Environment - Grade 3 Science Worksheet 6 - Free Printable

Download this free printable Environment worksheet for Grade 3 Science. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.

Grade 3 Science practice

This printable Environment worksheet is part of the free WizKidsHub Grade 3 Science collection. Print it at home or in the classroom for extra practice.

What this worksheet teaches

• Explain where household waste goes and why reducing it matters.
• Describe the main causes of air, water and land pollution in everyday life.
• Explain how trees and plants keep air and soil healthy.
• Compare natural resources that can be replaced with those that cannot.

How to use this worksheet

By Grade 3 the expectation shifts from listing good habits to giving reasons, so after each answer ask 'and what happens next?' once. If your child writes that litter is bad, push gently for the chain: litter reaches the drain, the drain reaches the water, animals live in that water. That chain is what the topic is really assessing.

Sample questions from this worksheet

1. Air pollution is caused by
2. What is the main source of energy on Earth?

Frequently asked questions

How do I answer 'why does it matter if only I do it?'

A fair question at this age. Multiply it: one person, one class, one school. Comparing one dripping tap with thirty makes the scale visible without a lecture.

Can this be used in class?

Yes. The action questions work well as a group discussion or a small class project, and the pollution questions work as individual written practice.

My child gives very short answers. Is that a problem?

At Grade 3, examiners look for a reason attached to the answer. Encourage the word 'because' in at least half the answers - that one habit lifts the quality of a whole page.