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SCIENCE PAMPHLET Year 5
SCIENCE
PAMPHLET Year 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A- Course Synopsis
B- Practice Questions
A- Course Synopsis
Chemical Changes – Non-reversible and reversible reactions
Properties of Materials (p52 AND Science books)
Reversible changes (p61 AND Science books)
Evaporation/Condensation (p47 AND Science books)
Conservation of mass (Science books ONLY)
Non-reversible change (p63-64 AND Science books)
Forces Ways in which frictional forces, including air resistance, affect motion (e.g. streamlining cars,
friction between tyre and road).
How to measure forces and identify the direction in which they act.
That when objects (e.g. a spring, a table) are pushed or pulled, an opposing pull or push can
be felt (P66 AND Science books)
About forces that the unit of force is the newton and that forces can be measured using a force
meter (newton meter). (Science books ONLY)
About some mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears, allowing a smaller force to have
a greater effect (P71 AND Science books)
Earth, Sun and Moon
To know that the earth, sun and moon are approximately spherical (p90 AND Science books)
To know in order of size from largest to smallest it is sun, earth and moon (p91 AND Science
books)
To know that the earth spins on it’s own axis once every 24 hours and that the earth takes
approximately 1 year (365 or 366 days) to orbit the sun. (p90 AND Science books)
To know that the moon takes approximately 28 days to orbit the earth (p91 AND Science
books)
Adaptation About the different plants and animals found in different habitats; how animals and plants in
two different habitats are suited to their environment (P36-37 AND Science books)
Pollination and fertilisation (P6 AND Science books)
Parts of a plant (P1 AND Science books)
Plant growth and survival. (P2-3 AND Science books)
Reproductive parts of a plant. (P5 AND Science books)
B- Practice Questions
Q1. Duck pond
(a) Peter goes to the duck pond with his grandad and his dog.
Tick TWO boxes to show two things that are true about a dog and a duck.
They both have fur.
They both move.
They both lay eggs.
They both breathe.
1 mark
(b) Two of the ducks come out of the pond.
(i) Describe how a duck’s feet are adapted for swimming.
______________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(ii)
Why would the female duck be hard to see in a nest?
______________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(iii) Explain why the female duck needs to stay hidden when she is in her nest.
______________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(c) Peter sees some piles of soil on the grass near the pond.
Grandad tells him that the piles of soil are made by animals called moles.
Look at the picture of a mole.
(i) Describe how a feature of the mole helps the mole to live underground.
Feature: _______________________________________________________
How it helps: ___________________________________________________ 1 mark
(ii)
Which word cannot be used to describe a mole? Tick ONE box.
prey producer predator consumer
1 mark
Q2. Seed dispersal
(a) The diagram shows a flower cut in half.
Put a cross (X) on the diagram to show where the seed develops.
1 mark
(b) Class 6 has collected different types of seed.
They blow the seeds with a fan.
This disperses the seeds.
They measure how far each seed travels.
What equipment can measure how far the seeds travel?
___________________________ 1 mark
(c) The seeds can be blown by the children’s mouths or with a fan.
Explain why the fan helps to make the test fair.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(d) Here is a table of the children’s results using a fan.
Plant sycamore apple bulrush oak
Seed
Distance travelled (cm)
76 27 149 0
The sycamore seed and bulrush seed travel the furthest distances.
They fall slowly from the plant so the wind has more time to blow them away.
Tick ONE box to show which features of the seeds help them to fall slowly.
They are smooth and soft.
They have a large area and are heavy.
They have a large area and are light.
They are flexible and soft.
1 mark
(e) Name the force that slows the seeds as they fall.
___________________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(f) The children dispersed the seeds with a fan. The fan disperses seeds like the wind does in nature.
Name ONE other way seeds are dispersed in nature.
___________________________________________________________________ 1 mark
Q3. Magnetic forces
(a) Ali has four different magnets and some paperclips.
The paperclips are attracted to the magnets.
Draw ONE arrow on the photograph to show the direction of the magnet’s force on the paperclip.
1 mark
(b) Name the force on the paperclip that pulls in the opposite direction to the magnet.
___________________________ 1 mark
(c) Ali wants to find the strongest magnet. He adds paperclips to a magnet one at a time so they make a chain. He stops when no more paperclips stick.
He repeats this with the other three magnets.
How will Ali know which magnet is the strongest?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(d) The graph below shows Ali’s results.
One axis on the graph has been labelled.
Write the label for the other axis.
________________________
________________________
1 mark
(e) Ali moves magnet A towards magnet B. Magnet B moves away from magnet A even though Ali does not touch magnet B.
Why did magnet B move away from magnet A?
___________________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(f) Ali tries different ways of putting the magnets together.
Tick ONE box on each row of the table to show if the magnets move together, move apart or do not move.
The first one has been done for you.
Magnets Move
together Move apart
Do not move
✔
1 mark
Q4. Rock salt
(a)
Rock salt comes from the ground. When water in underground streams runs over the rock salt, the water becomes salty.
Name the scientific process that happens to salt when it is mixed with water.
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(b) Many years ago people collected salty water from underground streams. They separated the salt they needed by letting the water evaporate.
What can you do to show that this separation of salt from water is reversible?
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(c) The people improved the way they separated the salt by heating the salty water.
How does heating salty water affect the evaporation of the water?
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(d) Oliver has a piece of muddy rock salt. The pictures below show the four things Oliver must do to separate salt from the muddy rock.
Put the pictures in the correct order for separating the salt by writing 1, 2, 3 or 4 in each box.
1 mark
Q5. Dropping modelling clay
(a) Sarah makes five different shapes using modelling clay.
She uses the same amount of clay for each shape.
Sarah fills a container with syrup. She drops each shape into the syrup.
She times how long it takes each shape to reach the bottom of the container.
Tick ONE box to show why clay is a good material to use to make different shapes.
Clay can float.
Clay is soft and flexible.
Clay dissolves in water.
Clay is a heat insulator.
1 mark
(b) Here are Sarah’s results:
Which shape fell the fastest? Shape
Time to reach the bottom of the container
(seconds)
thin cylinder 1.0
.................................................. dish 8.0
flat circle 4.0
ball 0.5
flat triangle 4.0
1 mark
(c) Sarah found it difficult to time some of the shapes accurately.
Tick ONE box to show why Sarah found it difficult to time some of the falling shapes.
They are made out of the same amount of clay.
They fell at different speeds.
They fell quickly through the syrup.
They are different shapes.
1 mark
(d) There is a force from the syrup acting on the shapes as they fall.
Draw ONE arrow on the diagram to show the direction of the force from the syrup on the ball.
1 mark
Q6. Sun, Earth and Moon
(a) Yu Lin is using fruit to model the Sun, Earth and Moon.
Complete the table to show the best fruit for modelling the Sun, Earth and Moon. Think about the size and shape.
Object in space Sun Earth Moon
Which fruit should be used for the model?
1 mark
(b) Yu Lin is in the playground on a sunny day.
(i) Tick ONE box to show when Yu Lin’s shadow will be shortest.
before school: 8.30 – 9.00 am
morning break: 10.30 – 10.45 am
lunch break: 12.00 – 1.00 pm
afternoon break: 2.30 – 2.45 pm
after school: 3.30 – 3.45 pm
1 mark
(ii) Tick ONE box to show which movement in space causes Yu Lin’s shadow to change length during the day.
the spin of the Earth
the Earth orbiting the Sun
the spin of the Sun
the Moon orbiting the Earth
1 mark
(c) Complete the table below about the different movements in space.
Movement in space Time movement takes
Earth orbits the Sun 365 days
Earth spins once on its axis ..........................................
............................................................ 28 days
2 marks
Q7. Heating rods
(a) Class 6 are investigating how long it takes heat to travel along rods made from different materials.
What scientific name is given to materials that allow heat to travel along them?
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(b) Class 6 push a paperclip into some wax. Then they attach the wax to a rod.
The candle heats up the rod. The heat travels along the rod to the wax. When the wax melts, the paperclip falls off. Class 6 measure the time it takes for the paperclip to fall off.
What force causes the paperclip to fall into the tray?
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(c) Class 6 record their results in a table.
Fill in the missing heading on the table of results.
............................................... Time taken for the paperclip to
drop (seconds)
copper 16
glass 280
steel 26
1 mark
(d) The heat travelled along the rods at different speeds.
Put the materials in order to show how quickly heat travelled along them. Write copper, glass or steel in each box.
1 mark
(e) How could Class 6 make sure their results are reliable?
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(f) Look at the table again.
Write true or false next to each statement about Class 6’s investigation.
True or false?
The heat travelled quicker along the metal rods than along the glass rod. .............................
The one variable Class 6 changed was the time it took for the paperclip to fall off. .............................
The one variable Class 6 measured was the temperature of each rod. .............................
1 mark
Q8. Rabbit hutch
(a) Alex is planning to make a rabbit hutch to put in her garden.
Alex can choose from the four materials in the table below.
Material Strength Damaged by sunlight
Good thermal
insulator
Waterproof Colour
A high yes brown
B low no brown
C medium yes grey
D high no grey
(i) Which material would be best for making the roof of the hutch? Tick ONE box.
A B
C
D
1 mark
(ii) Give TWO reasons for your choice.
1. ...........................................................................................................
2. ........................................................................................................... 1 mark
(b) Alex wants a window in the hutch so she can see her rabbit.
She lists the properties of materials Q and R.
Material Transparent Damaged by sunlight
Flexible Breakable
Q yes
R no
(i) What is one advantage of using material Q instead of R?
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(ii) What is one disadvantage of using material Q instead of R?
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Q9. The solar system
(a) Joe is finding out about the solar system.
He writes four statements about the Sun.
Write true or false next to each statement about the Sun.
True or False?
The Sun is a light source. ____________
The Sun orbits the Earth. ____________
The Sun is smaller than the Earth. ____________
The Sun is a circle. ____________
2 marks
(b) Joe finds out that days and years take different amounts of time on different planets.
Planet Time for one
day (Earth days)
Time for one year (Earth
days)
Mercury 59 88
Venus 243 225
Earth 1 365
Mars 1 687
Jupiter 0.4 4329
Look at the table.
(i) Which planet has the shortest day?
___________________________ 1 mark
(ii) Which planet orbits the Sun quickest?
___________________________ 1 mark
(c)
Look at the table above.
Do the planets with shorter days have shorter years? Tick ONE box.
yes no
Use the information in the table to explain your answer.
___________________________________________________________________
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(d) All of the planets in our solar system have days and nights.
What movement in space causes day and night on Earth?
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Q10. Electricity investigation
(a) Lena has this equipment:
Tick THREE boxes to show which questions Lena could investigate using only the equipment shown above.
Tick THREE boxes.
Do different cells affect the brightness of a bulb?
How many bulbs can be lit by one cell?
Does the number of cells affect the brightness of a bulb?
Does the number of switches affect the brightness of a bulb?
Does the direction of cells affect the brightness of a bulb?
2 marks
(b) Draw FOUR lines to match the electrical components to their symbols.
1 mark
(c) Lena collected these wires. The wires are made of different metals.
Lena says, ‘I want to know if the wires made of different metals will change the brightness of the bulb in the circuit.’
What must Lena do to the wires to make her test fair?
___________________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(d) Lena makes her test fair.
Tick TWO boxes to show the two pieces of evidence Lena should collect for her results.
Tick TWO boxes.
how quickly the bulb lights up
how bright the bulb is
how many wires there are
what metals the wires are made of
1 mark
Q11. Mountains
Class 6 finds out about processes that happen on mountains.
Processes that happen on mountains
A – Water vapour in the air cools down to form water droplets.
B – Water droplets change into snow.
C – Snow on mountains changes into water.
D – Water changes into ice.
Tick ONE box in each row to match each process to its correct name.
2 marks
Q12. Grouping materials
(a) Patrick collects some objects made of different materials.
The photograph below shows what he collects.
Patrick groups his materials in a diagram to help him sort them by their properties.
Write cotton wool and steel in the correct places on the diagram below.
1 mark
(b) The shoes below are used for different activities. They are made out of different materials.
The table below gives a property of steel and explains why this property is useful for tap dancing shoes.
Complete the table below to explain why it is useful for wellington boots to be impermeable.
Material Shoe Property Why the property
is useful
steel tap dancing
shoe hard
it makes a noise
when hit
plastic wellington boot impermeable _______________
_______________
1 mark
(c) This tea towel is made of a soft material.
Name TWO other properties of the soft material that make it good to use for a tea towel.
1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________ 2 marks
Q13. Camels
Camels can live in hot places.
Some features of a camel’s body help it to survive in a hot desert.
Match each feature below to show how it helps the camel survive in the desert.
One has been done for you.
2 marks
Q14. Separating sand and salt
(a) Class 6 are finding out about separating mixtures.
The teacher mixes sand and salt together.
She asks the children to separate the sand and salt.
What happens to the salt when water is added to the mixture?
___________________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(b)
(i) What is this method of separation called?
_____________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(ii) Describe how the sand is separated from the liquid.
The sand ______________________________________________________
The liquid ______________________________________________________ 1 mark
(c)
Tick TWO boxes to show what will happen when the dish has been in a warm place a few days.
Tick TWO boxes.
The liquid will be less salty.
Bubbles will be produced.
The salt will melt.
The water will change to gas.
Salt crystals will form.
A new material is made.
2 marks
(d) The teacher mixes sand and iron nails together.
She asks the children to separate the sand from the iron nails.
Write TWO ways the sand could be separated from the iron nails.
1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________ 2 marks
Q15. Tree
(a) Ella is looking at some leaves.
The key below identifies which tree each leaf comes from.
Look at this picture of a leaf from one of the trees.
(i) Use the key above to identify the tree it comes from.
The leaf is from a ___________________________________________ tree. 1 mark
(ii) Tick ONE box to show why it is useful to identify plants and put them into groups.
so we know where to find a plant
because there is a large variety of plants
in case the plants become extinct
so we can observe the plants in their habitats
1 mark
(b) Complete the sentences below to show the function of the leaves and roots.
(i) The tree uses its leaves to ________________________________________. 1 mark
(ii) The tree has roots to ____________________________________________. 1 mark
(c) Ella finds a seed.
Why does the tree need to produce seeds?
___________________________________________________________________ 1 mark
(d) Squirrels live in trees.
Give ONE feature of the squirrel from the picture. Describe how this feature helps the squirrel to live in a tree.
Feature of the squirrel that helps it live in a tree: ____________________________
How the feature helps: ________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________ 1 mark
