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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.

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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.

Three Covers Over One Patch

Our test of three covers, each put over the same patch of ground for an hour. THREE COVERS, THE SAME PATCH No cover ............ 30 degrees Thin cloth .......... 25 degrees Thick card .......... 21 degrees Same patch, same hour, same sunny day.

  1. 1. How warm was the patch under the thick card?
  2. 2. Why did the thick card keep the ground cooler?
  3. 3. How warm was the patch with no cover?
2.Read the record, then answer the questions.

Our Weather Chart

A chart the class filled in every school day for two weeks in October. OUR WEATHER, TWO WEEKS Sunny days ......... 4 Cloudy days ........ 3 Rainy days ......... 2 Windy days ......... 1 We drew one picture every morning.

  1. 1. How many rainy days were there?
  2. 2. How many sunny days were there?
  3. 3. Why did the class draw a picture every morning?

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Answer key — What the Sun Does to the Ground

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 21 degrees. 2. It blocked more sunlight from landing on the patch. 3. 30 degrees.
  2. 2.1. 2 rainy days. 2. 4 sunny days. 3. So they could count the kinds of weather over two weeks.

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