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A printable worksheet for the lesson Rock or metal? (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

Rock or metal?

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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. How big are the tiny round balls in some stony meteorites?
    • ASmaller than a grain of rice
    • BAs big as a football
    • CAs big as your fist
    • DAs big as an apple
  2. A meteorite is made of metal. What do we call it?
    • AA pebble meteorite
    • BA sandy meteorite
    • CAn iron meteorite
    • DA stony meteorite
  3. An iron and a stony meteorite are the same size. Which feels heavier?
    • AThe stony one
    • BIt depends on the colour
    • CThey feel the same
    • DThe iron one

True or false?

Is the answer given right? Tick True or False.

  1. Why has the Hoba meteorite never been moved?

    Answer given: Nobody knows where it is TrueFalse

  2. What colour is a stony meteorite often on the inside?

    Answer given: See-through TrueFalse

Write your answer

Answer in a word or a short sentence.

  1. A meteorite is grey inside, with tiny round balls. Which kind is it?

Task

Go on a materials hunt. With a grown-up, find five things made of metal (such as a spoon, a key or a coin) and five things made of rock or stone (such as a pebble or a garden stone). Put them in two groups. Use words to describe them: shiny, dull, rough, smooth, cold, heavy.

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