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Using the State Curriculum: Science, Grade 5

Skills and Processes | Earth/Space | Life | Chemistry | Physics | Environmental

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Standard 1.0 Skills and Processes

Topic A. Constructing Knowledge

Indicator 1. Gather and question data from many different forms of scientific investigations which include reviewing appropriate print resources, observing what things are like or what is happening somewhere, collecting specimens for analysis, and doing experiments.

Objective g. Judge whether measurements and computations of quantities are reasonable in a familiar context by comparing them to typical values when measured to the nearest:

Selected Response Item

Students measure the time for toy cars of different masses to roll down a hill.

Which of the following units should the students use to measure time?

  1. centimeters
  2. grams
  3. milliliters
  4. seconds
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Correct Answer:
D

Selected Response Item

A student is measuring the speed at which a ball rolls down a ramp.

Which unit of measurement is the student most likely using to describe the speed of the ball?

  1. meter per liter
  2. seconds per gram
  3. milligrams per liter
  4. centimeters per second
/toolkit/vsc/assessment_items/msa_science_5_045.xml

Correct Answer:
D

Selected Response Item

Use the passage 'Space Shuttle Re-entry' to answer the following question.

Which measurement best represents the distance of the orbiting space shuttle from Earth?

  1. 300 liters
  2. 300 seconds
  3. 300 kilograms
  4. 300 kilometers
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Correct Answer:
D