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, Spring 2025 Question 6, Spring 2024 Question 22

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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