Day Sky, Night Sky is a free printable Grade 1 science worksheet on the predictable pattern of what can be seen in the sky by day and by night, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 1-ESS1-1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Day Sky, Night Sky

1-ESS1-1

NameDate

Sort each one into the right group.

1.Sort each one: Seen in the day sky or Seen in the night sky or Can be seen in both?

Sort: Clouds, A shooting star, A bright blue sky

Seen in the day skySeen in the night skyCan be seen in both

2.Sort each one: Seen in the day sky or Seen in the night sky or Can be seen in both?

Sort: The stars, The sun low in the east, rising, The moon

Seen in the day skySeen in the night skyCan be seen in both

3.Sort each one: Seen in the day sky or Seen in the night sky or Can be seen in both?

Sort: Lightning in a storm, A rainbow after a shower, A dark sky

Seen in the day skySeen in the night skyCan be seen in both

LessonPrint · 1-ESS1-1 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Day Sky, Night Sky

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A bright blue sky — Seen in the day sky 2. A shooting star — Seen in the night sky 3. Clouds — Can be seen in both
2.1. The moon — Can be seen in both 2. The stars — Seen in the night sky 3. The sun low in the east, rising — Seen in the day sky
3.1. A dark sky — Seen in the night sky 2. A rainbow after a shower — Seen in the day sky 3. Lightning in a storm — Can be seen in both

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1-ESS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.