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Materials for the Mountain Weather Station

Use observations from a mountain weather station to sort materials by color, texture, hardness, and flexibility.

Grade 2ScienceInteractive · Printable

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Science
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students sort materials by color and texture from recorded observations.
Students sort materials by hardness and flexibility from simple test results.
Students use several material properties to choose and justify groups.

How to use

Read the station notes aloud, then have students use the recorded observations to complete each sort and apply the same tests to new materials.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

2-PS1-1

Sort materials by properties such as color, texture, hardness and flexibility.

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Materials for the Mountain Weather Station

Sort materials by what you can observe and test.

Read the station notes

A mountain weather station keeps sample cards for repairs. Read the notes and use them to answer the questions.

Sample cards

The station team checked seven materials for a snow-gauge shelter. They looked at color and felt each surface. A gentle press showed whether a material dented. A gentle bend showed whether it bent easily or stayed straight.

Sample A was blue and smooth. It did not dent and bent easily. Sample B was blue and rough. It dented and bent easily. Sample C was silver and smooth. It did not dent and stayed straight. Sample D was red and rough. It dented and bent easily.

Sample E was red and smooth. It did not dent and stayed straight. Sample F was yellow and rough. It did not dent and stayed straight. Sample G was yellow and smooth. It dented and bent easily.

Match each sample to its color.