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Solid Water, Liquid Water is a free printable Grade 2 science worksheet on identifying where water is found and in which form, aligned to Common Core standard 2-ESS2-3. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Solid Water, Liquid Water

2-ESS2-3

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Sort each one into solid or liquid.

1.Sort each one: Liquid water or Solid water?

Sort: Snow on a mountain top, A puddle after a storm, A river running to the sea, Frost on the grass

Liquid waterSolid water
2.Sort each one: Liquid water or Solid water?

Sort: An iceberg in the sea, Water underground in the rocks, A pond in the park, A glacier in a valley

Liquid waterSolid water
3.Sort each one: Liquid water or Solid water?

Sort: The ice cap at the pole, The ocean, Rain falling from a cloud, Hail bouncing off the path

Liquid waterSolid water

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Answer key — Solid Water, Liquid Water

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A puddle after a storm — Liquid water 2. A river running to the sea — Liquid water 3. Frost on the grass — Solid water 4. Snow on a mountain top — Solid water
  2. 2.1. A glacier in a valley — Solid water 2. A pond in the park — Liquid water 3. An iceberg in the sea — Solid water 4. Water underground in the rocks — Liquid water
  3. 3.1. Hail bouncing off the path — Solid water 2. Rain falling from a cloud — Liquid water 3. The ice cap at the pole — Solid water 4. The ocean — Liquid water

Questions about Solid Water, Liquid Water

What does the Solid Water, Liquid Water worksheet cover?

It practises identifying where water is found and in which form — 3 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2-ESS2-3: Find where water sits on Earth, and whether it is solid or liquid. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each one into solid or liquid”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Solid Water, Liquid Water practise?

2-ESS2-3 — 2-ESS2-3, in the Earth and Space Science domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Solid Water, Liquid Water is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2-ESS2-3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Solid Water, Liquid Water come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Solid Water, Liquid Water can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Solid Water, Liquid Water free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Solid Water, Liquid Water, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 2-ESS2-3?

Yes — “Solid Water, Liquid Water” is a 50-minute Grade 2 plan for 2-ESS2-3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Solid Water, Liquid Water is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 2-ESS2-3

Find where water sits on Earth, and whether it is solid or liquid.

Teaching this next? Solid Water, Liquid Water is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2-ESS2-3 of the Next Generation Science Standards.