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

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Answer key — Keeping a Patch Cool

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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

More practice for K-PS3-2

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

Teaching this next? Keeping a Patch Cool is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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