Total Score: __________ / 49

Approx Level: __________

60 minutes

Name: _____________________________

Date: ______________________________

Year 5 End of Year Science Test

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Balanced Diets
(a)

A class carries out a survey to find out how often the children eat vegetables.
Tally chart to show how often the children
eat vegetables
How often?

How often?

more than once a day

once a day
once a week
less than once a week
never

Use the tally chart. How many children eat vegetables more than once a day?
......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(b)

Eleven children gave the same answer as each other.

Use the tally chart to find out what answer these eleven children gave.
......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(c)

In a balanced diet, each food group has a special function in the body. Each food below is a
good source of something the body needs.
Draw THREE lines below to match each food to its special function.

Food

Function: Good source of...

carrots and oranges

fuel for activity.

chicken and eggs

new material for growth.

bread and cakes

vitamins for health.

1 mark

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Nasreen makes a poster to show how to stay healthy. Only some of the ideas on her poster are
good.
Tick TWO boxes to show the best ideas on the poster below.

To stay healthy you should:

eat lots of fried food.

eat different kinds of food.

smoke every day.

exercise often.
1 mark

2.

Heart Rate
Jim uses a sensor to measure his heart rate before he starts running.

He starts running and measures his heart rate every five minutes.
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Graph to show Jims heart rate

140

120
100
Heart rate
(beats per 80
minute)
60
40
20
0
0

10

15

20

25

30

35

Time (minutes)

Use the graph to help you answer these questions.

(a)

What is Jim's heart rate before he starts running?

............................... beats per minute
1 mark

(b)

What happened to Jim's heart rate in the first five minutes that he was running?
......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(c)

Describe Jim's heart rate between points X and Y on the graph.

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1 mark

3.

Germinating Seeds
(a)

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These children have recorded their observations about lettuce seeds germinating at three
temperatures.
They planted the same number of seeds at each temperature.

Temperature
( C)

Total number of lettuce seeds germinated

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

..............

15

25

13

17

19

Complete the table to show how many seeds germinated at 5C on Day 3.

1 mark

(b)

The children were trying to find out something about seeds.

What question were the children investigating?
......................................................................................................................
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1 mark

(c)

The children discussed the results in the table.

Look at their results table to decide whether each conclusion is true, false or you cant tell.
Tick ONE correct box for each conclusion.
True

False

Cant
tell

The quickest germination was at 25C.

At 25C all the seeds germinated by Day 6.
5C is too cold for seeds to germinate.
The best temperature for germination was 15C.
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Alan made
a prediction:

The best temperature

to germinate any kind
of seed is 25C.

Faiza said:

You have not collected

enough information to
support your prediction.

(i)

Who do you agree with?

Tick ONE box.
agree with Alan

(ii)

agree with Faiza

disagree with Alan

and Faiza

Explain your answer.

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1 mark

4.

Flowers and Bees

Kate and Simeon want to find out which colour flowers bees will
visit most. They make model flowers of different colours.

Bees feed on nectar from flowers.

Kate and Simeon make their own nectar using 40g of sugar and
100cm3 of water.
They put 10 drops of nectar in the centre of each model flower.

They put their flowers outside then count the bees that visit the flowers.
They keep a record of the weather for each hour.

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Here are the children's results.

Number of bees each hour

Colour of
flower

9am10am

10am11am
sunny and
cloudy

sunny

11am12noon
cloudy

red

blue

white

yellow

Which colour of flower do the bees visit most?

......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(b)

Use the information on the table to say how the amount of sunshine affects the number of
bees that visit the flowers.
......................................................................................................................
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2 marks

(c)

Write TWO things that the children could keep the same to help make their test fair.

(i)

.............................................................................................................
1 mark

(ii)

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1 mark

5.

Solids, liquids and gases

(a)

Megan has three cups.

There is a solid in one cup, liquid in another, and gas in another.
Megan writes a description of what is in each cup.
Draw THREE lines to match solid, liquid and gas to the best description of what is in each cup.

Description
solid

I cannot see anything

inside the cup.

liquid

I cannot pour the material

out of the cup.

gas

When I move the cup, the

material changes shape.
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Megans teacher says gases spread out to completely fill up any container.
All of the gas from
the small container
can fill up a big
container.

A small
container of gas.

Write yes or no in each row to complete the table.

Do they spread out to

completely fill up any container?
Gases

yes

Liquids
Solids
1 mark

6.

Ice experiments
(a)

Safia and Josh are doing experiments with ice cubes.

First Safia puts ice cubes on a plate over a bowl of hot water.

ice
plate

water droplets

bowl

hot water
After some time, Safia sees droplets of water drip from underneath the plate. Water from the
melting ice cannot pass through the plate and the bowl has not moved.
Explain how the water droplets formed in the bowl underneath the plate.
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2 marks

(b)

In winter, people put salt on the road to make the ice melt.

Ice only

Ice and salt

Josh investigates the effect of salt on melting ice.

He puts the same amount of ice in two funnels.
He adds salt to the ice in one funnel.

cm3
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18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2

cm3
8

20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2

The ice starts to melt. Every ten minutes, Josh measures how much water is in each cylinder.
The graph below gives Joshs results.

One axis on the graph has been labelled.

Write the label and the units for the other axis.
14
12

with salt

10

volume of water (cm 3 )

...........................................

without salt

6
4
2
0

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

(
)
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1 mark

(c)

What has Josh found out about the effect of salt on melting ice?
.....................................................................................................................
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1 mark

(d)

Josh concludes The more salt I add, the steeper the line on the graph will be.
Joshs results on the graph do not support his conclusion.
Tick ONE box to show why his results do not support his conclusion.

The line on the graph

did not get steeper.

He used the same

amount of ice each time.

He did not try different

amounts of salt.

He only measured the

water every ten minutes.
1 mark

7.

Drying sponge
(a)

Dinesh puts a wet sponge on some scales.

He records its mass during the day.

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50
40
Mass of
sponge
(g)

30
20
10
0
0

3
4
Time (hours)

What is the mass of the wet sponge at the start of the investigation?
..................................................... g
1 mark

5(b)

Describe how the mass of the wet sponge changes over the first four hours.
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1 mark

(c)

What process causes the mass of the drying sponge to change?

......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(d)

What is the mass of the dry sponge?

..................................................... g
1 mark

(e)

Some other children discuss Dineshs results.

Look at their ideas below.
Use the graph to help you write true or false next to each idea.

The sponge dried

most quickly in the
first two hours.
Bob Ruth

Komal

The sponge was

still drying after
five hours.

There was 20g of

water in the
sponge at the start.

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8.

Ice cubes
(a)

Scott makes ice cubes.

He pours water into an ice cube tray.

Scott puts the ice cube tray into the freezer.

The temperature of the water changes when it is in the freezer.
What happens to the temperature of the water after it is put in the freezer?
.......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(b)

Name ONE piece of equipment Scott could use to measure the temperature of the water.
......................................................
1 mark

(c)

The water in the ice cube tray freezes and becomes ice.
Write true or false next to each statement about freezing.
True or false?
Water freezes at 100C.

.......................

Freezing water is a reversible change.

.......................

Freezing is a change from solid to liquid.

.......................
1 mark

(d)

Scott takes the ice cubes out of the freezer and puts some in a glass of water.

He leaves the glass in a warm room.

Name the scientific process that happens to the floating ice cubes
after they are added to the water.
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1 mark

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9.

Isaac Newton
(a)

Isaac Newton was a famous scientist who was born in 1642.

There is a famous story about Newton watching an apple fall from

a tree.
Newton thought a force must cause the apple to fall.
Tick ONE box to show which force on the apple causes it to fall
down from the tree.

a pulling force
towards the tree

a pushing force
from the apple

a pulling force
towards the Earth

a pushing force
from the air
1 mark

(b)

Newton did different investigations to test his ideas.

Why was it important for Newton to test his ideas using investigations?
.....................................................................................................................
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1 mark

(c)

Newton realised that the force which made the apple fall to the ground also causes the Earth to
orbit the Sun.
Name the force that causes the Earth to orbit the Sun.
..........................................................
1 mark

(d)

How long does the Earth take to orbit the Sun once?
.....................................................................................................................
1 mark

(e)

How does the Earth move to cause day and night?

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1 mark

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10.

Earth and space

(a)

How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?
.....................................................
1 mark

(b)

Jan makes a model of the Earth and the Sun to show day-time and night-time.
She uses a lamp for the Sun and a ball for the Earth.

string

lamp

ball

Which of the following correctly shows day and night in this model?
Tick ONE box.

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1 mark

(c)

How must Jan move the ball to show how one place on Earth has day-time and night-time?
Tick ONE box.

walk with the ball

around the lamp

spin the ball on

the string

swing the ball backwards

and forwards

hold the ball lower

then higher
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(d)

Jan draws this diagram to show how the Earth orbits the Sun.
Draw the orbit of the Moon on Jans diagram.

Sun

Moon
Earth

1 mark

11.

Travelling sounds
(a)

Jill investigated whether or not sound travelled through different

materials.
She made three telephones using plastic cups.
She used different materials to connect the cups.
One child talked through the telephone and Jill listened.

Look at Jills notes of her investigation.

How many different materials did Jill test?
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(b)

What was the factor Jill observed or measured to collect her results?
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1 mark

(c)

Jill changed three factors at the same time.

Complete the list to show the THREE factors Jill changed in this investigation
The first one has been done for you.
1. The tightness of the line ........................................................................
2 .....................................................................................................................
3 .....................................................................................................................
2 marks

(d)

Why is it important to change only ONE factor at a time in an investigation?

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1 mark

(e)

Jill carried out her investigation of sound travelling through different materials again. She made
sure only one factor was changed.
Jill described her conclusion.

Jills teacher said this was not a useful science conclusion for her investigation.
Why was Jills conclusion not a useful science conclusion?
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1 mark

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1.

(a)

Award ONE mark for:

1(L3)

6;
six.
(b)

Award ONE mark for:

1(L3)

(eleven) children said they eat vegetables once a week;

once a week.
(c)

Award ONE mark for:

1(L3)

(d)

Award ONE mark for identifying the two best facts:

1(L4)

To stay healthy you should:

eat different kinds of food.

exercise often

[4]

2.

(a)

Award ONE mark for

60/sixty beats per minute.

(b)

Award ONE mark for an indication

that his heart rate increased:

it went up/rose;
it got faster;
it went up quickly.

Allow:
it got bigger.
If numbers are included in the answer, allow a response indicating that Jim's
heartbeat rose (from 60) to between 121 and 139 beats per minute (inclusive):
it went up to 125;
it went from 60 to 130.
Do not give credit for a single reading:
it was at 125.
Do not give credit for indicating or implying a starting
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rate below 60 or a running rate above 139 beats per

minute:
it went up to 60 beats per minute.
(c)

Award ONE mark for an indication that his pulse rate stayed constant
(beats per minute do not need to be specified):

it stayed (at) the same (rate);

it stayed at about 125/130;
it stayed the same number of beats per minute;
it stayed the same for 25 ( 1) minutes.

Allow:
it (heart rate) stayed at the same speed.
Do not give credit for:
it stayed level [this describes the line on the graph, not
Jim's heart rate];
two points named ie X was 125, Y was 125;

he was running at the same speed.

[3]

3.

(a)

Award ONE mark for:

1(L3)

0 [in correct cell in table].

Allow:
a correct response outside the table or in the wrong place in the table.
(b)

Award ONE mark for identifying both the independent variable

[the temperature]
1(L4)
and one of the dependent variables [the (number of) seeds germinating or the
time taken (to start) to grow]:
how many seeds germinated at (different) temperatures?
how many seeds (started to) grow at (different) temperatures?
how long it takes lettuce seeds to (start to) grow/germinate at different
temperatures?

Allow:
how does temperature affect germination?
how many seeds came up at each temperature?
what is the best temperature for seeds to grow?

Allow:
statements which are not framed as questions:
the number of seeds germinating at each temperatures;
the time taken for seeds to (start to) grow at different temperatures;
the number of seeds that (start to) grow at different temperatures.
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Do not give credit for an insufficient response giving a

conclusion:
more seeds grew at higher temperatures.
Do not give credit for questions identifying an incorrect
independent variable or dependent variable:
which seeds grow at different temperatures?
(c)

Award up to TWO marks for all four correct:

True
False

2(L4)
Cant tell

The quickest germination was

25C.
At 25C all the seeds
germinated by Day 6.
5C is too cold for the seeds to
germinate.
The best temperature for seeds
to germinate was 15C.
or
If you are unable to award two marks, award ONE mark for two or three
correct.

(d)

Award ONE mark for both parts correct:

1(L5)

agree with Faiza

AND
a response which shows an awareness that only one kind of seed has been
tested or that all temperatures were not tested:
they did not test different kinds of seed;
they only tested one kind of seed;
they only used lettuce seeds;
they didnt test all other temperatures.

Allow:
some seeds may need more heat to germinate;
25C might be the best temperature for lettuce seeds;
they might not have allowed sufficient time;
you do not know what would happen if you left it longer.
Allow:
if neither box is ticked but the creditworthy explanation indicates that
the pupils believe Faiza is correct, the mark may be awarded.
Do not give credit where a box other than agree with
Faiza is ticked.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
more information.
[5]
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4.

(a)

Award ONE mark for:

blue.
(b)

(i)

Award TWO marks for a general comparison describing the relationship

between the amount of sunshine and number of visits to the flowers:

the sunnier/brighter it was, the more bees visited the flowers;

fewer bees visited when it was cloudier;
the bees came more often when it was sunnier.
Do not give credit for an irrelevant or unwarranted
interpretation of the data:
the nicer/better the weather the more bees came;
the bees prefer sunny weather;

there were more bees when it warmer/fewer bees when

it was colder [the table does not give information about
temperature].
or
(ii)

If you are unable to award two marks, award ONE mark for two specific
comparisons describing the relationship:

more bees come in sunny weather, but fewer in cloudy weather;

the sunniest weather brings most bees and the cloudiest weather brings
fewest bees.
Award ONE mark for a single comparison of the variables:
when it is sunny, more bees come;
bees came most often when it was sunniest;
fewer bees came when it was cloudy.
(c)

(i)

Award ONE mark for each of any two of the following variables which
could be controlled:

the nectar/amount of nectar/amount of sugar in the nectar;

arrangement/number of petals;
size/dimensions/area of petals/flowers;
amount of cotton wool;
positioning of flowers/environmental conditions;
density of distribution of flowers;
duration of test.

Allow:
type of card;
doing the test in good weather/same kind of weather;
time of day.

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Do not give credit for reference to the variable under

investigation:

colour of petals.
Do not give credit for reference to variables that are not
under the children's control:
the same type of bees;

the temperature.
[6]

5.

(a)

(b)

Award ONE mark for correctly matching all three descriptions:

solid

I cannot see anything

inside the cup.

liquid

I cannot pour the material

out of the cup.

gas

When I move the cup, the

material changes shape.

Award ONE mark for both rows of the table correctly completed:

1(L4)

1(L5)

Do they spread out to

completely fill up any container?
Gases

yes [given]

Liquids

no

Solids

no
[2]

6.

(a)

(i)

Award ONE mark for a response that names or describes

evaporation:

1(L5)

the (hot) water evaporates;

it changes into water vapour;
it evaporates.

(ii)

Award ONE mark for a response that names or describes

condensation:

1(L5)

the water vapour condenses into liquid;

the (cold) plate causes the evaporated water to condense;
the water vapour turns back into liquid;
it condenses.
ONE mark may be awarded for:
it evaporates/changes into steam.
ONE mark may be awarded if evaporation is the only
process named or described.
ONE mark may be awarded for:
the steam condenses/changes into water.
ONE mark may be awarded if condensation is the only
process named or described.
Do not give credit in both a)i) and a)ii) for a response that
includes incorrect science indicating that the water comes
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from the melting ice:

water from the melting ice cubes drips through/underneath the plate.
Do not give credit in either a)i) or a)ii) for a response that
includes incorrect science despite using the words
evaporation and/or condensation:
the gas evaporates and then condenses so that liquid
forms under the plate [mark for a)i) only cannot be
awarded];
the water condenses because of the heat
and turns into water vapour [mark for a)ii)
cannot be awarded];
the heat touches the cold plate and condenses [mark for a)ii) cannot
be awarded].
Do not give credit in either a)i) or a)ii) for a response that
includes incorrect science where steam is referred to as a
liquid:
the steam evaporates [mark for a)i) cannot be awarded];
the gas cools and changes into steam on the bottom of the plate [mark
for a)ii) cannot be awarded].
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
hot air condenses on the plate [there is likely to be water vapour in the
air, but this needs to be explicit].
(b)

Award ONE mark for labelling the horizontal axis with time and
giving minutes as the unit of measurement:

1(L5)

time (in) mins.

ONE mark may be awarded for:
minutes;
how long it takes in minutes.
Do not give credit for a response that includes incorrect
science giving the units of time as anything other than
minutes:
time (seconds);
hours;
seconds;
time (m) [m is the unit of measurement
for metres].
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
time [does not give units];
how long [does not give units and could refer to length].

(c)

Award ONE mark for an explanation that salt increases the rate of melting:

1(L5)

salt makes ice melt quicker;

ice melts more quickly when salt is added.
ONE mark may be awarded for:
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 the water comes through the funnel faster when he

adds salt;
salt melts the ice better;
ice melts easier with salt.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
water melts quicker with salt;
the salt melts the ice quickly [the ice melts without salt
as well];
ice melts without salt;
salt affects the rate at which ice melts; [these responses
do not describe the effect of adding salt].
(d)

Award ONE mark for:

1(L5)

He did not try different

amounts of salt.
[5]

7.

(a)

Award ONE mark for:

50
(b)

Award ONE mark for an understanding that the mass has decreased:

it went down;
it is less;
it gets lighter.
Allow: a numerical response that implicitly indicates a decrease in mass:
it has changed from 50g to 30g;
it has gone down by 20g ( 2).
Do not give credit for a numerical response that implies
an upward trend:
it went up by 20g;
it changed from 30g to 50g.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
it is a straight line;
it is sloping down; [these describe the line, not the
mass of the sponge];
it has changed;
it changed by 20g; [do not indicate direction of
change].

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(c)

Award ONE mark for an indication of evaporation:

evaporation;
evaporating.
Allow:
the liquid becoming a gas.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response that
indicates the presence of liquid water in the pan of the
scales:
the water leaking out;

dripping.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
drying [given in stem].
(d)

Award ONE mark for:

30g

8.

(e)

Award ONE mark for all three

answers correct:
Bob : true
Ruth : false
Komal : true

(a)

Award ONE mark for a response that indicates the temperature gets colder: 1 (L3)
the water/it gets colder
the temperature goes down.
ONE mark may be awarded for a response stating that the
temperature of the freezer is colder but not referring to the
temperature of the water:
it is colder in the freezer.
ONE mark may be awarded for a response that implies a
change of temperature:
it will get cold
the temperature will go to (below) 0C.
Do not give credit for a response that includes incorrect
science suggesting that the water gets warmer:
it gets warmer in the freezer.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response that is an
absolute statement that the water/temperature is cold:
the temperature is cold.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response stating that
the water freezes:
it freezes
it turns to ice.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response stating that
the temperature changes:
the temperature is not the same.

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(b)

Award ONE mark for:

1 (L4)

thermometer
temperature sensor.
ONE mark may be awarded for:
heat sensor.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
sensor.

(c)

(d)

Award ONE mark for all three statements correctly classified:

Water freezes at 100C.

...False...

Freezing water is a reversible change.

...True...

Freezing is a change from solid to liquid.

...False...

Award ONE mark for:

1 (L4)

1 (L4)

melting
melt.
Do not give credit for a response that includes incorrect
science:
dissolve.
[4]

9.

(a)

Award ONE mark for:

1(L4)

a pulling force
towards the Earth
(b)

Award ONE mark for an indication that Newton needed evidence to

support his ideas or so that he could be more certain of his ideas:

1(L5)

to gather evidence to support (or reject) his ideas;

to see if his ideas were supported by his results/investigations;
to see if his predictions were correct;
to find out if other things fall from the same force;
if he said anything without investigating it, other people may find
something different.
ONE mark may be awarded for a response that implies he
would know if his ideas were true:
to see whether his ideas were right/ wrong;
to see if it/his idea works/is true;
to check his ideas;
to know (for sure) which force causes the apple to fall;
if he just guessed he may be wrong;
so he could know why the apple fell on his head;
if he did not test, he would not know what happened.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
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 to test his ideas [given];

to make sure;
to see if his results are true;
to check his results;
[these responses imply an investigation has already
been carried out];
to see if he had the right/correct answer [implies
results for his ideas have been determined previously];
to make it a fair test;
to make it accurate;
to see if the investigation worked.
(c)

Award ONE mark for recognising that gravitational force is responsible

for keeping the Earth in orbit:

1(L4)

gravity.
ONE mark may be awarded for:
weight.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response describing
gravitational force:
a pulling force towards the Earth.

(d)

Award ONE mark for a response giving a time period equivalent to a year:

1(L4)

1 year;
52 weeks;
365-366 days [inclusive].
Do not give credit for an insufficient response that gives
no units or uses inappropriate units:
365;
52 days.

(e)

Award ONE mark for a response that clearly describes the Earth spinning
on its axis to cause day and night:

1(L5)

it rotates;
it spins (on its axis);
it turns on its axis.
ONE mark may be awarded for:
it revolves;
(it moves) on its axis.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response implying
night and day are caused by the Earth orbiting the Sun:
it turns around the Sun;
it orbits.

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Do not give credit for an insufficient response:

it turns;
it goes (a)round;
during the day, the Earth is facing the Sun, at night the
Earth is facing away from the Sun/facing the Moon.
[5]

10.

(a)

Award ONE mark for a response giving a time period

equivalent to a year:

response between 365 and 366 days inclusive;

12 months;
52 weeks;
1 year.
Do not give credit for a response without units.
(b)

Award ONE mark for:

(c)

Award ONE mark for:

(d)

spin the ball on

the string

Award ONE mark for an indication of the Moon orbiting the Earth:

Sun
Moon
Earth

Allow: a response with arrows on the path of orbit in either direction.

11.

(a)

Award ONE mark for identifying the number of materials tested:

1(L3)

3.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response that names
the three materials:
cotton, nylon, wire.
(b)

Award ONE mark for identifying the dependent variable (DV):

1(L4)

whether or not the sound could be heard (through the cups)

whether the sound travels through different materials
the volume of the sound
how much sound could be heard
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 if she could hear them.

ONE mark may be awarded for:
sound
I can hear you
hearing (sound).
Do not give credit for a response that includes incorrect
science implying another factor has been measured:
plastic cups
materials.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response that
identifies a question for an alternative investigation:
which material does the sound travel through?
how long does it take to hear the sound?
(c)

Award TWO marks for identifying any two of the independent variables (IV)
in the investigation:
2(L4)
the length (of cotton, nylon and wire)
the type of material/string/line.
or: If you are unable to award two marks, award ONE mark for identifying any one IV in the
investigation.
Marks may be awarded for:
materials/fabric
amount of material.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
the sound
the line [could refer to length or tightness]
the cups
tightness/looseness/straightness [given]
thickness.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response that
identifies a factor Jill may have changed but did not
record in her notes:
volume
amount of sound.
Do not give credit for a second response that is a
restatement or repetition of the first.

Additional guidance
(d)

Award ONE mark for recognising the importance of varying only the IV:

1(L4)

so you would know which factor had an effect

because she would not know what had an effect
if you change everything it will not be a fair test
to make the test fair
so you can compare the results.
ONE mark may be awarded for:
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so you know which one is best

the other things might influence the results
so you can see which one works
so you can make sure your conclusion is true.

Do not give credit for an insufficient response:

so you do not get confused/mixed up
so it does not get too complicated
so it is not a fair test.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response that refers
to the accuracy of the results:
to get the correct results
so you can have the right result
in case you make a mistake
you might go wrong
so you can be accurate.
(e)

Award ONE mark for a response recognising that the results are not referred 1(L5)
to or interpreted:
she has not talked about what she has found out/what happened/her results
it does not explain what was compared
it does not mention the results.
ONE mark may be awarded for a response which implies
there is not enough information or recognises that best is
not defined:
it does not tell us why (it is best)
there is not enough detail
no information
she needs more information
there is no evidence.
ONE mark may be awarded for a response indicating that
the conclusion does not describe or interpret all the
results of the investigation:
it does not tell you about wire or nylon
she can hear through two of them
wire worked too.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response stating a
conclusion:
cotton was the best material for sound to travel
through.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response:
there are no scientific words in it
it was very short
it is just an opinion.
Do not give credit for an insufficient response indicating
that the initial investigation was flawed:
she changed three things instead of one.

Additional guidance
[6]

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Total Time : 60 minutes

Total possible score: 49
Approximate Level Guidance:
<14 <L3b
15 - 17 L3b
18 20 L3a
21 23 L4c
24 27 L4b
28 32 L4a
>32 Level 5+

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