1. Science Skills Contest
Stage 4

2. R U L E S Four students are competing Each question is worth 5 points.
The student that buzzes in first has 5 seconds to respond.
Each question is worth 5 points. R U L E S
An incorrect answer for each individual question results in a five point deduction.
The student with the highest point total at the end will be declared the winner.

3. Divide the class into Teams

4. R U L E S Four teams are competing Each question is worth 5 points.
The student/team that buzzes in first has 5 seconds to respond.
Each question is worth 5 points. R U L E S
An incorrect answer for each individual question results in a five point deduction.
The team with the highest point total at the end will be declared the winner.

5. Rules to follow on the day
Show respect
Don’t call out the answer
Stay seated
Be patient
Be on your best behaviour
Students with the best behaviour will be rewarded.

7. Eight Rounds
Round 1-Reading Measuring Instruments
Round 2- Mass Conversions
Round 3- Mass Rounding
Round 4-Ordering Numbers
Round 5- Mixed Questions
Round 6-Fill in the missing number or unit
Round7- Safety in the Lab
Round 8- Word Problems

8. Start

9. Round 1
Reading Measuring Instruments
10 questions

10. What is the reading?

11. What is the reading? Example Answer – 550ml Jump= 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000 ml
Jump= 100
Number of spaces=2
100/2= 50
Answer – 550ml

12. What is the reading? ml
300
400
500
600
700
Answer – 280ml

13. What is the reading? ml
100
200
300
400
500
Answer – 475ml

14. What is the reading? ml
100
200
Answer – 70ml

15. What is the reading? ml
500
600
700
800
900
Answer – 450ml

16. What is the reading? ml
500
600
700
800
900
Answer – 450ml

17. What is the reading?
35ml

18. What is the reading?
90ml

19. What is the reading?
85ml

20. What is the reading?
25 ml

21. What is the reading?
200 ml

22. Round 2
Mass
Conversions
7 questions

23. Mass Mass is the amount of matter in an object
Matter is something that has mass and takes up space

25. 1 kilogram = grams
1000g

26. 1.5 kg = g
1500 g

27. 2.5 kg = g
2500 g

28. 300g= _______kg
0.3 kg

29. 450g= _______kg
0.45 kg

30. 1.5 kg = g
1500 g

31. 48kg= _______g
48000 g

32. Round 3
Mass
Rounding
5 questions

33. Round these weights to the nearest 10g
Example: 29g = 30g

34. Round this weight to the nearest 10g

35. Round this weight to the nearest 10g

36. Round this weight to the nearest 10g

37. Round this weight to the nearest 10g

38. Round this weight to the nearest 10g

39. Round 4

40. 10, 11, 23, 84, 125

41. Put these weights in order, starting with the smallest: 200mg 12kg 30g
Ordering
Put these weights in order, starting with the smallest:
200mg 12kg 30g  
200mg, 30g, 12 kg

42. Put these weights in order, starting with the biggest: 2g 100mg 1kg
1kg,100mg, 2g

43. Put these weights in order, starting with the smallest:
Ordering
Put these weights in order, starting with the smallest:
23g 100mg 1t 5kg
23g, 100mg, 5kg, 1t

44. Round 5
Mixed questions

45. What is the scale on the vertical axis?2

46. Predict the height of the plant after 6 weeks.
14cm

47. 1 cm is larger than 1 m. A.
True B.
False B.
False

50. C:

51. 3000 kg

52. Round 6
Round :Fill in the missing number or unit

53. One Kg is equal to ________ g
1000

54. 1 g = 10____ mg

55. 1 kg= 1000 mg

56. 1 ____ = 1,000 kilograms
tonne

57. Round 7
Safety In the Science Lab

58. Safety is part of Science

59. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

60. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

61. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

63. Round 8
Word problems

64. 1) I have 1 litre of water in a jug
1) I have 1 litre of water in a jug. On the way to my table I spill some. I have 780ml left. How much have I lost?
220

65. 2) I have 1 litre of sprite. I give 300ml to William, 200ml to Paul and 250ml to Mickey. How much do I have left?
250

66. 3) Jack only drinks a mouthful every hour
3) Jack only drinks a mouthful every hour. If a mouthful is 50ml how many hours does his water last? (Remember he has 1 litre of water) 20

67. Spin Wheel Game

68. The Spin Wheel Spin Wheel Points Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 411
The Spin Wheel
Group 2
Group 12
Group 3
Group 13
Group 4
Group 14
Group 5
Group 15
Group 6
Group 16
Group 7
Group 17
Group 8
Group 18
Group 9
Group 19
Group 10
Group 20
Spin Wheel
Points

69. Question 1
Define the word scale.
Back

70. Question 2
If Demelza scores 18 out of 20 in a test, what percentage is this?
Back

71. Question 3 In a column graph numbers are placed on the _____________
Axis.
Back

72. Question 4
How many students have 5 siblings?
Back

73. Question 5
How many students have no siblings?
Back

74. Question 6
Graph of parents’ region of birth
Back

75. Question 7
How many students have 5 siblings and more?
Back

76. 4 6 1 8 Question 8 Parents’ region of birth Pacific Islands
Australia
Pacific Islands
Asia
Middle East
other
Number of students 4 6 1 8
Find the percentage of parents who were born in the Middle East:
Back

77. 4 6 1 8 Question 9 Parents’ region of birth Pacific Islands
Australia
Pacific Islands
Asia
Middle East
other
Number of students 4 6 1 8
Find the percentage of parents who were born in the Asia and the Middle East.
Back

78. Month of birth Question 10 Where is the mistake? Number of students 54 3 2 1
Back
Autumn
Summer
Winter
Spring
Seasons

79. Question 12 Month of birth Where is the mistake? Number of students 54 3 2 1
Back
Autumn
Summer
Winter
Spring
Seasons

80. Question 13
Graph of parents’ region of birth
What is missing?
Back

81. What is missing? Question 14 Graph of parents’ region of birth
Number of students
Back
What is missing?

82. Question 15
What is a graph?
Back

83. Student feedback and evaluation
Class: Date:
Lesson:

84. Litres and Millilitres Word Problems
1) I have 1 litre of water in a jug. On the way to my table I spill some. I have 780ml left. How much have I lost?
2) I have 1 litre of sprite. I give 300ml to William, 200ml to Pau Pau and 250ml to Mickey. How much do I have left?
3) Kokomi does not like milk so she gives me her 300ml glass of milk. Jade also gives me half of her 300ml glass because she is full. How much milk do I have?
4) I have a big bucket. I need to put 1 litre of water in it for my science enquiry but I only have a 150ml and 25 ml containers. How can I get 1 litre of water using these containers?
5) Penny, Louise and Christina have planned sneak up and pour water all over T. Lorraine. They have 6 containers. 3 with 250ml of water in, 2 with 700ml of water in and 1 with 500 ml of water. In total how much water will they pour over Teacher Lorraine?
6) Johnny, Mg Mg and Anthony fill up some water-balloons with water. Inside each water-balloon there is 300ml of water. They manage to throw two balloons on T. Thet Htun and three on T. Julie. T. Ma Lian sees what they are doing and pops 4 balloons so she does not get wet. How much water hit a teacher?

85. 7) Toe Naing Lin and Myo are lost in the desert
7) Toe Naing Lin and Myo are lost in the desert. They each have a 1 liter bottle of water. Myo drinks half of his. How much does Myo have left?
8) Toe Naing Lin only drinks a mouthful every hour. If a mouthful is 50ml how many hours does his water last? (Remember he has 1 litre of water)
9) Phyo, Raymond and Han Han La want to make Ice cream. To do this they need to buy 1 litre of cream. In Citymart cream costs 400k and is in 200ml pots.
1) How many pots of cream do they need?
2) How much money do they spend?
10) Upadhya and Riah buy water guns from Citymart. The capacity of Riah’s is 1 litre 200ml and Upadhya’s is 2 litres. What is the difference between the two water guns?

86. In the long jump, Margot jumped 4.1 m while
Round 4: Word problems
Answering on the paper
In the long jump, Margot jumped 4.1 m while
Caitlyn jumped 3.92 m. what is the difference in their jumps?
18 cm