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A printable worksheet for the lesson Falls and finds (KS2). It prints on A4 without the website around it. The answers are on a separate sheet for the teacher.

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KS2 · Ages 7 to 11 (Years 3 to 6)Howardites worksheet

Falls and finds

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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.
Fall
A fall is a meteorite that people saw coming down and then collected.
Fireball
A fireball is an extra-bright meteor, brighter than the planet Venus.
Mineral
A mineral is a natural solid with a fixed chemical recipe and an orderly inner arrangement of atoms.
Find
A find is a meteorite discovered on the ground without anyone having seen it fall.

Choose the right answer

Circle the letter of the right answer.

  1. Rain and soil change rocks over time. Which meteorite would be the least changed?
    • AOne dug out of soil after 1,000 years
    • BOne found on a wet beach after 50 years
    • COne found in a field after 100 years
    • DOne picked up the morning after it fell
  2. How did scientists work out where pieces of the Winchcombe meteorite might land?
    • AThey followed a trail of smoke along the ground
    • BThey used a giant magnet from an aeroplane
    • CThey waited for people to post rocks to them
    • DThey used films of the fireball from cameras across the country
  3. Why do many desert and Antarctic meteorites have a number as well as a place name?
    • AThe number tells you the year they fell
    • BOnly famous meteorites get just a name
    • CSo many are found in the same area
    • DThe number shows how heavy they are
  4. On a world map, which two places would you colour as top meteorite-hunting areas?
    • AGreat Britain and Ireland
    • BThe Sahara Desert and Antarctica
    • CThe Pacific Ocean and the Himalayas
    • DThe Amazon rainforest and the Alps

True or false?

Is the answer given right? Tick True or False.

  1. In which year did the Winchcombe meteorite fall?

    Answer given: 2001 TrueFalse

  2. A farmer digs up a strange heavy stone that nobody saw land. If it is a meteorite, what is it called?

    Answer given: A find TrueFalse

Write your answer

Answer in a word or a short sentence.

  1. A meteorite falls next to a village called Ashby. What would it most likely be named?
  2. Why can a meteorite lie in a hot desert for thousands of years and still be found?

Task

On a world map, find the Sahara Desert and Antarctica. Colour them in and write one reason beside each why meteorites are easy to find there. Then find Winchcombe in Gloucestershire on a map of the UK.

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