In a Day or in an Age is a free printable Grade 2 science worksheet on evidence that Earth events happen quickly or slowly, aligned to Common Core standard 2-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 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 19 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.
In a Day or in an Age
2-ESS1-1
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Sort each event into quick or slow.
1.Sort each one: Happens quickly or Happens slowly?
Sort: A flash flood filling a valley, A volcano erupting, Soil forming from broken rock, A cave forming in limestone
Happens quicklyHappens slowly
2.Sort each one: Happens quickly or Happens slowly?
Sort: An earthquake shaking the ground, A landslide down a hillside, A canyon being cut by a river, A valley being carved by a glacier
Happens quicklyHappens slowly
3.Sort each one: Happens quickly or Happens slowly?
Sort: A mountain being worn down, A storm washing a beach away, A cliff falling into the sea, A coastline being shaped by waves
Happens quicklyHappens slowly
LessonPrint · 2-ESS1-1 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — In a Day or in an Age
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A cave forming in limestone — Happens slowly 2. A flash flood filling a valley — Happens quickly 3. A volcano erupting — Happens quickly 4. Soil forming from broken rock — Happens slowly
2.1. A canyon being cut by a river — Happens slowly 2. A landslide down a hillside — Happens quickly 3. A valley being carved by a glacier — Happens slowly 4. An earthquake shaking the ground — Happens quickly
3.1. A cliff falling into the sea — Happens quickly 2. A coastline being shaped by waves — Happens slowly 3. A mountain being worn down — Happens slowly 4. A storm washing a beach away — Happens quickly
More practice for 2-ESS1-1
Show with evidence that some Earth events are fast and some are slow.
Teaching this next? In a Day or in an Age is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.