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 21 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 megaphone is a cone
A whistle has a small hole
A mirror is flat and smooth
A drum has a stretched skin
A.It bounces light back in a straight beam
B.Air rushing through it makes a high sound
C.It sends the sound in one direction
D.It can vibrate and make a sound
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A blind is made of thick slats
A lampshade is open at the bottom
A torch has a curved mirror behind the bulb
A guitar has a hollow body
A.It blocks the light from the window
B.It sends light down onto the table
C.The sound is made louder inside it
D.It throws the light forward in a beam
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Answer key — Built That Way for a Reason
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A megaphone is a cone — C (It sends the sound in one direction) 2. A whistle has a small hole — B (Air rushing through it makes a high sound) 3. A mirror is flat and smooth — A (It bounces light back in a straight beam) 4. A drum has a stretched skin — D (It can vibrate and make a sound)
2.1. A blind is made of thick slats — A (It blocks the light from the window) 2. A lampshade is open at the bottom — B (It sends light down onto the table) 3. A torch has a curved mirror behind the bulb — D (It throws the light forward in a beam) 4. A guitar has a hollow body — C (The sound is made louder inside it)
More practice for K-2-ETS1-2
Draw or model how an object's shape helps it do its job.
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