ICAS Science 6 2019
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Variable Problems (Worksheet 3)
________1. The grade 6 students saw their teacher
put a plastic bag over some leaves of a plant on a
sunny day, one day later, they saw drops of water on
the inside of the plastic bag. The teacher explained
that the water had come from the leaves of the plant.
The students thought this method might also work to
find out if soil has water in it. They set up the pots
below and put them in a sunny place.
Their method of testing showed they were correct.
What must the students have observed in the
experiment?
A. Water formed on the inside of the plastic bag over
pot X only
B. Water formed on the inside of the plastic bag over
pot Y only
C. Water formed on the inside of neither plastic bag
D. Water formed on the inside of both plastic bags
______2. Jim was planting a garden and a friend
suggested he put worms in his garden. Jim wanted to
do an experiment to find out what worms do for
gardens. Jim put soil, food, and worms in a clear jar.
He placed a shoebox with holes cut in it on its side
and put the jar in it. The lid was kept on the shoebox,
except when Jim was making an observation.
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If Jim does his experiment correctly, what will he do
each time he takes the lid off the shoebox?
A. add more worms to the jar
B. write down what he sees in the jar
C. try to guess where the worms will be
D. plan what he will do next in the experiment
_________ 3. Mr. Brown wonders how minerals
affect animal growth and decides to conduct an
experiment with his chickens. He begins with 3
buckets containing exactly the same amount of
chicken feed and then adds the same amount of 2
different minerals to two of the buckets. He adds
calcium to one bucket, magnesium to another
bucket, and he doesn’t add any minerals to the third
bucket. What scientific term is used to describe the
mineral placed in each bucket?
A. control C. specimen
B. hypothesis D. variable
_________4. Corey wants to know which of three
popular brands of plant food will cause roses to grow
fastest. Which process should Corey follow to find
the best plant food?
A. compare the labels on the containers
B. apply all three types of plant foods to a single rose
plant
C. in a controlled experiment, apply each plant food
to separate roses
D. in a controlled experiment, apply one type of
plant food to different species of plants
_________5. Logan is researching the effect of bright
light on the tunneling process of earthworms. Which
of the following would be an unethical practice in this
experiment?
A. Because Logan is ahead of schedule, he takes a
vacation day.
B. In order to save money, Logan uses less expensive,
poor-quality soil.
C. Logan reads similar research to compare
experimental processes and conclusions.
D. Logan leaves the bright light on for several days to
reduce the number of earthworms.
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