Built That Way for a Reason is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 science worksheet on how the shape of an object helps it work, aligned to Common Core standard K-2-ETS1-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 18 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Built That Way for a Reason
K-2-ETS1-2
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Draw a line from each shape to the job it does.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A guitar has a hollow body
A mirror is flat and smooth
A megaphone is a cone
A blind is made of thick slats
A.It sends the sound in one direction
B.It blocks the light from the window
C.The sound is made louder inside it
D.It bounces light back in a straight beam
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A drum has a stretched skin
A lampshade is open at the bottom
A whistle has a small hole
A torch has a curved mirror behind the bulb
A.It can vibrate and make a sound
B.It sends light down onto the table
C.It throws the light forward in a beam
D.Air rushing through it makes a high sound
LessonPrint · K-2-ETS1-2 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Built That Way for a Reason
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A guitar has a hollow body — C (The sound is made louder inside it) 2. A mirror is flat and smooth — D (It bounces light back in a straight beam) 3. A megaphone is a cone — A (It sends the sound in one direction) 4. A blind is made of thick slats — B (It blocks the light from the window)
2.1. A drum has a stretched skin — A (It can vibrate and make a sound) 2. A lampshade is open at the bottom — B (It sends light down onto the table) 3. A whistle has a small hole — D (Air rushing through it makes a high sound) 4. A torch has a curved mirror behind the bulb — C (It throws the light forward in a beam)
More practice for K-2-ETS1-2
Draw or model how an object's shape helps it do its job.
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