Term pack
Year 3 Science
Name: ________________________
Skills in this pack
- Animals living around plants
- The food we eat
- We need each other
- This world of things
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Animals living around plants
Work out which part of a plant an animal is using and what for, and know what soil is made of and who lives in it.
Before you start
The places on one tree where an animal could live.
- 1. Leaves
- 2. Branch
- 3. Hollow
- 4. Soil
One tree, four homes. A leopard stretches out on the branch, a barbet nests in the dark hollow, a caterpillar eats the leaves, and the soil below holds more creatures than the other three put together.
1.What does the chapter say birds like owls use hollows in trees for?
- a) Escaping the rain and nothing more
- b) Storing food for the winter
- c) Bringing up their young ones
- d) Sharpening their beaks
2.Which insects does the chapter say you find on the top layer of soil, moving between the grass and the leaves?
- a) Spiders, scorpions and centipedes
- b) Butterflies, sunbirds and tailorbirds
- c) Ants, termites, small beetles and grasshoppers
- d) Bees, wasps, moths and dragonflies
3.Suma watched a caterpillar on a tagar plant for weeks. Put the changes she saw in order.
- It came out as a butterfly and flew away
- It ate tender leaves each day
- One day it stopped eating
- It formed a cocoon
4.The chapter says animals, birds and insects use parts of plants for three things. Which three?
- a) Food, shelter and resting
- b) Nesting, singing and hiding
- c) Shade, water and warmth
- d) Food, water and air
5.A barbet nests inside a dark hole in the trunk. Tap that part of the tree.
Write the number of the part.
6.Which of these does the chapter say soil is made from?
- a) Rock broken into tiny pieces, old leaves and stems, and insects living and dead
- b) Sand carried in by the wind, and nothing else
- c) Fallen fruit that has been crushed
- d) Water and air pressed together underground
7.The chapter calls soil the topmost layer of something. Of what?
- a) A forest floor
- b) A field of grass
- c) The Earth's surface
- d) A river bed
8.Sunbirds and butterflies visit flowers to drink a sweet liquid. What is that liquid called?
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The food we eat
Work out which part of a plant a vegetable is, tell plant foods from animal foods, and say why a plate with many things on it beats a plate with two.
Before you start
A carrot plant growing in the soil, and its two parts.
- 1. The leaves
- 2. The root we eat
Most of the carrot plant is up in the air where you cannot eat it. The orange part you know is the root, and it was underground the whole time it was growing.
1.Sort each of these foods by the part of the plant it is.
Groups: Leaves · Roots · Stems
- Carrot
- Coriander
- Spinach
- Beetroot
- Ginger
- Potato
2.Which of these lists gives foods the chapter says are taken from animals?
- a) Milk, curd, paneer, honey and eggs
- b) Carrot, radish and beetroot
- c) Rice, ragi, jowar and bajra
- d) Guava, sapota and mango
3.What did Shirin notice after some months of practising harder and eating a variety of food?
- a) She stopped enjoying rice and potatoes
- b) She felt energetic and healthy, and ran faster than before
- c) She had to train at a different time of day
- d) She grew tired more quickly in races
4.Guava, sapota, apple and mango are pictured together. Which part of a plant are they?
- a) Fruits
- b) Leaves
- c) Seeds
- d) Stems
5.Which fruits does the chapter give as coming in the summer?
- a) Sapotas and bananas
- b) Mangoes and melons
- c) Apples and pears
- d) Guavas and oranges
6.Grains, pulses and dry fruits are grouped together in the chapter. Which part of a plant are they?
- a) Seeds
- b) Leaves
- c) Roots
- d) Fruits
7.Tap the part of this carrot plant that ends up on your plate.
Write the number of the part.
8.Chhappan bhog is said to blend six tastes together. Which of these is one of the six?
- a) Creamy
- b) Astringent
- c) Crunchy
- d) Smoky
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We need each other
Say what plants and animals give each other and give us, and tell the help that runs one way from the help that runs the other.
1.How does the chapter say squirrels come to plant thousands of trees?
- a) They carry saplings from place to place
- b) They drop nuts from high branches on purpose
- c) They dig holes for farmers to sow seeds in
- d) They bury nuts and then forget where they hid them
2.Sort each of these by which way the help runs.
Groups: Animals help plants · Plants help animals
- A leopard rests in the shade of a big tree
- A monkey eats a ripe mango
- A cow's waste makes the soil richer
- A monkey carries a fruit's seeds away and drops them far from the tree
- A tree gives shelter to birds and squirrels
3.Match each of these gifts from plants to what we use it for.
- Fibre
- Wood
- Fruit
- Shade
- a cool place to sit
- food
- houses
- clothes
4.Plants give us one thing that is spun and woven into the clothes we wear. What is it called?
5.Besides milk, what does the chapter say we get from cows, buffaloes and goats?
- a) Wool for blankets
- b) Wood for the fire
- c) Fruit in the summer
- d) Their loving company
6.The chapter names two ways animals help plants. Which pair is it?
- a) Giving them shade, and keeping insects off them
- b) Scattering their seeds, and making the soil fertile with their waste
- c) Carrying them indoors in winter
- d) Watering them, and pulling out weeds around them
7.A monkey eats a mango and throws out the seed. What does Shambhu's father say will happen?
- a) The seed will be eaten by an ant
- b) A new plant will grow from that seed
- c) The monkey will come back and bury it
- d) The seed will dry up and blow away
8.When do the Grey Wagtails come down to the warmer parts of India?
- a) During the cold winter months
- b) At the end of the school year
- c) Just before the monsoon breaks
- d) In the hottest weeks of summer
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This world of things
Say what the things around you are made of and where the material came from, sort solids from liquids and gases, and tell transparent from translucent from opaque.
Before you start
Three panes with the same lamp behind each, and the word for each one.
- 1. Transparent
- 2. Translucent
- 3. Opaque
Same lamp behind each pane. The first shows it sharply, the second shows a faint glow where it is, and the third shows nothing — so the third pane could be hiding anything.
1.Sort each of these into solids, liquids and gases.
Groups: Solid · Liquid · Gas
- Air
- Stone
- Honey
- Ink
- Spoon
2.In the chain game, what does the chapter give as the source that wood comes from?
- a) A rock
- b) A tree
- c) A field
- d) Sand
3.Where do the metals in the door hinges and nails come from?
- a) They are collected from the beds of rivers
- b) They are made by mixing sand with water
- c) They are grown in fields and then heated
- d) They are extracted from rock and sediment dug up from inside the Earth
4.The chapter closes with these pairs. Match each word to the thing it describes.
- Transparent
- Translucent
- Opaque
- a glass used in spectacles
- a plate
- a lamp shade made of paper
5.Tap the pane that shows a faint glow of the lamp behind it, but not its shape.
Write the number of the part.
6.The chapter says natural things may be alive or not alive. Which of these does it give as a natural thing that is not alive?
- a) A table
- b) A rock
- c) A pair of shoes
- d) A shirt
7.Sort these into things that exist in nature and things people have made.
Groups: Natural · Artificial
- Clothes
- Table
- Air
- Rock
- Shoes
- Water
8.Wood lets no light through. What does the chapter call a material like that?
- a) Flexible
- b) Transparent
- c) Opaque
- d) Translucent
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Answer keys — Year 3 Science
In the same order as the worksheets.
Animals living around plants
- 1. c) Bringing up their young ones
- 2. c) Ants, termites, small beetles and grasshoppers
- 3. 1. It ate tender leaves each day 2. One day it stopped eating 3. It formed a cocoon 4. It came out as a butterfly and flew away
- 4. a) Food, shelter and resting
- 5. 3 — Hollow
- 6. a) Rock broken into tiny pieces, old leaves and stems, and insects living and dead
- 7. c) The Earth's surface
- 8. nectar
The food we eat
- 1. Spinach → Leaves; Coriander → Leaves; Carrot → Roots; Beetroot → Roots; Potato → Stems; Ginger → Stems
- 2. a) Milk, curd, paneer, honey and eggs
- 3. b) She felt energetic and healthy, and ran faster than before
- 4. a) Fruits
- 5. b) Mangoes and melons
- 6. a) Seeds
- 7. 2 — The root we eat
- 8. b) Astringent
We need each other
- 1. d) They bury nuts and then forget where they hid them
- 2. A monkey carries a fruit's seeds away and drops them far from the tree → Animals help plants; A cow's waste makes the soil richer → Animals help plants; A leopard rests in the shade of a big tree → Plants help animals; A monkey eats a ripe mango → Plants help animals; A tree gives shelter to birds and squirrels → Plants help animals
- 3. Fibre → clothes; Wood → houses; Fruit → food; Shade → a cool place to sit
- 4. fibre
- 5. d) Their loving company
- 6. b) Scattering their seeds, and making the soil fertile with their waste
- 7. b) A new plant will grow from that seed
- 8. a) During the cold winter months
This world of things
- 1. Stone → Solid; Spoon → Solid; Ink → Liquid; Honey → Liquid; Air → Gas
- 2. b) A tree
- 3. d) They are extracted from rock and sediment dug up from inside the Earth
- 4. Transparent → a glass used in spectacles; Translucent → a lamp shade made of paper; Opaque → a plate
- 5. 2 — Translucent
- 6. b) A rock
- 7. Rock → Natural; Water → Natural; Air → Natural; Clothes → Artificial; Shoes → Artificial; Table → Artificial
- 8. c) Opaque
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