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From the Ground to the Shelf is a free printable Grade 2 science worksheet on matching an earth material to the use its properties suit, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 2-PS1-2. 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 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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From the Ground to the Shelf

2-PS1-2

NameDate

Draw a line from each material to what it is used for.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • River water, cleaned and filtered
  • Sea water, dried in the sun until crystals form
  • Garden soil, which holds water and feeds roots
  • Granite, very hard and slow to wear away
  • A.Salt for cooking
  • B.Drinking water from the faucet
  • C.Curbstones and steps
  • D.Growing vegetables
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Limestone, crushed and heated into a powder
  • Clay, soft when wet and hard once fired
  • Slate, which splits into thin waterproof sheets
  • Marble, which can be polished smooth and shiny
  • A.Bricks and flower pots
  • B.Roof tiles
  • C.Statues and worktops
  • D.Cement for building walls

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Answer key — From the Ground to the Shelf

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. River water, cleaned and filtered — B (Drinking water from the faucet) 2. Sea water, dried in the sun until crystals form — A (Salt for cooking) 3. Garden soil, which holds water and feeds roots — D (Growing vegetables) 4. Granite, very hard and slow to wear away — C (Curbstones and steps)
  2. 2.1. Limestone, crushed and heated into a powder — D (Cement for building walls) 2. Clay, soft when wet and hard once fired — A (Bricks and flower pots) 3. Slate, which splits into thin waterproof sheets — B (Roof tiles) 4. Marble, which can be polished smooth and shiny — C (Statues and worktops)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2-PS1-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.