SC.5.N.2.1 Evidence and Testable Questions

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Flora and her family liked to collect fossils. They went to a quarry where people are allowed to look for fossils. At the end of the day, they gathered together all of the fossils they had found. They sorted and compared their fossils. All the fossils had shells in them. They concluded that the area around the quarry had once been under water. What did Flora’s family do to help them reach this conclusion?

Arnella sometimes leaves bread pieces on her bird feeder for the robins to eat. She is trying to determine which type of bread—rye, wheat, or white—robins like. She hypothesized that robins like wheat bread more than other types of bread. Arnella places equal amounts of each bread on the bird feeder. What information would help determine if her hypothesis is correct?

Julie had four bottles. She wanted to know which bottle could hold the most water. Julie found the mass of each bottle when it was empty. Then she found the mass of each bottle when it was full of water. She recorded the following results. Which bottle held the most water?

Philip observed that more fireflies appeared at his campsite than his

sister’s campsite. She did not believe him. Which is the best way for

Philip to prove to his sister that he is correct?