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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.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
2.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
3.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
4.You want a bench to stay cool in the sun. What helps most?
  • A.Put a roof over it
  • B.Move it into the sun
  • C.Paint it in the sun
5.Which cover would keep the ground coolest?
  • A.No cover at all
  • B.A clear plastic sheet
  • C.A thick card that blocks the sunlight
6.Where should you put a shelter to keep a sandpit cool?
  • A.Behind the sandpit
  • B.Between the sun and the sandpit
  • C.Under the sandpit
7.Why should both patches be the same before you cover one?
  • A.So they look tidy
  • B.So the only difference is the cover
  • C.So they are easy to find
8.Why does a tree make the ground under it cooler?
  • A.Its leaves block the sunlight
  • B.It blows cold air
  • C.It pulls up water

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Answer key — Keeping a Patch Cool

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

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.