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