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The Farm’s Daylight Cart Plan

Compare farm daylight records from different seasons and use the evidence to judge a 12-hour outdoor work plan.

Grade 1ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1-ESS1-2

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  • 1 NGSS standard
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  • 13 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Science
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students compare recorded amounts of daylight at different times of the year.
  • Students use seasonal daylight evidence to judge and predict an outdoor work plan.

How to use

Read the graph title and scale together. Ask students to explain how the records help the farm choose a time for outdoor work.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

1-ESS1-2

Compare the amount of daylight at different times of the year.

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The Farm’s Daylight Cart Plan

Use farm daylight records to judge a spring work plan.

Read the farm records

The farm team checked the same open field in each season. The graph shows the number of daylight hours recorded on each check. Use the graph to answer the questions.

Daylight at the Farm Field0246810121416WinterEarly springLate springSummerFallSeasonDaylight hours
1.

How many daylight hours were recorded in winter?   hours

2.
Which season had 2 more daylight hours than early spring?
  • A. Winter
  • B. Early spring
  • C. Late spring
  • D. Summer
3.
Circle every season with less daylight than late spring.

WinterEarly springSummerFall

4.

How many more daylight hours did summer have than early spring?   hours

5.
What happened to daylight from late spring to summer?
  • A. It increased by 2 hours.
  • B. It decreased by 2 hours.
  • C. It stayed at 13 hours.
  • D. It changed to 11 hours.
6.
Sort each season by its recorded daylight.
WinterEarly springLate springSummerFall
Less than 12 hours12 hours or more
7.
Match each season to its daylight record.
  1. Winter
  2. Early spring
  3. Late spring
  4. Summer
  5. Fall
  1. A. 13 hours
  2. B. 11 hours in fall
  3. C. 9 hours
  4. D. 15 hours
  5. E. 11 hours in early spring

Judge the cart plan

The farm wants to use a rolling cart for outdoor seedling checks. The cart plan needs at least 12 daylight hours. Use the graph as evidence.

8.
The farm wants the earliest season that meets the cart plan. Which season should the team choose?
  • A. Winter
  • B. Early spring
  • C. Fall
  • D. Late spring
9.
Underline the two claims that the graph supports.

Late spring has more daylight than early spring.Winter has more daylight than summer.Fall has less daylight than summer.Early spring has 15 daylight hours.

10.
Jalen says, “Fall has more daylight than early spring.” What does the graph show?
  • A. Fall has 2 more hours.
  • B. Fall and early spring both have 11 hours.
  • C. Early spring has 4 more hours.
  • D. Fall has 15 hours.
11.
If the seasonal pattern is similar next year, what could the farm expect in winter?
  • A. About 9 daylight hours
  • B. About 11 daylight hours
  • C. About 13 daylight hours
  • D. About 15 daylight hours
12.
Did the amount of daylight stay the same from winter to summer? Use two numbers from the graph to explain.
13.
The cart can be used when there are at least 12 daylight hours. During which change should the farm stop using the cart plan?
  • A. From winter to early spring
  • B. From early spring to late spring
  • C. From late spring to summer
  • D. From summer to fall

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