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Jody SommerfeldtSPS ITRT
Who’s Smarter than a 3rd Grade Scientist?
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Using the picture, which measurement is closest to how far the frog jumped?
A 12 centimeters (cm)
B 14 centimeters (cm)
C 18 centimeters (cm)
D 20 centimeters (cm)
Science RI 2007 – Q7
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Using the picture, which measurement is closest to how far the frog jumped?
C 18 centimeters (cm)
Science RI 2007 – Q7
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Which sense is used to tell if there is sugar in a glass of tea?
F Touch
G Hearing
H Smell
J Taste
ScienceScience RI 2007 – Q8
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Which sense is used to tell if there is sugar in a glass of tea?
J Taste
ScienceScience RI 2007 – Q8
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
A rattlesnake belongs in which of the above groups?
A Group 1
B Group 2
C Group 3
D Group 4
Science RI 2007 – Q9
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
A rattlesnake belongs in which of the above groups?
C Group 3
Science RI 2007 – Q9
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Which graph BEST shows how many of each fish are in the tank?
Science RI 2007 – Q12
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Which graph BEST shows how many of each fish are in the tank?
Science RI 2007 – Q12
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and LogicSalamanders have a tail, smooth skin, and feet
with no claws.
Which of these animals is a salamander?
Science RI 2007 – Q14
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and LogicSalamanders have a tail, smooth skin, and feet
with no claws.
Which of these animals is a salamander?
Science RI 2007 – Q14
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
The drawing compares the size of four different birds. How would you arrange the birds in order from smallest to largest?
A Cardinal, sparrow, crow, dove
B Sparrow, cardinal, crow, dove
C Crow, cardinal, dove, sparrow
D Sparrow, cardinal, dove, crow
Science RI 2007 – Q21
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
The drawing compares the size of four different birds. How would you arrange the birds in order from smallest to largest?
D Sparrow, cardinal, dove, crow
Science RI 2007 – Q21
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
A girl kept a plant under a light for 30 days. She measured how tall the plant was every 5 days. The graph shows the results. What conclusion can be drawn from the graph?
F A plant kept under light stays the same size.
G A plant kept under light gets taller with time.
H A plant kept under light gets shorter with time.
J A plant kept under light is hard to measure.
Science RI 2007 – Q24
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
A girl kept a plant under a light for 30 days. She measured how tall the plant was every 5 days. The graph shows the results. What conclusion can be drawn from the graph?
G A plant kept under light gets taller with time.
Science RI 2007 – Q24
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and LogicWhich of these graduated cylinders contains 16
mL of water?
Science RI 2007 – Q25
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and LogicWhich of these graduated cylinders contains 16
mL of water?
Science RI 2007 – Q25
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
A student wants to cut a piece of string for a class activity. The length of the string is measured BEST in which units?
F Gallons
G Liters
H Miles
J Centimeters
Science RI 2007 – Q36
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
A student wants to cut a piece of string for a class activity. The length of the string is measured BEST in which units?
J Centimeters
Science RI 2007 – Q36
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
An experiment tests how many minutes students take to finish their lunches in the school cafeteria. The chart shows the average times for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Science RI 2007 – Q39
At which grade level do the students spend MOST of the 30-minutelunch period eating their lunches?A Grade 3B Grade 4C Grade 5D Grade 6
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
An experiment tests how many minutes students take to finish their lunches in the school cafeteria. The chart shows the average times for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Science RI 2007 – Q39
At which grade level do the students spend MOST of the 30-minutelunch period eating their lunches? B Grade 4
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Which of these is an observation for the kittens in the picture?
A Kitten A is prettier than kitten B.
B Kitten A has longer fur than kitten B.
C Kitten A is my favorite kitten.
D Kitten A runs faster than kitten B.
Science RI 2006 – Q1
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Which of these is an observation for the kittens in the picture?
B Kitten A has longer fur than kitten B.
Science RI 2006 – Q1
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This sunflower is how many blocks tall?
F 7
G 8
H 9
J 10
Science RI 2006 – Q2
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This sunflower is how many blocks tall?
G 8
Science RI 2006 – Q2
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What unit is used to measure the weight of the bananas?
A Inches
B Degrees
C Pounds
D Gallons
Science RI 2006 – Q9
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
What unit is used to measure the weight of the bananas?
C Pounds
Science RI 2006 – Q9
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The observations recorded above BEST describe —
F a sugar cube
G an ice cube
H a cherry snow cone
J an ice cream cone
Science RI 2006 – Q14
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The observations recorded above BEST describe —
G an ice cube
Science RI 2006 – Q14
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Ramon made this table to show how many cars of each color passed him at the bus stop on three different mornings. If he adds together his numbers from the three days, which color will he find was the MOST common?
A BlueB YellowC RedD Black
Science RI 2006 – Q21
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Ramon made this table to show how many cars of each color passed him at the bus stop on three different mornings. If he adds together his numbers from the three days, which color will he find was the MOST common?
D Black
Science RI 2006 – Q21
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Which sense organ is used to tell
the color of the sky?
A Nose
B Ears
C Eyes
D Tongue
Science RI 2006 – Q25
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Which sense organ is used to tell
the color of the sky?
C Eyes
Science RI 2006 – Q25
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Look at the three animals. What are two characteristics that they all have in common?
A Wings and feathersB Wings and legsC Fur and legsD Fur and feathers
Science RI 2006 – Q29
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Look at the three animals. What are two characteristics that they all have in common?
B Wings and legs
Science RI 2006 – Q29
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
A student uses a pan to catch rainwater for watering plants. Which of these would be BEST to use for measuring the amount of rainwater in the pan?
Science RI 2006 – Q32
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
A student uses a pan to catch rainwater for watering plants. Which of these would be BEST to use for measuring the amount of rainwater in the pan?
Science RI 2006 – Q32
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Science RI 2006 – Q39
Which group of eights has a mass of 32 grams?
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Science RI 2006 – Q39
Which group of eights has a mass of 32 grams?
Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
Science RI 2006 – Q40
What is the time shown on the clock?
F 12:25
G 12:35
H 1:25
J 5:03
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Science RI 2006 – Q40
What is the time shown on the clock?
F 12:25
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