Food & Water - Grade 4 Science Worksheet 1 - Free Printable

Download this free printable Food & Water worksheet for Grade 4 Science. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.

Grade 4 Science practice

This printable Food & Water worksheet is part of the free WizKidsHub Grade 4 Science collection. Print it at home or in the classroom for extra practice.

What this worksheet teaches

• Explain what a deficiency disease is and match common ones to the missing nutrient.
• Describe why roughage and water are needed even though they give no energy.
• Compare methods of food preservation - drying, salting, refrigeration, canning - and say when each is used.
• Trace the journey of water from a source to a tap, and identify where it can get contaminated.

How to use this worksheet

Deficiency diseases are pure memorisation unless linked to a symptom, so say them as pairs out loud - no vitamin A, poor night vision; no vitamin C, bleeding gums; no iron, tiredness. Then let your child fill the table from memory.

Sample questions from this worksheet

1. Which process forms dew drops?
2. Freshwater is mainly found in:

Frequently asked questions

Which deficiency diseases should my child know?

Typically night blindness (vitamin A), scurvy (vitamin C), rickets (vitamin D), anaemia (iron), goitre (iodine) and beri-beri (vitamin B1) - the set most Grade 4 textbooks use.

Does the worksheet need a science lab or experiment?

No. Everything is answerable on paper, though a two-minute look at kitchen labels and preserved foods makes the answers noticeably stronger.

Is roughage the same as fibre?

Yes. Textbooks at this level use 'roughage', and it means the fibre from vegetables, fruit skins and whole grains that helps the body pass waste.