Public Release Items: Science Grades 5

Chemical pesticides are sometimes sprayed on crops to kill insects that eat the crops. People have different viewpoints about the use of pesticides on crops.

Animals use resources in the environment to survive.

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Alison Davis states that air quality has been improving because of the Clean Air Act.

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The amount of harmful ozone in a city decreased during a year.

Glaciers are slow-moving sheets of ice found on land.

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Students placed 250 milliliters of water in three identical containers. Container 1 had a tightly sealed lid and was placed on a classroom counter. Container 2 had no lid and was placed on a classroom table. Container 3 had no lid and was placed on a table outside in the shade. The students measured the amount of water in each container at the end of each day for four days. Their results are shown in the data table below.

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Students placed 250 milliliters of water in three identical containers. Container 1 had a tightly sealed lid and was placed on a classroom counter. Container 2 had no lid and was placed on a classroom table. Container 3 had no lid and was placed on a table outside in the shade. The students measured the amount of water in each container at the end of each day for four days. Their results are shown in the data table below.

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Two students met at a local park. Student 1 lives farther from the park than does Student 2. Both students left their houses at 10:00 A.M. and arrived at the park at 10:20 A.M. While at the park, the students played on the swings, slide, and merry-go-round.

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Two students met at a local park. Student 1 lives farther from the park than does Student 2. Both students left their houses at 10:00 A.M. and arrived at the park at 10:20 A.M. While at the park, the students played on the swings, slide, and merry-go-round.

Each student has a different mass, yet they both reached the same height while swinging.

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Two students met at a local park. Student 1 lives farther from the park than does Student 2. Both students left their houses at 10:00 A.M. and arrived at the park at 10:20 A.M. While at the park, the students played on the swings, slide, and merry-go-round.

Both students played on the slide. Student 1 wore shorts, and Student 2 wore long pants.

Some metal tools used for cooking have wooden handles.

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A scientist studied an estuary, the area where fresh water from a river empties into salty ocean water. The scientist classified nine estuary organisms into the three groups shown below.

The physical features of an animal are described in the table below.

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A scientist studied an estuary, the area where fresh water from a river empties into salty ocean water. The scientist classified nine estuary organisms into the three groups shown below.

Some young fish develop in estuaries. While these fish develop, they hide in water plants. When the fish reach a certain age, they leave for the ocean.

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A scientist studied an estuary, the area where fresh water from a river empties into salty ocean water. The scientist classified nine estuary organisms into the three groups shown below.

A student leaves a bucket of water outside on a warm, sunny day.

Magnets can be toys or tools to do work.

People use water in different ways.

In October, the constellations Gemini and Orion appear in the sky after midnight. In January, Orion appears at sunset.

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Sunlight enters a room through an open window. The sunlight shines on the wood table, area rug on the floor, and the plane mirror and metal spoon on the table. A spot of light appears on the wall opposite the window.

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Sunlight enters a room through an open window. The sunlight shines on the wood table, area rug on the floor, and the plane mirror and metal spoon on the table. A spot of light appears on the wall opposite the window.

An image of the ceiling fan appears in the plane mirror on the table.

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Sunlight enters a room through an open window. The sunlight shines on the wood table, area rug on the floor, and the plane mirror and metal spoon on the table. A spot of light appears on the wall opposite the window.

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Many natural resources are found in Maryland and the surrounding area. Some of these natural resources are renewable and some are nonrenewable. People use both kinds of resources in daily activities. Using natural resources often produces waste products.

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Many natural resources are found in Maryland and the surrounding area. Some of these natural resources are renewable and some are nonrenewable. People use both kinds of resources in daily activities. Using natural resources often produces waste products.

Recycling centers are where people take materials that may be reused to make new products.

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Many natural resources are found in Maryland and the surrounding area. Some of these natural resources are renewable and some are nonrenewable. People use both kinds of resources in daily activities. Using natural resources often produces waste products.

Burning fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and gasoline produces pollution.

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Students investigated the reaction that occurs when mixing baking soda and vinegar. The procedure for the investigation is shown below.The students recorded their observations in the data tables below the diagram.

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Students investigated the reaction that occurs when mixing baking soda and vinegar. The procedure for the investigation is shown below.The students recorded their observations in the data tables below the diagram.

The students conducted the same investigation, but doubled the amount of baking soda and the amount of vinegar used.

All living things need energy to survive.

Rocks and minerals are common materials found on Earth.

On Earth, water can be a solid, a liquid, or a gas.

The data table below compares four characteristics of the inner planets.

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Some researchers think using icebergs as a source of fresh water is not a good idea.

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The diagram below shows water moving through the environment.

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The diagram below shows water moving through the environment.

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The diagram below shows water moving through the environment.

The snowshoe hare was once common in Maryland. In 1986, researchers in the state noted that the snowshoe hare was no longer found in Maryland.

The building of houses in Maryland uses many different materials.

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A student is investigating changes in the states of matter. The student fills a graduated cylinder with 50 milliliters of packed snow. The graduated cylinder has a mass of 50 grams when empty and 95 grams when filled with the snow.

The packed snow changes to liquid water when the snow is put in a warm room.

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A student is investigating changes in the states of matter. The student fills a graduated cylinder with 50 milliliters of packed snow. The graduated cylinder has a mass of 50 grams when empty and 95 grams when filled with the snow.

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A student is investigating changes in the states of matter. The student fills a graduated cylinder with 50 milliliters of packed snow. The graduated cylinder has a mass of 50 grams when empty and 95 grams when filled with the snow.

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Wild ponies have lived on Assateague Island for about 300 years.The ponies have become well adapted to the harsh environment, including extreme temperatures in summer and winter. The ponies mainly eat salty marsh grasses and grow thick fur in winter. Domestic horses are larger than the ponies. An Assateague pony drinks twice as much fresh water as a domestic horse does. Other organisms on the island include rodents, birds, small foxes, marsh grasses, mussels, and deer.

The ponies drink so much more fresh water than domestic horses in other habitats that the ponies appear fat.

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Wild ponies have lived on Assateague Island for about 300 years.The ponies have become well adapted to the harsh environment, including extreme temperatures in summer and winter. The ponies mainly eat salty marsh grasses and grow thick fur in winter. Domestic horses are larger than the ponies. An Assateague pony drinks twice as much fresh water as a domestic horse does. Other organisms on the island include rodents, birds, small foxes, marsh grasses, mussels, and deer.

During the summer, flies and ticks bite the ponies. The cattle egret is a bird that sometimes eats the flies and ticks from the ponies.

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Wild ponies have lived on Assateague Island for about 300 years. The ponies have become well adapted to the harsh environment, including extreme temperatures in summer and winter. The ponies mainly eat salty marsh grasses and grow thick fur in winter. Domestic horses are larger than the ponies. An Assateague pony drinks twice as much fresh water as a domestic horse does. Other organisms on the island include rodents, birds, small foxes, marsh grasses, mussels, and deer.