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Science Assessments

207 science assessments, covering animals, health and nutrition, life science, plus 32 more topics. How teachers use these

Science Assessments

207 science assessments, covering animals, health and nutrition, life science, plus 32 more topics. How teachers use these

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Assessment1st GradeAll About Autumn Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The All About Autumn Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 1st graders a short fall passage and multiple-choice questions to build reading comprehension. An answer key is included for quick, no-prep practice at home or school.

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Assessment5th GradeTeam Sports Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Team Sports Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a lively non-fiction passage about staying active, plus main-idea, detail, and inference questions. An answer key is included for fast, no-prep reading practice.

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Assessment2nd GradeEating Healthy - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The Eating Healthy Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders a fun passage about healthy food plus six questions to check understanding. Answer key included—perfect for no-prep reading and nutrition practice at home or school.

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Assessment4th GradeGetting Sick Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Getting Sick Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 4th graders a non-fiction passage about germs and the immune system, plus main idea, vocabulary, and written-response questions. Answer key included for quick, no-prep practice.

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Assessment2nd GradePlants Life Science Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Plants Life Science Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short nonfiction passage about plants plus questions that build reading comprehension. Includes a complete answer key — perfect for no-prep science and reading practice.

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AssessmentKindergartenThe Weather is Rainy Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The Weather is Rainy Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives Kindergarten readers a short story about rainy weather with five fill-in-the-bubble questions. Answer key included — no-prep comprehension practice in one page.

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Assessment3rd GradeDeserts Life Science Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Deserts Life Science Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd Grade readers a short nonfiction passage about hot and cold deserts, with comprehension questions and an answer key included, so science reading practice takes minutes to prep.

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Assessment2nd GradeTom the Turkey Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Tom the Turkey reading comprehension worksheet gives 2nd graders a short passage about a wild turkey plus four questions and a written response. An answer key is included for quick, no-prep reading practice.

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Assessment5th GradeFollow the Recipe Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Follow the Recipe Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a two-page story about baking, plus questions on main idea, sequence, and cause and effect. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Assessment3rd GradeSimple Machines Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The Simple Machines Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd Grade readers a short science passage about levers, ramps, and pulleys, plus questions that check real understanding. An answer key is included for quick grading.

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Assessment1st GradeLiving On the Farm Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This living on the farm reading comprehension worksheet gives 1st Grade readers a short story about farm chores, five multiple choice questions, and an answer key, so comprehension practice takes only minutes.

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Assessment2nd GradeLife Cycles Life Science Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Life Cycles Life Science Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd Grade readers a non-fiction story about seeds, caterpillars, and tadpoles, plus bubble, word-bank, and writing questions. Answer key included for fast, no-prep practice.

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Assessment4th GradeFood Groups Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Food Groups Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 4th graders an original passage on the five food groups plus main idea, detail, and vocabulary questions. An answer key is included for fast, no-prep practice.

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Assessment4th GradeEating Healthy Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The Eating Healthy Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 4th graders a nonfiction passage about nutrition plus five questions to answer. An answer key is included, making it perfect for no-prep reading and health practice.

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Assessment2nd GradeButterflies Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This butterflies reading comprehension worksheet gives 2nd graders a short non-fiction passage on the butterfly life cycle, four bubble questions, and one written response. Answer key included for fast, no-prep practice.

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Assessment1st GradeLearning about Mammals Worksheet

This Learning about Mammals Worksheet gives 1st graders a short informational passage and five fill-in-the-bubble questions about mammal traits. An answer key is included, so reading comprehension practice takes no prep at all.

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Assessment1st GradeMain Details Whales Worksheet

This Main Details Whales Worksheet pairs a short first grade whale passage with five main topic and key detail questions. An answer key is included, so comprehension practice needs no prep at all.

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Assessment3rd GradeRunning Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This running health and fitness reading comprehension worksheet gives 3rd Grade readers a nonfiction passage about exercise, plus questions and a full answer key, for no-prep practice that builds comprehension and healthy habits at once.

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Assessment2nd GradeForests Life Science Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Forests Life Science Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short non-fiction passage about pine, leafy, and rain forests, plus questions and an answer key. Great no-prep practice for main idea and key details.

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Assessment1st GradeFour Seasons - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Four Seasons Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 1st grade readers a short seasons passage and five questions to answer. Answer key included — perfect for quick, no-prep comprehension practice.

From our teachers' playbook

Wonder, test, discover, repeat

What do kids learn in elementary science?

Elementary science is about asking questions and finding answers. Kids explore life science, like plant parts, animals, body systems and cells. They study Earth science: weather, seasons and the layers of the Earth. In physical science they investigate matter, from solids, liquids and gases to physical changes, and forces like pushes, pulls and gravity. Along the way they learn the scientific method: question → hypothesis → test → conclusion. The click is when a child says "Let's test it!" instead of just guessing.

Our favorite ways to teach science

Science sticks when kids do it, see it and talk about it.

Walk through the method

Do one experiment as a class, like "Which ball bounces highest?" and fill in each step of the scientific method together on the board. Then kids plan their own mini experiment using the scientific method worksheet.

Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Label to learn

Have kids color and label animal and plant cells, then compare them side by side. Ask "What does the plant cell have that the animal cell doesn't?" Drawing and labeling turns tricky vocabulary into a picture they remember.

Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).

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Review the vocab

After a matter unit, use the properties of matter review page as a quick check. Kids explain each term in their own words. Retrieval, not rereading, is what locks science words in.

Why it works: researchers who compared ten study methods found practice testing is one of the two that work best (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions parents and teachers ask about science

What science topics are taught in elementary school?

Life science (plants, animals, the human body), Earth science (weather, seasons, rocks and the Earth's layers) and physical science (matter, forces and energy). Kids also learn the scientific method.

How can I teach science at home?

Cook, garden, watch the weather and ask "What do you think will happen?" Simple kitchen experiments like melting ice or mixing baking soda and vinegar are great starters.

What is the scientific method for kids?

It is a step-by-step way to answer a question: ask a question, make a guess called a hypothesis, test it, observe what happens, and draw a conclusion.

How do I make science fun?

Let kids get hands-on. Experiments, nature walks, drawing what they observe and songs about science ideas all make it memorable.