Grade 3 Science Worksheet for 8-Year-Olds — Plants, Animals & Minerals

Instructions

Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to answer the questions. Try your best!

1. What Do Plants Give Us?

Plants are very helpful! Use the words in the box to complete the sentences below.

1. We write and draw on _______________, which comes from trees.

2. Apples and bananas are sweet _______________ that grow on plants.

3. We can build houses and furniture with _______________ from big trees.

4. Some special plants are used to make _______________ to help us feel better when we are sick.

5. We get grains like rice and wheat from plants to eat as _______________.

6. We can press some seeds, like sunflower seeds, to get cooking _______________.

2. Types of Plants

Draw a line to match the type of plant on the left with its description on the right.

3. Special Plants!

Read the clues below and write the name of the correct special plant.

Sunflower      Water Lily      Venus Flytrap

1. I have big leaves that float on ponds and beautiful flowers that open in the sun. What am I?
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2. I can trap and eat insects that land on my special leaves! What am I?
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3. I am a tall plant with bright yellow petals, and my head always turns to face the sun. What am I?
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4. Animal Groups

Look at the animals in the box. Write each animal's name in the correct group in the table below.

5. Living or Non-Living?

Look at the list of natural things. Sort them into the correct box: Living Things or Non-Living Things.

Sun   •   River   •   Tree   •   Rock   •   Rabbit   •   Mountain   •   Fish   •   Flower

6. What are Marble, Coal, and Talc?

Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.

1. ________________ is a black rock that can be burned to create energy and heat.

2. ________________ is a beautiful rock, often white, that is used to make floors and statues.

3. ________________ is the softest mineral in the world and is crushed to make powder.

7. What is the hardest mineral?

Write your answer on the line below.

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Answer Key

1. What Do Plants Give Us?

1. paper
2. fruits
3. wood
4. medicine
5. food
6. oil

2. Types of Plants

• Tree: A very big and strong plant with a thick, woody stem called a trunk.
• Shrub: A medium-sized plant with many hard, woody stems that grow from the ground.
• Herb: A small plant that has a soft, green stem.
• Climber: A plant with a weak stem that needs support from a wall or other plants to grow upwards.
• Creeper: A plant with a weak stem that grows along the ground.

3. Special Plants!

1. Water Lily
2. Venus Flytrap
3. Sunflower

4. Animal Groups

5. Living or Non-Living?

6. What are Marble, Coal, and Talc?

1. Coal
2. Marble
3. Talc

7. What is the hardest mineral?

Diamond