Testable and Non-Testable Questions

True or false: A testable question compares how one thing affects another thing.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

True or false: A testable question compares how something I change affects something I measure.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How do plants grow?

• Testable

• Non testable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

How does the surface on which a car moves affect how fast it goes?

• Testable

• Non testable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How does changing the shape of a kite affect its ability to fly?

• Testable

• Non testable

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Why is eating junk food bad for your health?

• Testable

• Non testable

Are cats better than dogs?

• Testable

• Non testable

What amount of sunlight is best to grow sunflowers?

• Testable

• Non testable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

George believes that his plants grow so well because he is always playing music in his room. What is a question he might ask to test this?

• Does music have an effect on plant growth?

• Which music groups like plants?

• Does plant growth make music sound better?

• Why do dying plants hate music?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is considered a good, testable question?

• Why do some basketballs bounce higher than others?

• What is the coating on a basketball made of?

• Is basketball a more challenging sport than soccer?

• What is the effect of air pressure on a basketball's bounce height?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2