Using a Pattern to Predict is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on using a pattern in motion to predict future motion, aligned to Common Core standard 3-PS2-2. It prints 8 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Your four tries give 9, 9, 10, 9. What makes the prediction trustworthy?
A.The four tries agree closely with each other
B.One try was 10
C.They are all different
2.A swing takes the same time whether pushed hard or gently. What can you predict?
A.A hard push will be quicker
B.It will take that time on the next push too
C.It will stop swinging
3.One try gives 9 swings. Is that enough to predict?
A.No, you need a hundred
B.No, because one try might be unusual
C.Yes, one is enough
4.What would make you stop trusting a motion pattern?
A.Doing more tries
B.Writing them down
C.Results that stop agreeing with each other
5.Someone lengthens the string and predicts 9 swings again. What is wrong?
A.Longer string always means more swings
B.The set-up changed, so the old pattern may not hold
C.Nothing is wrong
6.A marble takes 3 seconds down a ramp four times running. What do you predict?
A.About 3 seconds on the fifth run
B.It will not roll
C.6 seconds
7.A pendulum gives 9, 9, 10, 9 swings in ten seconds. What do you predict next?
A.About 20 swings
B.About 9 swings
C.It cannot be predicted
8.Why can a repeated pattern be used to predict?
A.The same set-up gives about the same result each time
B.Predictions are guesses
C.Patterns are always exact
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Answer key — Using a Pattern to Predict
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.The four tries agree closely with each other
2.It will take that time on the next push too
3.No, because one try might be unusual
4.Results that stop agreeing with each other
5.The set-up changed, so the old pattern may not hold
6.About 3 seconds on the fifth run
7.About 9 swings
8.The same set-up gives about the same result each time
Questions about Using a Pattern to Predict
What does the Using a Pattern to Predict worksheet cover?
It practises using a pattern in motion to predict future motion — 8 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3-PS2-2: Use a pattern in an object's motion to predict where it goes next. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Using a Pattern to Predict practise?
3-PS2-2 — 3-PS2-2, in the Physical Science domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Using a Pattern to Predict is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3-PS2-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Using a Pattern to Predict come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Using a Pattern to Predict can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Using a Pattern to Predict free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Using a Pattern to Predict, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach 3-PS2-2?
Yes — “Using a Pattern to Predict” is a 55-minute Grade 3 plan for 3-PS2-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Using a Pattern to Predict is the practice that follows it.
More practice for 3-PS2-2
Use a pattern in an object's motion to predict where it goes next.
Teaching this next? Using a Pattern to Predict is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.