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A printable worksheet for the lesson Rocks from space (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

Rocks from space

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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.
Asteroid
A rocky or metal-rich object, smaller than a planet, that goes around the Sun.
Planet
A planet is a large, round body orbiting a star that has cleared its path of most other material.
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, a cold, rocky world with ancient river valleys; some meteorites come from it.

Choose the right answer

Circle the letter of the right answer.

  1. A rock glows across the sky and a piece lands in a field. What is the piece called?
    • AA star
    • BAn asteroid
    • CA meteorite
    • DA meteor
  2. Why do most space rocks never reach the ground?
    • ABirds catch them
    • BThey burn up high in the sky
    • CThey bounce back into space
    • DThey float away
  3. A piece breaks off an asteroid. Where might it go?
    • ABack inside the asteroid
    • BTowards Earth
    • CInto a cloud
    • DInto a star

True or false?

Is the answer given right? Tick True or False.

  1. How many meteorites come from the Moon or Mars?

    Answer given: Most of them TrueFalse

  2. What is Mars?

    Answer given: A moon TrueFalse

Write your answer

Answer in a word or a short sentence.

  1. Apart from asteroids, where do a very few meteorites come from?

Task

Make a 'meteorite' from play dough or clay. Make it lumpy, not smooth. Rub a little black crayon or paint on the outside, because many real meteorites have a dark skin. Tell a grown-up the story of your meteorite: where did it come from?

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