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Keeping a Patch Cool is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on designing something that reduces the sun's warming, aligned to Common Core standard K-PS3-2. 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.

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Keeping a Patch Cool

K-PS3-2

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1.Why does a tree make the ground under it cooler?
  • A.Its leaves block the sunlight
  • B.It pulls up water
  • C.It blows cold air
2.You want a bench to stay cool in the sun. What helps most?
  • A.Move it into the sun
  • B.Put a roof over it
  • C.Paint it in the sun
3.What would happen to a shady patch if you took the cover away?
  • A.It would get warmer
  • B.It would get cooler
  • C.Nothing would change
4.Where should you put a shelter to keep a sandpit cool?
  • A.Under the sandpit
  • B.Behind the sandpit
  • C.Between the sun and the sandpit
5.Two covers are tested. One lets light through and one does not. Which keeps the ground cooler?
  • A.The one that lets light through
  • B.They are the same
  • C.The one that does not let light through
6.Which cover would keep the ground coolest?
  • A.A clear plastic sheet
  • B.A thick card that blocks the sunlight
  • C.No cover at all
7.You test a cover on a cloudy day and a sunny day. Which day shows more?
  • A.The sunny day, because there is more sunlight to block
  • B.The cloudy day
  • C.Neither day
8.Why should both patches be the same before you cover one?
  • A.So the only difference is the cover
  • B.So they are easy to find
  • C.So they look tidy

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Answer key — Keeping a Patch Cool

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Its leaves block the sunlight
  2. 2.Put a roof over it
  3. 3.It would get warmer
  4. 4.Between the sun and the sandpit
  5. 5.The one that does not let light through
  6. 6.A thick card that blocks the sunlight
  7. 7.The sunny day, because there is more sunlight to block
  8. 8.So the only difference is the cover

More practice for K-PS3-2

Build something that keeps a patch of ground cooler in the sun.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-PS3-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.