Why It Is That Shape is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 science worksheet on how the shape of a structure helps it do its job, aligned to Common Core standard K-2-ETS1-2. 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 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 17 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.
Why It Is That Shape
K-2-ETS1-2
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Draw a line from each shape to what it does.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A net with small holes
A tower that is wide at the bottom
A groyne built out across a beach
A pipe that is round
A.It catches small things and lets water through
B.It stands up without toppling
C.Water flows through without catching on corners
D.It traps sand being carried along the shore
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A roof that slopes
A bridge with a triangle frame
A wall built with the long side down
A dam with a wide base
A.Rain runs off instead of collecting
B.It is harder to push over than a tall thin one
C.It holds back the water pushing on it
D.The triangles keep it from bending
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Answer key — Why It Is That Shape
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A net with small holes — A (It catches small things and lets water through) 2. A tower that is wide at the bottom — B (It stands up without toppling) 3. A groyne built out across a beach — D (It traps sand being carried along the shore) 4. A pipe that is round — C (Water flows through without catching on corners)
2.1. A roof that slopes — A (Rain runs off instead of collecting) 2. A bridge with a triangle frame — D (The triangles keep it from bending) 3. A wall built with the long side down — B (It is harder to push over than a tall thin one) 4. A dam with a wide base — C (It holds back the water pushing on it)
More practice for K-2-ETS1-2
Draw or model how an object's shape helps it do its job.
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