Science Worksheet for 8-Year-Olds: Living Things, Animals, Food Chains & Body Parts

Instructions

Read each question carefully and write your answers in the spaces provided. Try your best and have fun exploring the world of science!

Chapter 1: Things Around Us

1. Look around the room you are in. Write down two examples of living things and two examples of non-living things.
   
   Living things: ____________________, ____________________
   
   Non-living things: ____________________, ____________________
   
   
2. What is the main difference between a living thing (like a puppy) and a non-living thing (like a toy car)?
   
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3. A paper book is made from the wood of a tree. Is the book a living thing, a non-living thing, or something that was once alive? Explain why.
   
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Chapter 2: Animals

1. All animals have basic needs to stay alive. Name three things that every animal needs to survive.
   
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   2. ____________________
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2. Animals can be sorted into groups. For example, a shark is a fish. Name another animal group and give an example of an animal that belongs to it.
   
   Animal Group: ____________________
   Example Animal: ____________________
   
   
3. A camel lives in the hot, sandy desert and has wide, flat feet. How do you think these special feet help the camel in its home?
   
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Chapter 3: Food Chains

1. Draw a simple food chain in the box below using a plant, a rabbit, and a fox. Use arrows to show the flow of energy.
2. In a food chain, what do we call an animal that gets its energy by eating only plants?
   
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3. Imagine a food chain: Grass → Grasshopper → Frog. What would happen to the number of frogs if a disease wiped out most of the grasshoppers?
   
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Chapter 4: Parts of Plants and Humans

Part 1: The Plant

Draw a picture of a plant in the box. Then, label these four parts: root, stem, leaf, and flower. Next to each label, write down one important job that part does for the plant.

Part 2: The Human Body

1. I am an organ in your head that controls everything you do, from thinking to moving your legs. What organ am I?
   
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2. When you breathe in, you fill two organs in your chest with air. What are these organs called and what is their main job?
   
   Organ Name: ____________________
   Their Job: ________________________________________________________________
   
   
3. After you chew and swallow your food, it goes to your stomach. What important job does the stomach do?
   
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Answer Key

Chapter 1: Things Around Us

1. (Answers will vary.)
   Living things: a person, a plant, a pet, a fly.
   Non-living things: a chair, a table, a pencil, a computer.
2. Living things can grow, move on their own, breathe, and need food and water. Non-living things cannot do these things.
3. The book is non-living, but it was once alive. This is because it is made from wood, which came from a tree, and a tree is a living thing.

Chapter 2: Animals

1. Animals need food, water, and air (oxygen) to survive. (Other correct answers: shelter, space).
2. (Answers will vary.) Examples:
   Animal Group: Mammal, Example Animal: Dog
   Animal Group: Bird, Example Animal: Pigeon
   Animal Group: Insect, Example Animal: Ant
3. The camel's wide feet help it walk on soft sand without sinking in.

Chapter 3: Food Chains

1. The drawing should show: Plant → Rabbit → Fox. The arrows must point from the thing being eaten to the thing that eats it.
2. An animal that eats only plants is called a herbivore (or a primary consumer).
3. If most of the grasshoppers disappeared, the frogs would have less food to eat. The number of frogs would likely go down because they might starve or move away.

Chapter 4: Parts of Plants and Humans

Part 1: The Plant
The drawing should show a plant with its parts correctly labeled.

• Root: Holds the plant in the ground and absorbs water and nutrients.
• Stem: Supports the plant and carries water and food to other parts.
• Leaf: Makes food for the plant using sunlight (photosynthesis).
• Flower: Helps the plant make seeds to grow new plants.

Part 2: The Human Body

1. You are the brain.
2. Organ Name: Lungs.
   Their Job: To take in oxygen from the air when we breathe in and get rid of carbon dioxide when we breathe out.
3. The stomach uses special juices (acids) to break down food into a mushy liquid before it moves to the intestines.