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What the Sky Does Next is a free printable Grade 1 science worksheet on patterns in the sun, moon and stars that can be predicted, aligned to Common Core standard 1-ESS1-1. 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.

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What the Sky Does Next

1-ESS1-1

NameDate

Number the steps from 1 to 4.

1.Put the moon's shapes in order.
  • A full round circle
  • Half a circle on the other side
  • Half a circle
  • A thin curve like a fingernail
2.Put the class moon diary in order.
  • Week 4: half a circle again
  • Week 3: a full circle
  • Week 1: a thin curve
  • Week 2: half a circle

LessonPrint · 1-ESS1-1 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What the Sky Does Next

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 4, 3, 1, 2
  2. 2.Correct order: 3, 4, 2, 1

More practice for 1-ESS1-1

Use what the sun, moon and stars do to say what will happen next.

Teaching this next? What the Sky Does Next is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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