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Colored Drops
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4th Grade Performance Task
Contributed by: New York State Education Department (NYSED)
NYS Alternative Assessment in Science Project (1996)

Student #1


Task:

At this station, you will be examining the properties of two liquids and their mixture.

Materials:

  • dropper bottle B
  • dropper bottle Y
  • test card
  • wax paper sheet
  • 3 toothpicks
  • waste cup
  • paper towels

Directions:

  1. Place a sheet of wax paper over the test card.

  2. Place three drops of B on the wax paper over the blue circle on the test card.

  3. Use the toothpick to examine the properties of B. Record your observations below.

  4. Besides the color, describe 2 properties of drop B that you observed.



  5. Put the toothpick in the waste cup.

  6. Place three drops of Y on the wax paper over the yellow circle on the test card.

  7. Use a new toothpick to examine the properties of Y. Record your observations below.

  8. Besides the color, describe 2 properties of drop Y that your observed.

  9. Put the toothpick in the waste cup.

  10. Place two drops of Y on the wax paper over the yellow and blue circle on the test card. Place two drops of B on top of Y.

  11. Use a new toothpick to gently mix the yellow and blue drops. Examine the properties of this new mixture.

  12. Answer questions 13-15 below.

  13. Describe 2 properties of the combined drops that you observed.

  14. Is the new mixture more like drop Y or drop B?

  15. Explain your answer to quesiton 4.

  16. Put the wax paper and the toothpick into the waste cup and use a paper towel to dry the test card.

     

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