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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the turmeric test? (a) water (b) lemon juice (c) turmeric powder (d) a comb
- 2.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the person dropping (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) dry hair (d) a plastic comb
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔬 Which step of the scientific method is this: “My guess: the zigzag holds the most.” (a) hypothesis (b) observation (c) experiment (d) question
- 7.📘 What do we call water with sugar dissolved in it? (a) a solution (b) a rainbow (c) a magnet (d) a crystal
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the cling film cover”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 10.🔭 Which of these reflects light well? (a) a dull brick (b) a shiny steel plate (c) black cloth (d) dark soil
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a potted plant (c) a clear plastic bag (d) a mirror
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) yeast (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a clear glass of water
- 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) clouds (b) balloons (c) prisms (d) magnets
- 15.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) lots of salt stirred in (b) a few ice cubes (c) more plain water (d) a little shaking
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a funnel (c) muddy water (d) sand and pebbles
- 18.🔮 Predict: turmeric paper is dipped in salt water. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns red (c) it stays yellow (d) it turns black
- 19.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) water
- 20.🟡 Which of these turns turmeric reddish-brown? (a) vinegar (b) sugar water (c) baking soda water (d) salt water
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) two chairs (d) turmeric powder
- 22.True or false: cooking oil is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: a plastic ruler lets water climb up it. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the balloon got cold (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the gas froze
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the pendulum. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a heavy nut or washer (c) a pencil and tape (d) a magnet
- 26.⚖️ 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) amount of water drops (b) the same kind of bag (c) sun or shade
- 27.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) sugar water (d) lemon juice
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the angle of the mirrors change how clearly you see? True or false: the angle of the mirrors is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) yeast (c) a results table (d) small test objects
- 30.🛟 Which of these is an unsafe habit? (a) working with no adult (b) tying back long hair (c) wiping up spills at once (d) washing hands afterwards
- 31.True or false: a glass of water is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) warm water (b) sugar (c) time (d) vinegar
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does the angle of the mirrors change how clearly you see? What do we do with “the angle of the mirrors”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.🛟 Which of these is an unsafe habit? (a) touching a hot iron (b) reading the steps first (c) asking an adult first (d) tying back long hair
- 35.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the shadow clock. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) sugar stirred well (b) powdered sugar (c) sugar in icy water (d) sugar in warm water
- 38.⚖️ 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 “the same three liquids”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — which kind of ball bounces highest? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) bounce height (c) the floor surface (d) the kind of ball
Answer key
- a comb
- False
- time to reach the floor
- yeast
- False
- hypothesis
- a solution
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a shiny steel plate
- a mirror
- yeast
- not needed
- prisms
- lots of salt stirred in
- not needed
- a magnet
- it stays yellow
- water
- baking soda water
- two chairs
- True
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- a magnet
- the same kind of bag
- lemon juice
- True
- yeast
- working with no adult
- True
- vinegar
- we change it
- touching a hot iron
- needed
- True
- sugar in icy water
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- bounce height
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