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 8 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 cave forming in limestone, A landslide down a hillside, A storm washing a beach away, Soil forming from broken rock
Happens quicklyHappens slowly
2.Sort each one: Happens quickly or Happens slowly?
Sort: A cliff falling into the sea, An earthquake shaking the ground, A valley being carved by a glacier, A mountain being worn down
Happens quicklyHappens slowly
3.Sort each one: Happens quickly or Happens slowly?
Sort: A volcano erupting, A coastline being shaped by waves, A flash flood filling a valley, A canyon being cut by a river
Happens quicklyHappens slowly
LessonPrint · 2-ESS1-1 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — In a Day or in an Age
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A cave forming in limestone — Happens slowly 2. A landslide down a hillside — Happens quickly 3. A storm washing a beach away — Happens quickly 4. Soil forming from broken rock — Happens slowly
2.1. A cliff falling into the sea — Happens quickly 2. A mountain being worn down — Happens slowly 3. A valley being carved by a glacier — Happens slowly 4. An earthquake shaking the ground — Happens quickly
3.1. A canyon being cut by a river — Happens slowly 2. A coastline being shaped by waves — Happens slowly 3. A flash flood filling a valley — Happens quickly 4. A volcano erupting — 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.