AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust / Leicester City Primary Science Project

Pupil Cognitive Test

Year 3 to 6 Version

June 2000

Science and experiments?

What do you know?

...follow Science Runner...

My name is
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I am a .................................................... (boy/girl)
My class is
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My school is
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Ready to start?

GO...

Turn
Over

Science Runner is seeing things!

1. It is dark.

Draw a picture to show how Science Runner can see the candle.

 

 

2. Draw a picture to show how Science Runner can see the book.

 

What good pictures!  That's all on this one.

Science Runner moves a box.

Science Runner is trying to pull this heavy box into the classroom.

Science Runner's force is pulling hard, but the box does not move.  Another force is stopping the box.

1. What is the name of this force?
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2. When the box gets on the carpet, will it be easier to pull or harder?
What do you think?
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3. Why do you say this?
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End of this one!

Science Runner makes a mixture

Science Runner gets some pepper from the kitchen and puts just a little bit in the water, giving the water a good stir.  Science Runner then waits to see what happens.  Science Runner then does more experiments with little bits of salt, candle wax, ...

    pepper B
       
salt   lemon juice  
candle wax   coffee  
sand   wooden beads  
sugar   coca-cola  
cooking oil   rice  

Science Runner drew a picture each time.

Here are the pictures for the mixtures, but the names are not there!

You have to put the right mixture letter next to each item in the list.  Science Runner has done the first one for you and chosen picture B for pepper.

Can you do the others?

End of this one!

Science runner gets the words sorted out

 

 

3. List as many things as you can that melt.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

4. List as many things as you can that dissolve.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

End of this one!

 

Science Runner does the cooking

Science Runner is cooking lots of potatoes in two pans.  One pan is made of aluminium, the other is steel.  Science Runner wants to know which pan cooks faster.

 

Here is a better view of the pans

Was this a fair test?  .......................................................................

Why do you think this?   .........................................................................................................................................

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End of this one!

Science Runner goes electrical

Science Runner is drawing pictures of things that make electricity.

1. What would you draw?

 

 

 

2. Science Runner now tries to work a bulb.
Can you draw the wires to make it light?

3. Now, Science Runner does some tests with a motor.

Put a circle around the items which could go in the space and make the motor spin the wheel.

End of all the questions!

Thank you for trying your best!