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 22 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 mirror is flat and smooth
A lampshade is open at the bottom
A guitar has a hollow body
A.It sends light down onto the table
B.It sends the sound in one direction
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 whistle has a small hole
A torch has a curved mirror behind the bulb
A blind is made of thick slats
A.It throws the light forward in a beam
B.Air rushing through it makes a high sound
C.It blocks the light from the window
D.It can vibrate and make a sound
LessonPrint · K-2-ETS1-2 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Built That Way for a Reason
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A megaphone is a cone — B (It sends the sound in one direction) 2. A mirror is flat and smooth — D (It bounces light back in a straight beam) 3. A lampshade is open at the bottom — A (It sends light down onto the table) 4. A guitar has a hollow body — C (The sound is made louder inside it)
2.1. A drum has a stretched skin — D (It can vibrate and make a sound) 2. A whistle has a small hole — B (Air rushing through it makes a high sound) 3. A torch has a curved mirror behind the bulb — A (It throws the light forward in a beam) 4. A blind is made of thick slats — C (It blocks the light from the window)
More practice for K-2-ETS1-2
Draw or model how an object's shape helps it do its job.
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