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Grade 1 Patterns in the Sky Worksheet with Answers
Grade 1 (US) · Year 2 (UK) · Class 1 (India) · Science
Unit 3: Sky PatternsSun, Moon & StarsNGSS 1-ESS1-1
Patterns of the sun, moon and stars, and how daylight changes with the seasons. This free early elementary worksheet has 11 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.
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Learning goal: Sun, Moon & Stars · NGSS 1-ESS1-1
Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.
- 1
Does the moon's shape look the same every night?
- 2
Which season has the most hours of daylight?
- 3
Can we see stars during the day?
- 4
Which season has the fewest hours of daylight?
- 5
Why is the sun higher at noon than in the morning?
- 6
Does the sun really move across the sky?
- 7
What can we usually see in the sky at night?
- 8
What gives Earth light during the day?
- 9
About how long does the moon take to go through all its shapes?
- 10
Where does the sun set?
- 11
Where does the sun rise?
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Free printable worksheets with answer keys · aethelsystems.com/worksheets/science/1/sky_patterns
Answer key — Patterns in the Sky (Grade 1)
- 1.no — it seems to change
- 2.summer
- 3.no (the sun is too bright)
- 4.winter
- 5.Earth has turned so we face the sun more directly
- 6.no — Earth spins, so it looks like it moves
- 7.the moon and stars
- 8.the sun
- 9.about a month
- 10.in the west
- 11.in the east
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- 1.no — it seems to change
- 2.summer
- 3.no (the sun is too bright)
- 4.winter
- 5.Earth has turned so we face the sun more directly
- 6.no — Earth spins, so it looks like it moves
- 7.the moon and stars
- 8.the sun
- 9.about a month
- 10.in the west
- 11.in the east
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