Food & Water - Grade 4 Science Worksheet 6 - 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

• Name the main nutrients - carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water and roughage - and give one food source for each.
• 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.

How to use this worksheet

Read the nutrition labels on two packets from your kitchen before starting. Grade 4 nutrient questions become concrete the moment a child sees 'carbohydrates' and 'protein' printed in grams on a real packet.

Sample questions from this worksheet

1. Which nutrient protects us from diseases?
2. Milk is rich in:

Frequently asked questions

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.

Why is water called a nutrient if it gives no energy?

Because the body cannot carry out digestion, transport nutrients or remove waste without it. Grade 4 syllabuses class both water and roughage as essential even though neither supplies energy.