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The answer sheet for the worksheet Shooting stars. Each answer comes with the reason, so it can be used to mark or to go over the questions with the class.

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KS1 · Ages 5 to 7 (Years 1 and 2)Answer sheet for teachers

Answers: Shooting stars

  1. D: Up at a dark night skyShooting stars zoom across the sky. They are easiest to see when the sky is dark.
  2. A: On a meteor shower nightOn a meteor shower night you can see lots of meteors.
  3. B: It has burned up high in the skyThe tiny rock burns up high in the sky, so it cannot hurt anyone.
  4. False: the right answer is 7Start at 4 and count on 3: 5, 6, 7.
  5. False: the right answer is 4Count on from 2 to 6: 3, 4, 5, 6. That is 4 more.
  6. It gets hot zooming through the air (accept any answer with the same meaning)The tiny rock goes so fast through the air that it gets hot and glows.

Task

Answers will vary. The task comes from the lesson: Make a shooting star picture. Use black paper and draw a white or yellow streak with a dot at one end. Add a tail that gets thinner. Count the shooting stars in your picture and write the number at the bottom.

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