Plants & Animals - Grade 3 Science Worksheet 4 - Free Printable
Download this free printable Plants & Animals worksheet for Grade 3 Science. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.
Grade 3 Science practice
This printable Plants & Animals 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
- Compare life cycles that include a big change, such as caterpillar to butterfly or tadpole to frog.
- Give reasons why a plant or animal might not survive if its habitat changes.
- Describe how a plant makes its own food using sunlight, water and air.
- Explain how seeds are spread by wind, water, animals and bursting pods.
How to use this worksheet
Draw food-chain answers with arrows, and say out loud what the arrow means: 'is eaten by'. Grade 3 students frequently draw the arrows backwards, which looks like a careless slip but is really a sign the arrow's meaning was never stated. One sentence fixes it for good.
Sample questions from this worksheet
- Which part helps in reproduction?
- Which plant is a shrub?
Frequently asked questions
My child says plants eat soil. How do I correct that?
Explain that soil gives water and minerals, while the food is made in the leaves using sunlight. A plant grown in water alone, such as a spring onion in a glass, is a quick and convincing demonstration.
Why do the food-chain arrows keep getting reversed?
Because children read the arrow as 'eats' rather than 'is eaten by'. Say the phrase aloud each time an arrow is drawn and the direction becomes obvious.
Is this worksheet only about animals?
No. Grade 3 questions deliberately connect plants and animals - seeds spread by animals, food chains that start with a plant - because the link between them is the point of the topic at this level.