Q.1
Jack asks, ‘What is the best temperature to grow seeds?’ Jack puts the same seeds into four different pots. He puts each pot in a different place. Which four places would be best?
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  • On his table, on his friend’s table, in a fridge, in a freezer
  • Above a radiator, on his table, in the fridge, in a freezer
  • Above a radiator, above another radiator, on a window sill, in a freezer
  • On four tables round his classroom
Q.2
Anna has three materials: glass, polythene and wax. ‘Which material is the clearest?’ How can Anna find out?
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  • Run water over them
  • Shine a light through them
  • Weigh them
  • Look in a book or on the internet
Q.3
Toni is doing an investigation in her class. She wants to know which is the most popular color in the rainbow. Toni paints this picture. Then she asks people: ‘Which color in the rainbow do you like best?’ Who should she ask?
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  • Only her friends
  • One or two people
  • Only the teacher and her friends
  • Everyone in the class
Q.4
Harry is building a model bridge. Should he use wood, metal or plastic? Which will be strongest? How he can he find out?
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  • Test them with weights
  • See if he can stretch them
  • See if they burn
  • See if he can shine a light through them
Q.5
‘How do camels survive the heat of the Sahara Desert?’ How could you find out at school?
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  • Heat sand on a tray
  • Look it up in a book or on the internet
  • Look in an atlas
  • Filter sandy water into a beaker
Q.6
A class at school want to find out which habitat centipedes like best. They decide to look in different places. They look under a large stone, in leaf litter, under a log, and under a hedge. What should they count?
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  • The number of mini-beasts
  • The number of centipedes
  • The number of woodlice
  • The number of beetles
Q.7
Freddie asks, ‘When do frogs lay spawn?’ How can Freddie find out?
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  • Check his local pond every week
  • Look it up in a book about frogs
  • Search for frogs on the internet
  • Use all three of the ways above
Q.8
Natasha is keeping a weather diary. How can she record how much cloud there is every day?
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  • Count the number of clouds
  • Write down the fraction of the sky covered by cloud
  • Write down the color of the clouds
  • Write down how often it rains
Q.9
‘Where do jaguars live?’ How can you find out?
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  • Look outside school
  • Look in different places
  • Look in a book or on the internet
  • Watch a computer game
Q.10
Jacob wants to know which lumps of play dough are heaviest? What can he do?
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  • Hold them in his hands
  • Measure how far across they are
  • Use a balance
  • See which one rolls furthest
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