SQUADS ACT Prep Round 5 Subject: 9 th Grade Science Agenda Page 55 Learning Intentions - Today, I am going to practice College Readiness Standards in Science: 1.Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results, and Success Criteria – I am successful if I can… 1.Select a simple hypothesis that is supported by a model. 2.Identify key assumptions in a model. 3.Select a simply hypothesis that is supported by two or more models. 4.Identify similarities and differences between models. Week 31 CPW

9 th Grade Science You have 2 Minutes to read your passage. You will have 1 minute and 30 seconds to work on each question individually. You will have 1 minute and 30 seconds to work as a group and write your rationales for each answer.

9 th Grade Science On our practice EXPLORE, 56% of your classmates answered this correctly. 1. Based on the Mammal Hypothesis, the dinosaurs most likely would have survived longer if which of the following statements about mammals were true? A. Mammal populations increased rapidly. B. Mammals were active during the night. C. Mammals ate dinosaur eggs. D. Mammals had different diets than did dinosaurs.

9 th Grade Science On our practice EXPLORE, 57% of your classmates answered this correctly. 2. Which of the following findings about volcanoes would best support the Volcano Hypothesis? A. There were few active volcanoes 65 million years ago. B. The eruption of 1 volcano can cause the eruption of other volcanoes. C. Most volcanoes produce no ash when they erupt. D. Volcanoes often remain inactive for thousands of years.

9 th Grade Science On our practice EXPLORE, 44% of your classmates answered this correctly. 3. Which 2 hypotheses suggest that the dinosaurs gradually became extinct? A. The Volcano and the Asteroid Hypotheses B. The Asteroid and the Sea Level Hypotheses C. The Asteroid and the Mammal Hypotheses D. The Sea Level and the Mammal Hypotheses

9 th Grade Science On our practice EXPLORE, 45% of your classmates answered this correctly. 4. Which of the following statements about food is an assumption of the Mammal Hypothesis? A. The dinosaurs relied primarily on plant life for food. B. The dinosaurs relied primarily on animal life for food. C. There was an unlimited amount of food available to the dinosaurs. D. There was a limited amount of food available to the dinosaurs.

Now ‘Squad Up’ and replay this PPT. Use the Student Answer/Rationale Sheet. Then exchange your Squad’s answer sheet with that of another squad. Launch the ANSWERS video. SQUADS ACT Prep Round 5 Subject: 9 th Grade Science Agenda Page 55 CPW Week 31