2018 MCAS Grade 5 Science and Technology/Engineering

Sample Reference Sheet for Students with this Accommodation

Note: All blank spaces on reference sheets must be blank when the sheet is provided to students on the day of testing. Students may fill in the blanks on their own once the testing session has begun.

Earth and Space Science
Earth fully ____ around the ____ in a ____.
Earth fully ____ on its ____ every ____.
The Moon ____ around the _____.
The Moon has the same shape approximately every ______. / Types of Precipitation: R, S, S, H
What conditions/temperatures are needed for each?
Water cycle: P, R, E, C
Weathering ______rocks and can be caused by ______.
Erosion ______rocks and can be caused by ______.
Life Science
How do plants get food?
What does each part do?
·  Flowers
·  Leaves
·  Stems
·  Roots
·  Bark / Life Cycle Stages: B, G/D, R, D
Food Web Roles: P, C, D
Arrows point in direction of ______.
Predators ______the prey.
The source of energy is the ______. / Plants use ______, ______, and ______to
make ______. This is called ______.
Physical Science
Phases of Matter: S, L, G
What makes a phase change?
When a substance freezes it
becomes a ______.
When a substance melts it
becomes a ______.
When a substance evaporates it becomes a ______. / Types of Energy: L, S, H, E, M
N and S: opposites ______.
Magnets are attracted to ______. / Insulators ______electricity.
Conductors ______electricity.
Technology/Engineering
When do you use diagrams? When do you use lists? Tables? Sketches? Diagrams? / Hardness, Strength, Flexibility, Shape, Size, Weight, Conductivity, Color
* If this sample reference sheet is used as is, or if text is removed, additional Department approval is NOT necessary. If information is added, or if a different reference sheet is created, the reference sheet must be submitted for Department approval.

Spring 2018 MCAS – STE Sample Reference Sheet

Grade 5