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Jody SommerfeldtSPS ITRT

Who’s Smarter than a 3rd Grade Scientist?

Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic

Using the picture, which measurement is closest to how far the frog jumped?

A 12 centimeters (cm)

B 14 centimeters (cm)

C 18 centimeters (cm)

D 20 centimeters (cm)

Science RI 2007 – Q7


Using the picture, which measurement is closest to how far the frog jumped?

C 18 centimeters (cm)



Which sense is used to tell if there is sugar in a glass of tea?

F Touch

G Hearing

H Smell

J Taste

ScienceScience RI 2007 – Q8


Which sense is used to tell if there is sugar in a glass of tea?

J Taste

ScienceScience RI 2007 – Q8


A rattlesnake belongs in which of the above groups?

A Group 1

B Group 2

C Group 3

D Group 4



A rattlesnake belongs in which of the above groups?

C Group 3



Which graph BEST shows how many of each fish are in the tank?



Which graph BEST shows how many of each fish are in the tank?


Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and LogicSalamanders have a tail, smooth skin, and feet

with no claws.

Which of these animals is a salamander?


Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and LogicSalamanders have a tail, smooth skin, and feet

with no claws.

Which of these animals is a salamander?



The drawing compares the size of four different birds. How would you arrange the birds in order from smallest to largest?

A Cardinal, sparrow, crow, dove

B Sparrow, cardinal, crow, dove

C Crow, cardinal, dove, sparrow

D Sparrow, cardinal, dove, crow



The drawing compares the size of four different birds. How would you arrange the birds in order from smallest to largest?

D Sparrow, cardinal, dove, crow



A girl kept a plant under a light for 30 days. She measured how tall the plant was every 5 days. The graph shows the results. What conclusion can be drawn from the graph?

F A plant kept under light stays the same size.

G A plant kept under light gets taller with time.

H A plant kept under light gets shorter with time.

J A plant kept under light is hard to measure.



A girl kept a plant under a light for 30 days. She measured how tall the plant was every 5 days. The graph shows the results. What conclusion can be drawn from the graph?

G A plant kept under light gets taller with time.


Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and LogicWhich of these graduated cylinders contains 16

mL of water?


Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and LogicWhich of these graduated cylinders contains 16

mL of water?



A student wants to cut a piece of string for a class activity. The length of the string is measured BEST in which units?

F Gallons

G Liters

H Miles

J Centimeters



A student wants to cut a piece of string for a class activity. The length of the string is measured BEST in which units?

J Centimeters



An experiment tests how many minutes students take to finish their lunches in the school cafeteria. The chart shows the average times for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6.


At which grade level do the students spend MOST of the 30-minutelunch period eating their lunches?A Grade 3B Grade 4C Grade 5D Grade 6


An experiment tests how many minutes students take to finish their lunches in the school cafeteria. The chart shows the average times for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6.


At which grade level do the students spend MOST of the 30-minutelunch period eating their lunches? B Grade 4


Which of these is an observation for the kittens in the picture?

A Kitten A is prettier than kitten B.

B Kitten A has longer fur than kitten B.

C Kitten A is my favorite kitten.

D Kitten A runs faster than kitten B.



Which of these is an observation for the kittens in the picture?

B Kitten A has longer fur than kitten B.



This sunflower is how many blocks tall?

F 7

G 8

H 9

J 10



This sunflower is how many blocks tall?

G 8



What unit is used to measure the weight of the bananas?

A Inches

B Degrees

C Pounds

D Gallons



What unit is used to measure the weight of the bananas?

C Pounds



The observations recorded above BEST describe —

F a sugar cube

G an ice cube

H a cherry snow cone

J an ice cream cone



The observations recorded above BEST describe —

G an ice cube



Ramon made this table to show how many cars of each color passed him at the bus stop on three different mornings. If he adds together his numbers from the three days, which color will he find was the MOST common?

A BlueB YellowC RedD Black



Ramon made this table to show how many cars of each color passed him at the bus stop on three different mornings. If he adds together his numbers from the three days, which color will he find was the MOST common?

D Black



Which sense organ is used to tell

the color of the sky?

A Nose

B Ears

C Eyes

D Tongue



Which sense organ is used to tell

the color of the sky?

C Eyes



Look at the three animals. What are two characteristics that they all have in common?

A Wings and feathersB Wings and legsC Fur and legsD Fur and feathers



Look at the three animals. What are two characteristics that they all have in common?

B Wings and legs



A student uses a pan to catch rainwater for watering plants. Which of these would be BEST to use for measuring the amount of rainwater in the pan?



A student uses a pan to catch rainwater for watering plants. Which of these would be BEST to use for measuring the amount of rainwater in the pan?




Which group of eights has a mass of 32 grams?



Which group of eights has a mass of 32 grams?



What is the time shown on the clock?

F 12:25

G 12:35

H 1:25

J 5:03



What is the time shown on the clock?

F 12:25

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