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A printable worksheet for the lesson Be a meteorite detective (KS1). It prints on A4 without the website around it. The answers are on a separate sheet for the teacher.

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KS1 · Ages 5 to 7 (Years 1 and 2)Howardites worksheet

Be a meteorite detective

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Key words

Meteorite
A meteorite is a piece of space rock that has survived its fall through the air and landed on Earth.

Choose the right answer

Circle the letter of the right answer.

  1. A rock feels very light for its size. What does that tell you?
    • AIt must be made of metal
    • BIt must have come from the Moon
    • CIt is probably not a meteorite
    • DIt must be a real meteorite
  2. You think you found a meteorite. What comes last?
    • AYou find the rock
    • BA grown-up asks a museum to look
    • CYou take a photo
    • DYou write down where it was
  3. What is the thin dark skin on many meteorites like?
    • ASoft fur
    • BBurnt toast
    • CFresh snow
    • DA banana skin

True or false?

Is the answer given right? Tick True or False.

  1. Which pair of words could describe a stone?

    Answer given: Happy and sleepy TrueFalse

  2. Are most rocks you find meteorites?

    Answer given: Only the round ones TrueFalse

Write your answer

Answer in a word or a short sentence.

  1. A rock is full of little holes and bubbles. Is that a meteorite clue?

Task

Make a detective kit: a magnifying glass (or just your eyes), a notebook, a pencil and a camera or phone (with a grown-up). Go outside and choose three interesting stones. Draw each one and write two words about it, such as dark, light, heavy, smooth or bumpy.

Howardites · free to copy for use in your classroom · answers are on the separate teacher's answer sheet