
Identify controlled investigations
Free printable Grade 5 science worksheet for "Identify controlled investigations" — practice science practices. No-prep, print or assign online.
Grade 5 students engage with this Science Practices worksheet to identify the features of controlled investigations, a key component of rigorous scientific inquiry. Teachers can use it to help students distinguish controlled from uncontrolled variables before designing their own experiments. Building this skill supports the Scientific and Engineering Practices strand and strengthens students' ability to evaluate the validity of scientific studies.
Learning objectives
- Identify the features that define a controlled investigation
- Distinguish between independent, dependent, and controlled variables
- Evaluate whether a given experiment qualifies as a controlled investigation
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