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Shadows, Days and Stars is a free printable Grade 5 science worksheet on representing data to reveal daily and seasonal patterns in the sky, aligned to Common Core standard 5-ESS1-2. It prints 4 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 22 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Shadows, Days and Stars

5-ESS1-2

NameDate

Look at the data, then answer.

1.
21 December21 March21 June21 September
Noon shadow of a one-metre stick, four dates. Which date had the longest shadow?
2.
JuneSeptemberDecemberMarch
Hours of darkness by month. Which month had the most darkness?
3.
21 December21 March21 June21 September
Hours of daylight on four dates. How many hours on 21 March?
4.
WinterSpringSummerAutumn
Nights a named constellation was visible, by season. Which season had the fewest?

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Answer key — Shadows, Days and Stars

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.21 December, at 3.2 m — 32 tenths of a metre.
  2. 2.December, with about 16 hours.
  3. 3.About 12 hours.
  4. 4.Summer, with only 3 nights.

More practice for 5-ESS1-2

Graph data on shadows, day and night, and the stars across a year.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-ESS1-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.