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 6 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 whistle has a small hole
A megaphone is a cone
A lampshade is open at the bottom
A drum has a stretched skin
A.It can vibrate and make a sound
B.Air rushing through it makes a high sound
C.It sends the sound in one direction
D.It sends light down onto the table
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A blind is made of thick slats
A torch has a curved mirror behind the bulb
A guitar has a hollow body
A mirror is flat and smooth
A.It throws the light forward in a beam
B.The sound is made louder inside it
C.It blocks the light from the window
D.It bounces light back in a straight beam
LessonPrint · K-2-ETS1-2 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Built That Way for a Reason
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A whistle has a small hole — B (Air rushing through it makes a high sound) 2. A megaphone is a cone — C (It sends the sound in one direction) 3. A lampshade is open at the bottom — D (It sends light down onto the table) 4. A drum has a stretched skin — A (It can vibrate and make a sound)
2.1. A blind is made of thick slats — C (It blocks the light from the window) 2. A torch has a curved mirror behind the bulb — A (It throws the light forward in a beam) 3. A guitar has a hollow body — B (The sound is made louder inside it) 4. A mirror is flat and smooth — D (It bounces light back in a straight 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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