The Rubik's Cube Worksheet

Grades

Standards

RI.2.2
RI.2.6
RI.2.10
RF.2.4.A
RF.2.4
RI.2.1
RI.3.10
RI.3.1
RI.3.2
RI.4.2
RI.4.1
RI.4.10

Formats

About the The Rubik's Cube Worksheet

This interactive and printable worksheet, that aligns with the Common Core State Standards, The Rubik's Cube introduces students to the history, mechanics, and cultural impact of one of the world's most famous puzzles. Through an engaging reading passage, students learn about the cube's invention by Erno Rubik, its evolution from teaching tool to global phenomenon, and its applications in education and popular culture.

The worksheet combines historical facts with real student testimonials, featuring comprehensive reading comprehension questions that assess students' understanding of key details, chronological events, and numerical data. Students explore both factual information and the puzzle's broader impact on problem-solving skills and spatial reasoning development.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

Understanding of the Rubik's Cube's history, structure, and cultural significance
Development of reading comprehension and fact extraction skills
Recognition of mathematical concepts in recreational activities

Learning Outcomes

Students will accurately recall key historical facts about the Rubik's Cube with 90% accuracy
Students will identify multiple applications of the cube in education and popular culture
Students will demonstrate comprehension through detailed written responses

Cognitive

This interactive worksheet develops information processing and fact retention skills
Students practice extracting specific details from complex text

Psychomotor

The worksheet enhances writing skills through structured response formation
Students develop visual and spatial awareness through cube descriptions

Affective

This interactive worksheet cultivates appreciation for educational toys
Students develop positive attitudes toward problem-solving challenges

Reinforce

The worksheet encourages discussion about puzzle-solving strategies
Students share experiences and perspectives on learning through play

Common Core Standards Covered

RF.2.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

RF.2.4.a

Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

RI.2.1

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

RI.2.10

By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

RI.2.2

Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

RI.2.6

Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

RI.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

RI.3.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

RI.3.2

Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

RI.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

RI.4.10

By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

RI.4.2

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.