Term pack
Grade 3 Science
Name: ________________________
Skills in this pack
- This world of things
- Animals living around plants
- The food we eat
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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.Where do the metals in the door hinges and nails come from?
- a) They are collected from the beds of rivers
- b) They are extracted from rock and sediment dug up from inside the Earth
- c) They are made by mixing sand with water
- d) They are grown in fields and then heated
2.What does the chapter say a solid is?
- a) Something you cannot see through
- b) Something that feels cold to the touch
- c) Something that does not change its shape
- d) Something heavy enough to sink
3.The chapter says water poured into a cup stays there. What does it say happens if you pour air into a cup?
- a) It pushes the cup over
- b) It does not stay — it floats in and out
- c) It turns into water droplets
- d) It sits in the bottom of the cup
4.Sort these into things that exist in nature and things people have made.
Groups: Natural · Artificial
- Air
- Clothes
- Rock
- Shoes
- Table
- Water
5.The chapter gives one surprising fact about what glass is made of. What is it mostly?
- a) Clay
- b) Ice
- c) Salt
- d) Sand
6.Sort each of these into solids, liquids and gases.
Groups: Solid · Liquid · Gas
- Air
- Spoon
- Ink
- Honey
- Stone
7.The chapter closes with these pairs. Match each word to the thing it describes.
- Transparent
- Translucent
- Opaque
- a lamp shade made of paper
- a glass used in spectacles
- a plate
8.Most kinds of glass let you see straight through them. What is the word for a material like that?
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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.A barbet nests inside a dark hole in the trunk. Tap that part of the tree.
Write the number of the part.
2.Suma watched a caterpillar on a tagar plant for weeks. Put the changes she saw in order.
- It formed a cocoon
- It came out as a butterfly and flew away
- It ate tender leaves each day
- One day it stopped eating
3.Bats and leopards both use one part of a tree to rest on and shelter in. Which part?
- a) The roots
- b) The bark
- c) The branches
- d) The flowers
4.What does the chapter say birds like owls use hollows in trees for?
- a) Storing food for the winter
- b) Sharpening their beaks
- c) Bringing up their young ones
- d) Escaping the rain and nothing more
5.Match each animal to what it takes from a plant.
- Owl
- Crow
- Camel
- Leopard
- a branch to rest on
- twigs for a nest
- a hollow in a tree
- leaves
6.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
7.Which of these does the chapter say soil is made from?
- a) Fallen fruit that has been crushed
- b) Water and air pressed together underground
- c) Sand carried in by the wind, and nothing else
- d) Rock broken into tiny pieces, old leaves and stems, and insects living and dead
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.Which of these lists gives foods the chapter says are taken from animals?
- a) Rice, ragi, jowar and bajra
- b) Milk, curd, paneer, honey and eggs
- c) Carrot, radish and beetroot
- d) Guava, sapota and mango
2.Chhappan bhog is said to blend six tastes together. Which of these is one of the six?
- a) Crunchy
- b) Creamy
- c) Smoky
- d) Astringent
3.Sort each of these foods by the part of the plant it is.
Groups: Leaves · Roots · Stems
- Coriander
- Carrot
- Beetroot
- Ginger
- Spinach
- Potato
4.Grains, pulses and dry fruits are grouped together in the chapter. Which part of a plant are they?
- a) Seeds
- b) Fruits
- c) Roots
- d) Leaves
5.Which fruits does the chapter give as coming in the summer?
- a) Sapotas and bananas
- b) Guavas and oranges
- c) Apples and pears
- d) Mangoes and melons
6.Tap the part of this carrot plant that ends up on your plate.
Write the number of the part.
7.Why does the chapter say we drink more nimbu pani, buttermilk and coconut water in summer?
- a) Because they are sweeter than plain water
- b) Because they are harder to find in winter
- c) Because we sweat, and sweating loses water from the body
- d) Because they are cheaper in the summer months
8.Guava, sapota, apple and mango are pictured together. Which part of a plant are they?
- a) Leaves
- b) Seeds
- c) Fruits
- d) Stems
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Answer keys — Grade 3 Science
In the same order as the worksheets.
This world of things
- 1. b) They are extracted from rock and sediment dug up from inside the Earth
- 2. c) Something that does not change its shape
- 3. b) It does not stay — it floats in and out
- 4. Rock → Natural; Water → Natural; Air → Natural; Clothes → Artificial; Shoes → Artificial; Table → Artificial
- 5. d) Sand
- 6. Stone → Solid; Spoon → Solid; Ink → Liquid; Honey → Liquid; Air → Gas
- 7. Transparent → a glass used in spectacles; Translucent → a lamp shade made of paper; Opaque → a plate
- 8. transparent
Animals living around plants
- 1. 3 — Hollow
- 2. 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
- 3. c) The branches
- 4. c) Bringing up their young ones
- 5. Owl → a hollow in a tree; Crow → twigs for a nest; Camel → leaves; Leopard → a branch to rest on
- 6. a) Food, shelter and resting
- 7. d) Rock broken into tiny pieces, old leaves and stems, and insects living and dead
- 8. nectar
The food we eat
- 1. b) Milk, curd, paneer, honey and eggs
- 2. d) Astringent
- 3. Spinach → Leaves; Coriander → Leaves; Carrot → Roots; Beetroot → Roots; Potato → Stems; Ginger → Stems
- 4. a) Seeds
- 5. d) Mangoes and melons
- 6. 2 — The root we eat
- 7. c) Because we sweat, and sweating loses water from the body
- 8. c) Fruits
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