Where Will It Be Next? is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on using measured positions over time to predict where something will be, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 3-PS2-2. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Where Will It Be Next?
3-PS2-2
NameDate
Look at the results, then answer.
1.
Swings a playground swing made in each minute, four minutes running. How many swings were counted in the second minute?
2.
How far a wind-up toy had walked after each second, in centimeters. How far had it gone after 2 seconds?
3.
Seconds a marble took to roll down the same ramp, four runs. Which run took longest?
4.
How far a toy car had rolled along a corridor after each second, in meters. How far had it gone after 3 seconds?
LessonPrint · 3-PS2-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Where Will It Be Next?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.25 swings.
2.10 cm.
3.Run 3, which took 4 seconds.
4.6 meters.
Questions about Where Will It Be Next?
What does the Where Will It Be Next? worksheet cover?
It practices using measured positions over time to predict where something will be — 4 questions for Grade 3, all on NGSS 3-PS2-2: Use a pattern in an object's motion to predict where it goes next. The instruction to students is “Look at the results, then answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which NGSS performance expectation does Where Will It Be Next? practice?
3-PS2-2, under Physical Science for Grade 3. The published performance expectation reads: “Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.” The worksheet assesses that performance expectation rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Where Will It Be Next? is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3-PS2-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Where Will It Be Next? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 4 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 Where Will It Be Next? can I print?
25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Where Will It Be Next? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Where Will It Be Next?, 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.
More practice for 3-PS2-2
Use a pattern in an object's motion to predict where it goes next.