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What the Sun Does to the Ground is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on observing the effect of sunlight on a surface, aligned to Common Core standard K-PS3-1. 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.

Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

What the Sun Does to the Ground

K-PS3-1

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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

Two Ramps

Results from testing two ramps our class built to send a car further. TWO RAMPS, THE SAME CAR Ramp A, the low one .... the car went 4 steps Ramp B, the high one ... the car went 9 steps Ramp A was easy to build. Ramp B fell over twice.

  1. 1. How far did the car go on ramp B?
  2. 2. How far did the car go on ramp A?
  3. 3. Why might a class still choose ramp A?
2.Read the record, then answer the questions.

The Sunny Step and the Shady Step

What we measured on two steps at noon, on a sunny day in June. TWO STEPS AT NOON Step in the sun ...... 28 degrees. It felt hot. Step in the shade .... 19 degrees. It felt cool. Both steps are made of the same stone. We measured both at the same time.

  1. 1. Why was one step warmer than the other?
  2. 2. How warm was the step in the shade?
  3. 3. How warm was the step in the sun?

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Answer key — What the Sun Does to the Ground

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 9 steps. 2. 4 steps. 3. Ramp A was easy to build and did not fall over.
  2. 2.1. Sunlight fell on it, and sunlight warms what it lands on. 2. 19 degrees. 3. 28 degrees.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-PS3-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.