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Kindergarten Solid or Liquid worksheets

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Solid or Liquid

Kindergarten Science Worksheet

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Circle the picture.

1.
A solid keeps its own shape. Which one is a solid?
2.
You can pour a liquid. Which one is a liquid?
3.
You can pour a liquid. Which one is a liquid?
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A solid keeps its own shape. Which one is a solid?
5.
You can pour a liquid. Which one is a liquid?
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You pour it into a mug and it takes the shape of the mug. Which one is it?
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A solid keeps its own shape. Which one is a solid?
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You pour it into a bowl and it spreads to fill the bowl. Which one is it?

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About this worksheet

Solids and liquids behave differently when they are moved. A solid keeps its own shape, although a soft solid may bend or squash. A liquid flows and takes the shape of its container while keeping the same material. Kindergarten children often classify by hardness, which can make a soft sponge seem liquid, or by wetness, which can make an ice cube seem liquid. The questions on this worksheet focus on what you can observe: can you pour it, and does it keep its shape? Children point to a picture, such as a block, a ball, a key, a glass of water, or a splashing wave.

Support pages offer clear solids beside liquids. Challenge pages add ice, which is a solid made of water, beside water itself, requiring children to use the property rather than everyday temperature or texture. If possible, follow the page with a safe investigation using a block and water in two containers. Ask what changed and what stayed the same, keeping the explanation concrete rather than introducing particle theory.

What your child will learn

Sort examples as solid or liquid
Recognize that solids keep a shape
Recognize that liquids can be poured
Know that ice is a solid and water is a liquid

NGSS standard: 2-PS1-1

Worked example

A block keeps its own shape when you pick it up, so it is a solid. Water flows into a mug and takes its shape, so water is a liquid.

Common mistake

Calling ice a liquid because it is made of water, even while the cube keeps its own shape.

Helpful hint

Ask whether it keeps its shape or flows into the container’s shape.

Next skill: Taking Care of the Earth Earlier: Pushes, Pulls, and Motion

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with solid or liquid?

Calling ice a liquid because it is made of water, even while the cube keeps its own shape.

How can I help my child with solid or liquid?

Ask whether it keeps its shape or flows into the container’s shape.

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