3rd Grade Science Worksheets

Match the landform images with their correct descriptions by gluing them in place on this free worksheet. The terms featured are plain, plateau, island, isthmus, hill, canyon, mountain, valley, delta, and peninsula. This printable is ideal for reinforcing 3rd-grade science concepts.

Students cut out the body of water pictures and glue them next to the correct definitions. Words include waterfall, lake, strait, ocean, bay, river, pond, and wetland.

This worksheet features a scenic landscape illustration, including mountains, hills, a plain, a river, a plateau, and a volcano. Third grade students are tasked with matching each formation with its correct definition and location on the illustration.

Kids can learn tons of interesting facts about volcanoes while doing this fun scavenger hunt!

Students use logic and learned knowledge to answer the questions on this worksheet. Questions require critical thinking and ask students to explain their answers.

Sort the vertebrate pictures into 5 groups of animals — mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians — on this free worksheet.

Practice classifying animals by cutting out the pictures and sorting them into two groups: vertebrates and invertebrates.

Learn about each type of cloud with this article and illustration. It is free for everyone to use!

Search around the classroom to locate and learn some interesting weather facts.

Students learn to differentiate between weather and climate by deciding which one each sentence describes.

This sheet depicts stages of the water cycle including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and accumulation as a colorful illustration.
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This worksheet provides an introduction to the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. It features clear visuals and easy-to-understand explanations that show how each state behaves and how their shapes may change or stay the same. It's perfect for 3rd-grade science lessons!

Students decide if each item is a solid, liquid, or gas on this free worksheet.

This article discusses the properties of matter and the differences between solids, liquids, and gases. It includes a worksheet with fill-in-the-blank questions.

Jump-start students' critical thinking about matter with this worksheet. Questions ask students to think deeply and consider concepts like how we can observe gases without seeing them, why sand can be poured if it's not a liquid, and more.