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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

NameDate

Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

How Far the Ball Rolled

Our push test. Each child pushed the same ball from the same line. HOW FAR THE BALL ROLLED Soft push ......... 1 step Medium push ....... 3 steps Hard push ......... 6 steps Same ball, same line, same floor.

  1. 1. What happens when the push is harder?
  2. 2. What claim does this support?
2.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. What claim does this support?
  2. 2. Which pots grew nothing at all?

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Answer key — Two Tries, One Problem

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The ball rolls further. 2. A harder push moves the ball further.
  2. 2.1. Plants need water to grow. 2. Pot 3 and pot 4, the two pots with no water.

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