) it floats (d) it bounces up
- 5.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the glass is painted (b) the water is coloured (c) the paper makes colours (d) water splits the light
- 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
- 7.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — cutting the lemon? (a) an adult does it (b) a child can do it
- 8.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
- 10.🧺 Do we need a white flower for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) taste each layer (b) throw the glass (c) do not lick the spoon (d) pour it on the floor
- 13.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a magnet (b) a towel (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a glass of water
- 15.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) butter going runny (b) a pond icing over (c) drops under a pot lid (d) a misty bathroom mirror
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) sticky tape (c) a balloon (d) a drinking straw
- 17.🔦 Is a steel plate opaque, translucent or transparent? (a) opaque (b) translucent (c) transparent
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting the lemon (b) putting the iron away (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) ironing the paper
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the shadow clock? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) chalk to mark shadows (d) a magnet
- 20.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) copper (c) iron (d) gold
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: how big we blow it is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.🔬 How many steps are there in our scientific method (question to conclusion)?
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? What do we do with “shadow length”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — how does the shadow of a stick change through the day? What do we do with “the same spot”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 27.🛟 Why should you never stand under a load being lifted? (a) it is magnetic (b) it might sing (c) it could fall on you (d) it gets hot
- 28.🎈 When does the balloon rocket stop? (a) it never stops (b) when the air runs out (c) when it gets cold (d) when it turns blue
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — which paper shape holds the most coins? What do we do with “the shape of the paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a funnel (c) a clean glass (d) a battery cell
- 33.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) prisms (b) balloons (c) magnets (d) clouds
- 34.True or false: a temple dome gets its strength from arches or domes. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the turmeric test? (a) a dropper or spoon (b) white paper strips (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
- 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a longer string make the pendulum swing more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time for 10 swings (b) how far we pull it back (c) the weight of the bob (d) the string length
- 38.🏗️ Where does a bridge truss get its strength from? (a) tubes (b) arches and domes (c) triangles
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sun or shade (b) amount of water drops (c) the time we wait
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: the amount of colour is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- False
- clean up safely
- it sinks
- water splits the light
- melting butter
- an adult does it
- False
- how many seeds sprout
- needed
- True
- do not lick the spoon
- air pressure
- a magnet
- butter going runny
- a magnet
- opaque
- dipping the cotton bud
- chalk to mark shadows
- iron
- True
- not needed
- 5
- we measure it
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- it could fall on you
- when the air runs out
- we keep it the same
- we change it
- melting ice
- a battery cell
- prisms
- True
- a mirror
- False
- the string length
- triangles
- the time we wait
- False
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