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Objective 1 - Nature of Science                                                     
 

 

 

5.2A - Plan and implement investigations including asking well-defined questions, testable hypotheses, using tools and equipment

Which of these would be the best way to find
whether a softball will roll down a hill faster
than a basketball?


A Determining which of the balls has the
greater mass
B Observing the balls rolling down the same
section of a hill at the same time
C Throwing the balls into the air at the
same time to see which goes higher
D Dropping the balls from the same height
and observing which hits the ground first


On a warm day water was accidentally spilled
onto a metal tabletop. Later in the day, the
water was gone. The most likely explanation
is that someone wiped the water up or that —


F germs drank the water
G the table absorbed the water
H all the water spilled onto the floor
J the water evaporated into the air