Water and Air Experiments Test Worksheet
What you do (Find the experiment, use the idea): 1. Read the question and find its experiment. 2. Use that experiment’s idea — density, dissolving, capillary action, light bending, air pressure, push-back, air resistance or condensation. 3. For a fair-test question, find what is changed, kept the same and measured. 4. For a safety question, choose what keeps everyone safe.
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- 1.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of clay (b) whether it floats (c) the tub of water (d) the shape of the clay
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) food colour (b) a glass of water (c) a magnet (d) a white flower
- 7.🌼 Why do the petals keep pulling water up the stem? (a) petals like colour (b) petals lose water to air (c) petals are magnetic (d) the stem is hot
- 8.True or false: warm water is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 9.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the air outside (b) water warmed by the Sun (c) the bowl itself (d) the cling film
- 10.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) neither of them (b) the small pebble (c) both of them (d) the big log
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a glass of water (c) a stiff postcard (d) yeast
- 12.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) gas from the rocket (b) air from the balloon (c) the rowing boat (d) water a swimmer pushes
- 13.🛟 Who should trim the flower stem? (a) a pet (b) anyone, without looking (c) a toddler (d) a grown-up
- 14.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔮 Why do we try the card trick over a sink or a bucket? (a) to catch any spills (b) to grow plants (c) to cool the glass (d) to make it rain
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: the length of the stem is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
- 20.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to win a prize (b) to splash everyone (c) to keep children safe (d) to hide the corks
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a towel
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the slope of the string”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.True or false: a mirror is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the water temperature (b) time to dissolve (c) the kind of sugar (d) the amount of water
- 26.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is less dense (b) ice is magnetic (c) water is sticky (d) ice is very cold
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
- 28.True or false: a sink or a bucket is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
- 30.True or false: a spoon is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same window”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a medicine dropper (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a drinking straw
- 33.True or false: a magnet is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a results table (c) a towel for spills (d) a magnet
- 35.True or false: a sink or a bucket is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of water (b) the same glass (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same white paper
- 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) water (c) a mirror (d) a big bowl
- 40.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- we keep it the same
- the shape of the clay
- a magnet
- petals lose water to air
- True
- water warmed by the Sun
- the big log
- yeast
- the rowing boat
- a grown-up
- False
- to catch any spills
- we measure it
- False
- not needed
- a mirror
- to keep children safe
- a towel
- we keep it the same
- False
- we keep it the same
- the water temperature
- ice is less dense
- turmeric powder
- False
- a toy parachute
- True
- we keep it the same
- a magnetic chess set
- False
- a magnet
- True
- brightness of rainbow
- needed
- True
- a mirror
- safety scissors
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