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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.It pulls up water
  • B.It blows cold air
  • C.Its leaves block the sunlight
2.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
3.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
4.Why should both patches be the same before you cover one?
  • A.So they are easy to find
  • B.So the only difference is the cover
  • C.So they look tidy
5.You test a cover on a cloudy day and a sunny day. Which day shows more?
  • A.Neither day
  • B.The cloudy day
  • C.The sunny day, because there is more sunlight to block
6.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
7.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 lets light through
  • C.The one that does not let light through
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 3. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.