4-PS3-2 | Conservation of Energy · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions

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Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

Clarification statement: Examples of forms of energy could include sound, light, heat, and electrical.

Assessment boundary: Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy.

Grade 5 Science Test Questions

Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 4-PS3-2 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam Cluster Question
Spring 2026 Grade 5 Test Information Transfer Question 15
Natural Energy Resources Question 35
Spring 2025 Grade 5 Test Investigations with Balloons Question 36
Spring 2024 Grade 5 Test Motion of Golf Balls Question 7

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
  • conservation of energy
  • data
  • electrical energy
  • energy
  • energy conversion
  • energy transfer
  • evidence
  • explanation
  • form of energy
  • heat
  • heat energy
  • light energy
  • observation
  • quantitative measurement
  • sound energy
From released test questions

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 4-PS3-2 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Given observations, identify an energy transfer and/or conversion from one form to another. Spring 2026 Question 15
Level 2: Given observations, identify the evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.
Level 3: Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.
Level 4: Design an investigation and make observations to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.
Notice: PLD levels!

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of 4-PS3-2.

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