5-PS1-4 | Mixture vs Chemical Change · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions

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Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Clarification statement: Examples could include mixing baking soda and water compared to mixing baking soda and vinegar.

Grade 5 Science Test Questions

Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 5-PS1-4 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	Minerals of New York State	Question 8
Spring 2025 Grade 5 Test	Properties of Substances	Question 6
Spring 2024 Grade 5 Test	Identifying Substances	Question 22

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

• evidence
• investigation
• mixing
• mixture
• new substance
• substance
• variable

From released test questions

• beaker – Spring 2026
• claim – Spring 2026, Spring 2024
• color – Spring 2025, Spring 2024
• color change – Spring 2025
• diagram – Spring 2024
• experiment – Spring 2024
• experimental setup – Spring 2024
• eye dropper – Spring 2024
• gas – Spring 2026
• mass – Spring 2025, Spring 2024
• melting – Spring 2024
• mineral – Spring 2024
• model – Spring 2026
• observation – Spring 2024
• property – Spring 2025
• scale – Spring 2024
• texture – Spring 2024
• total mass – Spring 2024

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 5-PS1-4 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Identify the investigation, from those given, that shows that mixing two or more known substances results in a new substance.

Level 2: Given an investigation, identify the evidence that the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances. Spring 2026 Question 8

Level 3: Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Level 4: Conduct multiple investigations (changing variables, changing substances) to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in a new substance.

Notice: PLD levels!

Resources

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