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Two Tries, One Problem is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 science worksheet on comparing test data from two designs, aligned to Common Core standard K-2-ETS1-3. It prints 2 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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Two Tries, One Problem

K-2-ETS1-3

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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

What the Bean Seeds Needed

Four pots on the class windowsill, looked at after two weeks. OUR FOUR BEAN POTS Pot 1: water and light ..... a tall green shoot Pot 2: water, no light ..... a pale thin shoot Pot 3: light, no water ..... no shoot Pot 4: no water, no light .. no shoot Same seeds, same soil, same pots.

  1. 1. Which pots grew nothing at all?
  2. 2. What claim does this support?
2.Read the record, then answer the questions.

Animals in the Playground

A tally the class kept for one week at playtime. ANIMALS WE SAW Worms in the flower bed ..... 6 Birds on the grass .......... 9 Ants near the bin ........... 12 Snails under the log ........ 4 We looked at the same time each day.

  1. 1. What claim does this tally support?
  2. 2. Which animal was seen most often?

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Answer key — Two Tries, One Problem

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Pot 3 and pot 4, the two pots with no water. 2. Plants need water to grow.
  2. 2.1. Different animals live in different places in the playground. 2. Ants, with 12 near the bin.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-2-ETS1-3 of the Next Generation Science Standards.