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: the Sun is low in the evening sky. The stick’s shadow is ___. (a) round (b) short (c) long (d) missing
- 2.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) sunlight (b) vinegar (c) salt (d) sugar
- 3.🏗️ Which of these gets its strength from a tube shape? (a) an eggshell (b) a hollow bird bone (c) a temple dome (d) a roof frame
- 4.🔭 How many times does light bounce off a mirror in a simple periscope?
- 5.📘 Why does a shadow form? (a) light bends round it (b) an object blocks light (c) the object is cold (d) the ground is dark
- 6.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) wet hair drying (b) ice becoming water (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) snow turning to water
- 7.True or false: reading the message is a job a child can do. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a potted plant is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) cooking oil (b) honey (c) a battery cell (d) water with food colour
- 10.🛟 Who should cut the holes in the juice carton? (a) the youngest child (b) a friend who is running (c) nobody needs to (d) a grown-up
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? What do we do with “the colour we see”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a comb (c) a small bottle (d) dry yeast
- 13.⚙️ Which simple machine is a crane? (a) a lever (b) an inclined plane (c) a pulley (d) a wheel and axle
- 14.True or false: orange juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🍋 Which of these steps is a job a child can do? (a) cutting the lemon (b) ironing the paper (c) plugging in the iron (d) dipping the cotton bud
- 17.🔬 In the scientific method, which step number is “observe and record”?
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the liquid we test (b) the number of drops (c) the colour we see
- 19.True or false: a balloon is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? What do we do with “the light we look in”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 22.💧 Which of these does not let water climb? (a) a sugar cube (b) a paper towel (c) a piece of foil (d) a strip of cloth
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? What do we do with “the number of drops”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 24.🎈 Air rushes out of the back of the balloon. Which way does the balloon move? (a) it stays still (b) straight down (c) backward (d) forward
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the ruler lever. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) coins of one kind (c) a round pencil (d) a 30 cm ruler
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a magnet (b) sugar (c) salt (d) vinegar
- 27.True or false: hold up the leaves is a job of the stem. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a white flower (b) a mirror (c) food colour (d) a glass of water
- 29.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: detergent water keeps turmeric yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a round pencil is not needed for the ruler lever. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: a paper towel lets water climb up it. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper bridge. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) sheets of paper (c) two books (d) turmeric powder
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) turmeric powder (c) small test objects (d) a tub of water
- 35.True or false: making ice lollies is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the way we turn it”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 37.🔬 Which step of the scientific method is this: “So seeds need water to sprout.” (a) question (b) conclusion (c) observation (d) hypothesis
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) a magnet (b) warm water (c) a balloon (d) a comb
- 39.🍯 Is a pebble denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does moving the coins farther from the pencil make that side go down more? What do we do with “the same ruler”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- long
- sugar
- a hollow bird bone
- 2
- an object blocks light
- a misty bathroom mirror
- True
- True
- a battery cell
- a grown-up
- we measure it
- a comb
- a pulley
- False
- not needed
- dipping the cotton bud
- 4
- the number of drops
- False
- False
- we keep it the same
- a piece of foil
- we keep it the same
- forward
- a balloon
- sugar
- True
- a mirror
- True
- False
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- turmeric powder
- False
- we keep it the same
- conclusion
- warm water
- denser than water
- we keep it the same
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