Grade 3 Science Worksheets

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• Describe how moisture, freezing, and sunlight can weaken materials over time
• Identify how corrosion affects metal strength and stiffness
• Explain why design choices include safe margins for expected environmental exposure

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• Explain how warm temperatures can increase evaporation and water vapor in the air
• Describe how cooling air can cause condensation and the formation of clouds
• Identify how precipitation happens when cloud droplets combine and become heavy+ Show more

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• Understand the steps of the water cycle and how water changes form.
• Identify the processes of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
• Explain how water moves between air, clouds, and ground.+ Show more

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• Compare fibrous and taproot root systems and explain how each helps a plant survive.
• Describe how root hairs and mycorrhizal associations improve water and nutrient uptake.
• Explain how storage and aerial roots support plant survival in different environments.+ Show more

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• Explain that magnets can attract and repel without touching
• Distinguish magnetic forces from contact forces like pushing and friction
• Describe how distance and pole orientation can change a magnet’s interaction strength

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• Identify examples of magnetic attraction and static electricity
• Form testable questions about distance and noncontact forces
• Compare magnetic attraction to steel and aluminum objects+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about magnetic design solutions
• Select supporting details that explain engineering design choices
• Compare magnetic picker features against stated requirements+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in a magnetic engineering passage.
• Select supporting details that explain a design challenge.
• Compare magnetic device designs using stated criteria.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about magnetic prototype testing
• Select supporting details that explain fair testing conditions
• Compare magnetic prototype results across repeated trials+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about repeating motion patterns.
• Select supporting details that explain observed movement.
• Explain how recorded positions can help predict future movement.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about static electricity
• Select details that explain how a charged balloon attracts paper
• Describe how changing balloon distance may affect paper movement+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about magnetic attraction.
• Select details that support explanations of magnetic forces.
• Compare how different classroom objects respond to magnets.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in a passage about magnetic force.
• Select details that explain how distance affects magnetic interactions.
• Compare observations of a magnet and paper clip at different distances.+ Show more

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• Identify common external and internal structures of plants and animals
• Explain how structures help organisms survive, grow, and reproduce
• Use models or drawings to show how body parts are arranged and connected

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• Define weathering and explain how it differs from weather.
• Identify patterns of how wind, water, temperature changes, and sunlight affect rocks and soil.
• Describe evidence of weathering changes in everyday environments.

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• Compare how annuals, biennials, perennials, and woody plants time germination, flowering, seed set, and dormancy.
• Describe seed banking and the seasonal cues that trigger life cycle transitions and dormancy.
• Explain how environmental variability and human land use (cropping cycles and habitat alteration) can favor certain life histories and affect population persistence.

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• Describe observable weather conditions such as temperature, precipitation, and wind.
• Compare weather patterns across different days.
• Identify how weather factors affect daily life.+ Show more

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• Explain how rigid and pin connections differ in how they transfer loads.
• Describe how fasteners and adhesives affect joint stiffness and stability.
• Identify factors in joint design that influence stress concentration and joint failure.

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• Identify the main idea in a passage about magnetic prototypes.
• Select supporting details that explain how fair tests work.
• Compare magnetic picker designs using consistent testing conditions.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about magnetic prototype testing
• Select details that explain how engineers compare magnetic designs
• Explain why fair tests keep other conditions the same+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in an informational pond habitat passage
• Select supporting details that explain an organism's survival needs
• Explain how fish obtain oxygen from pond water+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about force direction
• Select supporting details that explain how pushes change motion
• Compare object movement after pushes from different directions+ Show more

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• Identify repeating movement in familiar objects.
• Describe how a swing and seesaw move repeatedly.
• Recognize repeated paths made by a rolling ball.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of a passage about magnetic prototype testing.
• Select supporting details about fair tests and magnetic picker results.
• Compare magnetic prototypes using repeated trial results.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in informational passages about magnetic prototypes
• Select supporting details that explain the main idea
• Compare magnetic picker designs using fair test conditions+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in a passage about magnetic interactions.
• Select details that support explanations of magnetic attraction and repulsion.
• Compare how opposite and matching magnetic poles interact.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about magnetic latch design
• Select supporting details that explain a design problem
• Describe how a magnet and metal plate help hold a door shut+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of an informational passage about birds.
• Select supporting details that explain the bird life cycle.
• Describe how chicks hatch and develop into adult birds.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in an informational passage about butterflies.
• Select three supporting details that explain the passage's main idea.
• Distinguish key details from additional explanations and closing sentences.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in informational passages about animal traits.
• Select supporting details about animal courtship and reproduction.
• Explain how physical traits can influence an animal's success in finding mates.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in informational passages about desert survival.
• Select supporting details that explain how desert organisms survive.
• Explain how animal features help manage heat and blowing sand.+ Show more

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• Identify animal group food gathering as a science topic
• Explore how group behavior relates to finding food
• Discuss animal behavior associated with searching for food

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• Identify the main idea in an informational passage about animal siblings
• Select supporting details that explain the passage's central message
• Compare visible similarities and differences among siblings of different animals+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in informational passages about fossil evidence
• Select supporting details that explain a passage's central message
• Describe what fossil footprints reveal about ancient animal movement+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of an informational weather passage
• Select supporting details that explain seasonal weather patterns
• Summarise passage details using clear, concise statements+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about wind-resistant roof designs
• Select supporting details that explain how roofs resist strong winds
• Explain how roof-to-wall connections help keep roofs in place+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in a frog life cycle passage.
• Select supporting details that explain frog development.
• Distinguish key details from other information in a passage.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about inherited traits and environments.
• Select supporting details about inherited plant and animal characteristics.
• Explain how light, water, food, and warmth influence living things.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in an informational habitat passage.
• Select supporting details about food, water, and shelter.
• Explain how habitat conditions affect organism survival.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in informational passages about plant protection.
• Locate details explaining how thorn size affects plant protection.
• Explain how thorns can limit access to leaves for plant-eating animals.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of an informational passage about a life cycle.
• Highlight supporting details that explain the passage's central idea.
• Describe the birth, growth, reproduction, and death stages of living things.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in informational passages about fossils
• Select supporting details that explain what fossil evidence reveals
• Describe how bones and footprints provide evidence of ancient animals+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in an informational life cycle passage.
• Select supporting details that explain each organism's life stages.
• Distinguish supporting facts from other information in a passage.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about rainy-weather pictographs
• Select supporting details about recorded rainy days
• Explain how pictograph symbols and keys represent weather data+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in an informational passage about wildlife.
• Select supporting details that explain how watering stations help animals.
• Distinguish supporting evidence from other information in a passage.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in an informational science passage.
• Highlight details that support the passage's main idea.
• Record supporting details in a graphic organizer.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in informational passages about inherited traits.
• Select supporting details that describe visible characteristics of organisms.
• Compare traits across plants and animals using passage evidence.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in a passage about flood hazards.
• Select supporting details about how flood barriers reduce damage.
• Compare sandbags, plastic panels, boards, and earth banks.+ Show more