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Free kindergarten science worksheets

Written by Dr. Evan J. Hasson, DC — a dad of three who built this curriculum for his own kids.

50 questions with the answers, free to print and free to photocopy for your own students. Drawn across every topic in the grade rather than one — life science, earth science, physical science and engineering design.

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Science — Kindergarten

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  1. 1. What is a problem?
    1. A. Something that is not working the way people want ← Answer
    2. B. A toy that nobody has ever played with before
    3. C. A drawing of a house
  2. 2. What is weather?
    1. A. What the air outside is like right now ← Answer
    2. B. A type of food
    3. C. A kind of animal that lives in the forest
  3. 3. What is a habitat?
    1. A. A type of weather in the summer and winter
    2. B. The place where a plant or animal lives ← Answer
    3. C. A kind of food
  4. 4. What does reduce mean?
    1. A. Use more
    2. B. Use less ← Answer
    3. C. Throw it on the ground
  5. 5. What do all animals need to live?
    1. A. Food, water and air ← Answer
    2. B. Shoes and warm hats
    3. C. Toys and games
  6. 6. What is a force?
    1. A. A loud sound
    2. B. A push or a pull ← Answer
    3. C. A kind of bright color
  7. 7. What gives us sunlight?
    1. A. The moon
    2. B. A lamp
    3. C. The sun ← Answer
  8. 8. What does a shade structure block?
    1. A. Sunlight ← Answer
    2. B. Sound
    3. C. Only heavy rain
  9. 9. What does an engineer do?
    1. A. Designs things to solve problems ← Answer
    2. B. Sells fruit at the market on Saturday mornings
    3. C. Reads the weather on television
  10. 10. The sun is shining and there are no clouds. What is the weather?
    1. A. Snowy
    2. B. Rainy and cold
    3. C. Sunny ← Answer
  11. 11. Where does a whale live?
    1. A. In the ocean ← Answer
    2. B. In a tree
    3. C. In a dry desert
  12. 12. What does recycle mean?
    1. A. Hide trash under the bed at home
    2. B. Turn old things into new things ← Answer
    3. C. Buy more things
  13. 13. What do plants need to live?
    1. A. Candy and cold milk
    2. B. Water and light ← Answer
    3. C. Toys and music
  14. 14. You close a door by moving it away from you. Is that a push or a pull?
    1. A. Neither
    2. B. A pull
    3. C. A push ← Answer
  15. 15. What does sunlight do to a rock it shines on?
    1. A. Makes it much colder
    2. B. Makes it warmer ← Answer
    3. C. Makes it wet
  16. 16. Which one makes shade?
    1. A. A glass of water
    2. B. An umbrella ← Answer
    3. C. A clear window
  17. 17. What does the word observe mean?
    1. A. Guess the answer
    2. B. Throw something away
    3. C. Look and listen carefully ← Answer
    4. D. Build something quickly out of tape and cardboard
  18. 18. Water drops are falling from the clouds. What is the weather?
    1. A. Rainy ← Answer
    2. B. Windy
    3. C. Sunny
  19. 19. Where does a bird often build its nest?
    1. A. In a tree ← Answer
    2. B. In a fire
    3. C. Under the sea
  20. 20. What is litter?
    1. A. Trash left on the ground ← Answer
    2. B. Clean water
    3. C. A kind of flower in a garden
  21. 21. Is a dog a living thing?
    1. A. No
    2. B. Yes ← Answer
    3. C. Only when it barks
  22. 22. You tug a wagon handle so the wagon comes toward you. Is that a push or a pull?
    1. A. A push
    2. B. Neither
    3. C. A pull ← Answer
  23. 23. Where will sand feel warmer on a sunny day?
    1. A. Out in the sun ← Answer
    2. B. In the shade of a tree
    3. C. Under an umbrella
  24. 24. Is it cooler under a tent or out in the sun?
    1. A. Under the tent ← Answer
    2. B. They are both the same
    3. C. Out in the sun
  25. 25. What is a tool?
    1. A. A kind of weather
    2. B. An object made to help you do a job ← Answer
    3. C. A problem nobody has solved
  26. 26. White flakes fall from the sky on a very cold day. What is it?
    1. A. Rain
    2. B. Snow ← Answer
    3. C. Sunshine
  27. 27. What is a shelter?
    1. A. A safe place to rest and stay out of weather ← Answer
    2. B. A loud noise
    3. C. A kind of food you cook on a stove for dinner
  28. 28. Where should a banana peel go?
    1. A. In a river
    2. B. On the sidewalk by the street
    3. C. In the trash or compost ← Answer
  29. 29. Is a toy truck a living thing?
    1. A. Yes
    2. B. No ← Answer
    3. C. Only when it moves
  30. 30. Which push makes a ball roll farther?
    1. A. They go the same
    2. B. A soft push
    3. C. A hard push ← Answer
  31. 31. What is shade?
    1. A. A kind of rock
    2. B. A place where sunlight is blocked ← Answer
    3. C. A place with extra sunlight all day long
  32. 32. What is a structure?
    1. A. A kind of food
    2. B. A kind of weather in winter
    3. C. Something that is built ← Answer
  33. 33. Why do you ask a question?
    1. A. To learn more ← Answer
    2. B. To stop working
    3. C. To make the problem harder for everybody else
    4. D. To make a loud noise
  34. 34. Gray clouds cover the whole sky. What is the weather?
    1. A. Sunny
    2. B. Hot and sunny
    3. C. Cloudy ← Answer
  35. 35. Where does a camel live?
    1. A. In the snowy Arctic
    2. B. In the desert ← Answer
    3. C. In the ocean
  36. 36. Which can be recycled?
    1. A. A dirty diaper
    2. B. A clean soda can ← Answer
    3. C. Food scraps on a dirty plate
  37. 37. What do you breathe in to live?
    1. A. Air ← Answer
    2. B. Sand
    3. C. Juice
  38. 38. Pulling a sock off your foot is a...
    1. A. Pull ← Answer
    2. B. Push
    3. C. Neither
  39. 39. A cup of water sits in a sunny window. Will it get warmer or colder?
    1. A. It turns to ice
    2. B. Warmer ← Answer
    3. C. Much colder
  40. 40. What do engineers do?
    1. A. Only sing songs
    2. B. Only paint pictures of new tall buildings
    3. C. Plan and build things to solve problems ← Answer
  41. 41. What does an engineer do first?
    1. A. Paints the finished object a bright color
    2. B. Asks questions about the problem ← Answer
    3. C. Puts the tools away
  42. 42. Leaves are blowing and a kite is flying high. What is the weather?
    1. A. Windy ← Answer
    2. B. Foggy
    3. C. Snowy
  43. 43. Why do people live in houses?
    1. A. To make it rain
    2. B. For shelter ← Answer
    3. C. To eat the walls
  44. 44. What should you do with the water while you brush your teeth?
    1. A. Make it hotter
    2. B. Turn it off ← Answer
    3. C. Leave it running
  45. 45. What does a cow eat?
    1. A. Grass ← Answer
    2. B. Plastic
    3. C. Rocks
  46. 46. Pressing a doorbell button with your finger is a...
    1. A. Push ← Answer
    2. B. Pull
    3. C. Neither
  47. 47. Which can sunlight warm?
    1. A. Only the dry dark soil
    2. B. Both soil and water ← Answer
    3. C. Water
  48. 48. Which would make the best roof for shade?
    1. A. Cardboard ← Answer
    2. B. Clear plastic wrap
    3. C. A string
  49. 49. Which one is a problem people want to change?
    1. A. Birds can fly and people cannot fly without a machine
    2. B. The sky is far away
    3. C. Books keep falling off the shelf ← Answer
    4. D. The grass outside is green
  50. 50. What should you wear on a rainy day?
    1. A. A raincoat ← Answer
    2. B. A swimsuit
    3. C. Rubber sandals only
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What Problem Needs Fixing?

Students will ask questions, make observations and gather information about something people want to change, then name the simple problem in one sentence. · 40 min

Warm-up — say this

“Engineers start by noticing a problem. Let's be noticers today.”

Worked example

Crayons keep rolling off the table. What is the problem sentence?

Answer: Round crayons roll off a flat table, so they fall on the floor and break.

A mistake students make

You should start building right away.

How the book fixes it

Build a quick fix for the sliding books without asking questions, then show that it solves the wrong thing.

Note to the parent

Resist the urge to hand over the answer. Your only job today is to keep asking 'what did you notice?' until the problem sentence is clear.

That is one topic of many. The free questions above check a skill; this is the part that teaches it.

Practice is not teaching. Science · Kindergarten is the part that teaches.

These questions check a skill your student has already met. They do not explain anything, and they are not meant to — that is what the workbook is for, and it is the whole difference between the two.

  1. It teaches.Each topic is a forty-minute lesson that tells you what to say, in order: a five-minute warm-up, twelve minutes of teaching, ten minutes guided, ten minutes on their own, three minutes to close. Written for a parent who has never taught.
  2. It explains.Two worked examples per topic, and the two mistakes students actually make on that exact skill — named, with how to correct each one. When a student is stuck, the book already knows why.
  3. It reviews.Every answer comes with a short explanation, not just a key. And every topic has its own question bank, so a student who needs another go gets different questions rather than the same page again.
  4. It is a plan, not a pile.Every topic names the standard it addresses, in teaching order, so you can see the whole year before you start.
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Why this exists

I was spending thousands a month on tutors, and when I asked about enrolling a second or third child the answer was the same everywhere: that will be double. So I built the thing I could not find — nine subjects, kindergarten through grade 5, every topic in the order a student should actually meet it.

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Other grades

Grade 1Free 1st grade science questionsGrade 2Free 2nd grade science questionsGrade 3Free 3rd grade science questionsGrade 4Free 4th grade science questionsGrade 5Free 5th grade science questions

Kindergarten, other subjects

MathFree kindergarten math questionsReadingFree kindergarten reading questionsWritingFree kindergarten writing and grammar questions

Further reading

Science at the Kitchen Table, With Things You OwnHomeschool science without a lab: the one idea that carries K–5, eight experiments using household items, and what to write down.

Questions parents ask

Are these science worksheets really free?

Yes. All 50 questions and their answers are on this page, free to print and free to photocopy for your own students. There is no account, no email address and no card.

Can a teacher or a tutor use these with a class?

Yes. Print and photocopy them for the students you teach. The only thing we ask is that you do not republish them as your own or sell them.

Where are the answers?

Marked beside each question on this page, so it prints as its own answer key. If you want a clean copy for a student, print it and cover the answer column, or use the sample workbook instead.

What grade are these for?

Kindergarten. Every other grade from kindergarten to grade 5 has its own page, linked at the foot of this one. If your student finds these hard, try the grade below — that is normal and it is not a problem.

What do the paid workbooks add?

These questions check a skill. The workbook teaches it: a forty-minute lesson that tells you what to say, two worked examples, the two mistakes students actually make on that skill and how to correct each one, and an explanation beside every answer rather than a bare key.