3-5-ETS1-3 | Testing and Improving Designs · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions
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Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Grade 5 Science Test Questions
Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 3-5-ETS1-3 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.
| Exam | Cluster | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 Grade 5 Test | Investigations with Balloons | Question 35 |
| Spring 2024 Grade 5 Test | Magnets | Question 34 |
Vocabulary
Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.
From this standard
- controlled variable
- data
- failure point
- fair test
- investigation
- model
- procedure
- prototype
- variable
From released test questions
- color – Spring 2025
- design – Spring 2024
- electromagnet – Spring 2024
- material – Spring 2025
- optimization – Spring 2024
- reliability – Spring 2025, Spring 2024
- scientific investigation – Spring 2025
- trial – Spring 2025, Spring 2024
Implied by this standard
- independent and dependent variables – implied by "fair tests in which variables are controlled"
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 3-5-ETS1-3 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Level 1: Given the data from an investigation in which variables were controlled and failure points were considered, identify one aspect of a model or prototype, from those provided, that can be improved. Spring 2025 Question 35, Spring 2024 Question 34
Level 2: Given the procedure for an investigation in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered, carry out fair tests to identify one aspect of a simple model or prototype that can be improved.
Level 3: Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Level 4: Plan and carry out multiple fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved and use data to justify the aspects needing improvement.
Resources
Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of 3-5-ETS1-3.
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