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3rd Grade Science Worksheets

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Worksheet3rd 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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Worksheet3rd GradeIdentify Simple Machines Worksheet

This Identify Simple Machines Worksheet asks 3rd graders to name the simple machine in six everyday objects, then explain how one of them helps people work. An answer key is included.

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Worksheet3rd GradeAnimal Habitats Worksheet

This animal habitats worksheet asks 3rd Grade students to match animals to their habitats, sort six animals into two environments, and explain one desert adaptation. An answer key is included for fast, no-prep science practice.

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Worksheet3rd GradeTools Worksheet

This tools worksheet has 3rd graders name each tool from the job it does, then sort six tools into cutting, turning, and measuring groups. Answer key included, so science practice is ready to print and go.

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Worksheet3rd 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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Worksheet3rd GradeBirds Worksheet

This birds worksheet has 3rd graders circle the facts true of all birds, sort eight animals into Bird and Not a Bird, and explain why a bat is not a bird. Answer key included.

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Worksheet3rd GradeDescribe It Five Senses Worksheet

This describe it five senses worksheet has 3rd graders match five sentences to the sense that notices them, then write their own description. An answer key is included for quick, no-prep science practice.

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Worksheet3rd GradePlant Observation Worksheet

This plant observation worksheet gives 3rd graders a short sunflower report to read and a chart for taking clear, useful notes. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Worksheet3rd GradeMars Planet Worksheet

This Mars planet worksheet hands 3rd graders a kid-friendly fact file, then asks them to name Mars facts and explain one in writing. Answer key included for confident, no-prep science practice.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSaturn Planet Worksheet

A Saturn planet worksheet for 3rd grade that pairs a short Saturn fact file with word-bank sentences and two written questions. Answer key included, so students can check their own solar system facts.

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Worksheet3rd GradeWhat is Soil? Worksheet

This What is Soil? Worksheet asks 3rd grade students to name what soil is made of, identify its three layers from a reference box, and explain why humus matters, with an answer key.

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Worksheet3rd GradeWhy Do I Have a Cold? Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Why Do I Have a Cold? Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd graders a short science story about germs, plus bubble and written-response questions. Answer key included, so comprehension practice takes no prep at all.

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Worksheet3rd GradeConductors and Insulators Heat Energy Worksheet

This Conductors and Insulators Heat Energy Worksheet helps 3rd grade students sort everyday objects, answer applied questions, and explain their thinking. Answer key included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Worksheet3rd GradeEdible Parts of a Plant Worksheet

This edible parts of a plant worksheet asks 3rd graders to name which plant part we eat — root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, seed, bulb, or tuber — for eight common foods. Includes an answer key for no-prep plant science practice.

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Worksheet3rd GradeStates of Matter Worksheet

A States of Matter worksheet for 3rd grade: students sort nine everyday materials into Solid, Liquid, and Gas columns, then name the solid and the liquid in four sentences. Answer key included for fast, no-prep science practice.

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Worksheet3rd GradeWhat are Solids? Worksheet

This what are solids? worksheet has 3rd grade students sort eight materials into solid and not-solid columns and find both in four sentences, with an answer key included for fast checking.

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Worksheet3rd GradeChicken Life Cycle Worksheet

This chicken life cycle worksheet has 3rd grade students match pictures to the egg, hatching, chick, and hen stages and explain each change in writing. An answer key is included.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSolar System Crossword Puzzle

This Solar System Crossword Puzzle gives 3rd graders ten clues about the Sun, the planets, orbits, and telescopes to solve with no word bank. An answer key is included, so space vocabulary practice takes no prep.

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Worksheet3rd GradeLayers of the Earth Word Search Worksheet

This layers of the earth word search worksheet gives 3rd grade students a 10-word Earth Science puzzle plus six fill-in-the-blank sentences, with an answer key included, so science vocabulary sticks the first time.

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Worksheet3rd GradeCause and Effect Graphic Organizer Worksheet

This cause and effect graphic organizer worksheet has 3rd graders match causes to effects and write their own effect sentences. An answer key is included, making it easy to check understanding.