In science at school you have looked at simple data to investigate how things change over time. Plants and animals grow. The seasons bring different weather. The nights get longer in the winter and shorter in the summer. This quiz is all about using simple data to investigate how things change. Can you say how much they have changed over time? Can you say why they have changed? Have a go, and see just how many you can get right.

Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Science - Elementary School - Investigating - How Things Change

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10 Questions

1. Evie is checking when it goes dark at night. On the 1st of January it was dark at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. On the 1st of February it was dark at 5.30 in the afternoon. What does Evie say is happening to the nights?

The nights are getting shorterThe nights are not changingThe nights are getting longerThe nights are the same length

2. Two years ago, Maria’s Mom hung red curtains in their window. The curtains have faded. What color are they now?

GreenBlueGreyPink

3. Every morning, Olivia checks the thermometer outside school. On Monday it said 12^oC. But on Tuesday it said 3^oC. How much colder was Tuesday morning than Monday morning?

6oC9oC3oC12oC

4. Tom asked, ‘When do most leaves fall off the trees?’

He measured the depth of leaves on the floor of a wood. Here are his results:

January: 6 cm, April: 4 cm, July: 1 cm, October: 12 cm

When do most leaves fall off the trees?

In autumnIn winterIn summerIn spring

5. Maria asked, ‘Do different colors of paint take longer to dry?’

Maria and her friends investigated this. They used three colors. They timed how long they took to dry. Here are their results:

Orange 45 minutes
Green 45 minutes
Red 45 minutes

What did Maria say about their results?

‘Different colors of paint do not take longer to dry’‘The color of paint changes how long it takes to dry’‘Different colors of paint do take longer to dry’‘Red is the brightest color, so it took longer to dry’

6. Have another look at Tanya's results:

Mon 2 mm, Tue 3 mm, Wed 0 mm, Thu 7 mm, Fri 11 mm, Sat 12 mm, Su 11 mm

How did the weather change over the week?

It became wetterIt became drierIt became windierIt became warmer

7. Tom asked, ‘When do most leaves fall off the trees?’

He measured the depth of leaves on the floor of a wood. Here are his results:

January: 6 cm, April: 4 cm, July: 1 cm, October: 12 cm

When do most leaves fall off the trees?

In summerIn springIn winterIn autumn

8. Tanya kept a weather diary. Every day for a week she found out how much rain had fallen. Tanya used a rain-gauge. Here are her results:

Mon 2 mm, Tue 3 mm, Wed 0 mm, Thu 7 mm, Fri 11 mm, Sat 12 mm, Su 11 mm

What was the wettest day that week?

WednesdaySaturdayMondaySunday

9. The weather changes from month to month. Which one of these months is most likely to be very wet or very cold?

SeptemberJulyJanuaryMay

10. Every morning, Olivia checks the thermometer outside school. On Monday it said 12^oC. But on Tuesday it said 3^oC. How much colder was Tuesday morning than Monday morning?

12oC9oC6oC3oC