Science 3rd Grade Assessment

Barbie and Mike enjoy looking at the stars when they go to their grandparents' farm in the country. They can see so many stars out there! What is true about all the stars that Barbie and Mike can see in the night sky?

• They are all smaller than the Moon

• They are all the same brightness

• They are all the same size

• They are all farther away from the Sun

Jennifer places a tall plant in a dark closet. She puts a lamp in the closet with the plant. How will the plant respond to the lamp?

• It will grow toward the light

• It will grow towards the door

• It will grow away from the light

• It will not grow

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Christina and Kim are looking at the plants that grow in the school garden. Which plant part is most important in making new plants?

• stem

• seeds

• roots

• leaves

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Mr. Jones' class found an acorn on the ground and decided that they would try to plant it. Mr. Jones gave the students four choices of where to plant the acorn; A, B, C, and D are in the picture.

Which is the best place to plant the acorn?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Stephanie has to do a research project about animals that don't have skeletons. Which of these animal groups would be the best choice for her research projects

• Reptiles

• Birds

• Insects

• Mammals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In the winter there is less sunlight. Animals such as polar bears need to prepare for this. What is one way that polar bears can prepare for winter?

• eat a lot of extra food

• move to somewhere warm

• build a new home

• eat less food

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Shannon bought mushrooms at the supermarket and brought them to school. In class she used a hand lens to observe the mushrooms better. In which group would this plant be classified?

• plants with flowers

• plants that produce spores

• plants that produce fruits

• plants with leaves

Sandi loves fruit because they are so sweet. They are sweet because they have sugar inside them. Where did this sugar come from?

• The roots found it in the dirt.

• The rainwater was sweet.

• The plant made it.

• Sunlight makes plants sweet.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A group of students went for a nature walk with their teacher. What should they bring with them to help remember everything they saw.

• a book about plants

• a book about animals

• a computer to do research

• a notebook to write in

Ms. Smith divided her class into four groups and gave each group a rain gauge to put in different places at the school. Each day the groups checked their rain gauges and recorded their data. On Friday the groups put their data in one chart.

What should happen next?

• Group 3 should do it again because their numbers are wrong.

• Group 2 should do it again because they had the same number every day.

• All groups should compare the data and talk about why it is different.

• Measure the weight of the liquid in the rain gauges and add it all together.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5