| North Middlesex - GRADE 05 SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | NORTH MIDDLESEX | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | PS | 3.PS.2.4 | Describe how to solve a design problem using magnets. | | 1 | 79% | 73% | 6 |
| 2 | SR | PS | 4.PS.3.3 | Analyze data to determine which conditions will produce a louder sound during a collision. | | 1 | 79% | 79% | 0 |
| 3 | SR | ES | 5.ESS.2.1 | Determine which question would be most helpful when investigating a change in the amount of groundwater. | | 1 | 44% | 50% | -6 |
| 4 | SR | TE | 3.ETS.1.4 | Determine the best way to represent information about a design solution. | | 1 | 68% | 68% | 0 |
| 5 | SR | ES | 5.ESS.2.2 | Interpret a map to identify bodies of water that are sources of fresh water. | | 1 | 77% | 73% | 4 |
| 6 | SR | TE | 3.ETS.1.2 | Using information about material properties, determine which material best meets the given criteria. | | 1 | 77% | 80% | -3 |
| 7 | SR | TE | 4.PS.4.3 | Evaluate a model to determine that information is received and decoded at one step in a process. | | 1 | 38% | 45% | -7 |
| 8 | SR | TE | 3.ETS.1.1 | Analyze survey results to better define a design problem. | | 1 | 32% | 41% | -9 |
| 9 | CR | TE | 4.ETS.1.5 | Describe the main purpose of a prototype and use information about a design problem to describe two criteria the prototype must meet. | | 3 | 21% | 27% | -6 |
| 10 | CR | LS | 4.LS.1.1 | Complete a model by labeling plant structures and describe the function of two of those structures. | | 3 | 71% | 67% | 4 |
| 11 | SR | PS | 4.PS.3.1 | Use information in a table to order a car's kinetic energy during a trip from least to greatest. | | 1 | 74% | 74% | 0 |
| 12 | SR | LS | 5.PS.3.1 | Describe one way energy moves through a food web and describe how consumers use this energy. | | 2 | 72% | 65% | 7 |
| 13 | SR | ES | 5.ESS.1.1 | Explain why the Sun appears brighter than other stars. | | 1 | 49% | 61% | -12 |
| 14 | CR | ES | 3.ESS.2.1 | Analyze information from a weather forecast to support an explanation about which day would be best for an outdoor activity. | | 2 | 51% | 57% | -6 |
| 15 | SR | PS | 4.PS.4.1 | Describe the transfer of energy and regular pattern of motion that occurs as a wave travels. | | 2 | 60% | 60% | 0 |
| 16 | SR | LS | 3.LS.4.4 | Describe an environmental condition that leads to a change in an animal's behavior. | | 1 | 53% | 49% | 4 |
| 17 | SR | PS | 4.PS.4.2 | Describe how light travels in a straight line. | | 1 | 75% | 71% | 4 |
| 18 | SR | PS | 5.PS.1.3 | Use information about characteristic properties of objects to determine which objects are made of the same material. | | 1 | 46% | 45% | 1 |
| 19 | SR | LS | 5.LS.1.1 | Determine the next step in an investigation about the plant structures in which photosynthesis takes place. | | 1 | 46% | 38% | 8 |
| 20 | SR | ES | 4.ESS.3.1 | Identify evidence to support a claim that river water is a renewable source of energy. | | 1 | 44% | 47% | -3 |
| 21 | SR | LS | 3.LS.1.1 | Compare life cycle models of a plant and an animal to describe a common characteristic. | | 1 | 68% | 67% | 1 |
| 22 | SR | TE | 5.ETS.3.1 | Compare two designs and explain why one design is an innovation. | | 1 | 67% | 70% | -3 |
| 23 | SR | ES | 5.ESS.3.2 | Describe a change to improve a water filter design. | | 1 | 52% | 59% | -7 |
| 24 | SR | PS | 3.PS.2.1 | Analyze a diagram and determine the effect of unbalanced forces on an object. | | 1 | 37% | 34% | 3 |
| 25 | SR | ES | 4.ESS.2.1 | Interpret a diagram to determine which evidence best supports a claim about erosion. | | 1 | 41% | 45% | -4 |
| 26 | SR | LS | 3.LS.4.4 | Describe how a change to a forest habitat affects a tree's ability to grow. | | 1 | 64% | 55% | 9 |
| 27 | SR | LS | 4.LS.1.1 | Describe how tree bark helps a tree survive extreme conditions. | | 1 | 87% | 80% | 7 |
| 28 | CR | ES | 5.ESS.2.1 | Compare the amount of evaporation in different seasons using climate data and explain why wildfires are more likely to occur in a particular season using climate data. | | 3 | 40% | 42% | -2 |
| 29 | SR | TE | 3.ETS.1.2 | Use a ruler to measure a diagram to determine whether a design solution meets all criteria. | | 1 | 64% | 59% | 5 |
| 30 | SR | LS | 3.LS.4.1 | Explain why a fossil of a marine organism may be found in a desert. | | 1 | 79% | 75% | 4 |
| 31 | SR | LS | 5.LS.2.2 | Describe the effect of adding more bacteria to a composter. | | 1 | 55% | 45% | 10 |
| 32 | CR | PS | 4.PS.3.2 | Use information from a model to identify a type of energy in a system and describe two types of energy conversions in the system. | | 3 | 22% | 28% | -6 |
| 33 | CR | ES | 5.ESS.1.2 | Describe how to fix the error in a model showing day and night on Earth and explain the cause of day and night. | | 2 | 45% | 45% | 0 |
| 34 | SR | PS | 3.PS.2.3 | Compare changes to an investigation setup, including magnet orientation and distance, to determine the change in which magnets would repel each other. | | 1 | 48% | 49% | -1 |
| 35 | SR | LS | 3.LS.3.2 | Use evidence from a video of plants growing to determine which plant characteristics are inherited and which are influenced by the environment and determine the expected characteristics of offspring grown from one of the plants. | | 2 | 49% | 48% | 1 |
| 36 | SR | TE | 4.ESS.3.2 | Determine whether several design elements are most appropriate for a house in a location that experiences forest fires or floods. | | 1 | 63% | 60% | 3 |
| 37 | SR | PS | 5.PS.1.1 | Describe a characteristic of water after it changes from a solid to a liquid in a beaker. | | 1 | 59% | 57% | 2 |
| 38 | SR | ES | 4.ESS.2.2 | Describe the pattern of ocean trench locations shown on a map. | | 1 | 55% | 56% | -1 |
| 39 | SR | TE | 4.PS.4.3 | Identify the step in the transfer of information that is modeled in a video. | | 1 | 53% | 51% | 2 |
| 40 | SR | TE | 3.ESS.3.1 | Using information from a table, explain why one type of material is a better choice to reduce the damage caused by weather. | | 1 | 63% | 62% | 1 |
| 41 | SR | PS | 5.PS.1.2 | Calculate the mass of a new substance that forms when two substances react in a closed system. | | 1 | 65% | 69% | -4 |
