Faster Means More Energy is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on relating the speed of an object to the energy it has, aligned to Common Core standard 4-PS3-1. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with 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.
24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Faster Means More Energy
4-PS3-1
NameDate
Look at the results, then answer.
1.
10 cm20 cm30 cm40 cm
A ball rolled into a block from four heights. Which height moved the block furthest?
2.
20 cm40 cm60 cm80 cm
Dents made in clay by a dropped ball. Which drop height made the smallest dent?
3.
10 cm30 cm50 cm70 cm
Water splashed by a stone dropped from four heights. Which height splashed least?
4.
LowMiddleHighVery high
Four swings released from different heights. Which knocked the skittle furthest?
LessonPrint · 4-PS3-1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Faster Means More Energy
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.40 cm, which moved the block 14 cm.
2.20 cm, with a dent of only 2 mm.
3.10 cm, which splashed only 4 cm.
4.Very high, which knocked it 19 cm.
Questions about Faster Means More Energy
What does the Faster Means More Energy worksheet cover?
It practises relating the speed of an object to the energy it has — 4 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core 4-PS3-1: Explain how an object's speed relates to its energy. The instruction to pupils is “Look at the results, then answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Faster Means More Energy practise?
4-PS3-1 — 4-PS3-1, in the Physical Science domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Faster Means More Energy is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4-PS3-1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Faster Means More Energy come with an answer key?
Yes. All 4 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 Faster Means More Energy can I print?
25 versions, of which 24 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Faster Means More Energy free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Faster Means More Energy, 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 4-PS3-1?
Yes — “Faster Means More Energy” is a 55-minute Grade 4 plan for 4-PS3-1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Faster Means More Energy is the practice that follows it.
More practice for 4-PS3-1
Explain how an object's speed relates to its energy.
Teaching this next? Faster Means More Energy is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.