Standardized Testing and Reporting

Chemistry (End-of-course)

Question
What this Question
is Testing

Investigation and Experimentation (Performance Level: Advanced) – Question 01

Matter is made of atoms that have positive
centers of neutrons and protons surrounded by
a cloud of negatively charged electrons. This
statement is

A a theory.

B a hypothesis.

C an inference.

D an observation.

Results

62% of students gave this response. (Correct Response)
7% of students gave this response.
10% of students gave this response.
21% of students gave this response.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

What this Question is Testing

Chemistry Reporting Category: Investigation and Experimentation

1. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other four strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:

1.f. Distinguish between hypothesis and theory as scientific terms.

Standardized Testing and Reporting - STAR

Chemistry (End-of-course)

Investigation and Experimentation (Performance Level: Advanced) – Question 01

Results

What this Question is Testing

Chemistry Reporting Category: Investigation and Experimentation