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1st Grade Light and Sound worksheets

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Light and Sound

Grade 1 Science Worksheet - Challenge Me

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  1. Which two things give off light?

    • a rock and a ball
    • a mirror and a book
    • the sun and a lamp
    • a cup and a chair
  2. You hit a drum softly, then hard. What is different?

    • The sound stops.
    • The drum gets brighter.
    • The drum gets colder.
    • The sound is louder.
  3. A bee buzzes. What shakes to make the sound?

    • its feet
    • its eyes
    • its legs
    • its wings
  4. A ruler sticks off a desk. You flick it and it makes a sound. How do you stop the sound?

    • Move the desk.
    • Turn on a light.
    • Hold the ruler still.
    • Cover your eyes.
  5. Which tells you a drum is making sound?

    • It is big.
    • It is brown.
    • Its top moves back and forth.
    • It is round.
  6. Which list goes from most light to least light passing through?

    • cardboard, wax paper, window
    • wax paper, window, cardboard
    • window, cardboard, wax paper
    • window, wax paper, cardboard
  7. A girl hides under a thick blanket. She cannot see her hand. Why?

    • No light reaches her eyes.
    • The room is too loud.
    • The blanket is too soft.
    • Her hand is too small.
  8. Light shines on a toy, bounces off, and goes into our ___.

    • hands
    • eyes
    • nose
    • ears
  9. A school bell rings. What does it use to tell you class is over?

    • smell
    • heat
    • sound
    • color
  10. Read this first

    Nora's test

    Nora puts a toy car behind three sheets, one at a time. Behind clear plastic, she can see the car well. Behind wax paper, she can see the car a little. Behind cardboard, she cannot see the car at all.

  11. Which sheet lets the most light through?

    • wax paper
    • clear plastic
    • cardboard
    • They are all the same.
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About this worksheet

Light and sound are different forms of energy that children can investigate with simple observations. Sound is made when matter shakes back and forth, and changing that shaking can change what we hear. We see an object when light reaches it and then reaches our eyes. Materials may let most light through, some light through, or almost none through. This worksheet rotates among sound-and-shaking questions, light-source reasoning, material tests, and fair-test ideas so it does not collapse two broad ideas into one repeated question.

Support items use pictures of bells, drums, lamps, windows, and cardboard. Challenge items ask students to choose a fair test or work out what changed from a short story. Pictures appear only where the art set has the exact object. Encourage your child to say what was seen before explaining it: the ruler moved back and forth, and a sound was heard.

What your child will learn

  • Connect sound with shaking
  • Explain why light is needed for sight
  • Compare how materials let light through
  • Choose a fair test for light or sound

NGSS standard: 1-PS4-1

Worked example

A plucked rubber band shakes back and forth and makes a sound. The shaking and the sound happen together.

Common mistake

Saying eyes send light outward, rather than recognizing that light must reach an object and then the eyes.

Helpful hint

Look for shaking in sound tests and a path of light in seeing tests.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with light and sound?

Saying eyes send light outward, rather than recognizing that light must reach an object and then the eyes.

How can I help my child with light and sound?

Look for shaking in sound tests and a path of light in seeing tests.

Are these 1st grade science worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.

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