Printable K-5 Science Worksheets, Tests, and Activities
Challenge students to explore the natural and physical world with this collection of science worksheets and activities.
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Life Science
From what organisms need to survive to habitats and life cycles, use these elementary life science worksheets and activities to supplement and support your life science teaching.
Grades K-2
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Introduction to Life Science
- What Plants and Animals Need to Survive (NGSS)
- Which are Living?
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Living
- Plant or Animal?
- The Little Flower (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- Parts of a Flower
- Flower Parts Coloring
- Flowers
- Garden Journal Sheet
- Plants and Flowers
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Plant
- Science Fact or Opinion: Apples
- Which Are Mammals? (NGSS)
- Which Are Reptiles? (NGSS)
- Which Are Birds? (NGSS)
- Investigating Animal Eating Patterns (NGSS)
- How Do Fish Breathe? (Reading Passage)
- Ostriches (Reading Passage)
- Giraffes (Reading Passage)
- Sharks (Reading Passage)
- Dolphins Have Feelings, Too! (Reading Passage)
- What's for Dinner? (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- Animal Investigation - Activity
- Butterfly Life Cycle
- Butterfly Life Cycle Word Search
- Frog Life Cycle Word Search
- Which are Animals?
- Insects
- Zoology Review
- Mammals
- Frogs
- Camouflage That Animal!
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Animal
- Science Fact or Opinion: Giant Panda
- Science Fact or Opinion: Parrots
- Human Heart Coloring
- Yawning (Reading Passage)
- My Ears, Nose, and Eyes
- My Body: In and Out
- The Heart
- How my Body Works
- 5 Senses Word Search
- Predators and Prey Matching
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Habitat
Plants
Animals
Human Biology
Ecology
Grades 3-5
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Cells
- Plant Cell Coloring
- Animal Cell Coloring
- Butterfly Life Cycle Cut and Paste
- Life Cycle of a Butterfly Diagram
- Is the Animal a Mammal? (NGSS)
- Is the Animal a Bird? (NGSS)
- Is the Animal a Reptile? (NGSS)
- Is the Animal an Amphibian? (NGSS)
- Is the Animal a Fish? (NGSS)
- Vertebrate or Invertebrate? (NGSS)
- Largest and Smallest Flowers (Reading Passage)
- Polar Bears (Reading Passage)
- Goldfish (Reading Passage)
- Sea Cucumbers (Reading Passage)
- Hares, Wild and Tame (Reading Passage)
- Alligators and Crocodiles (Reading Passage)
- The Lynx (Reading Passage)
- Squirrels (Reading Passage)
- Lemurs (Reading Passage)
- Comparing Bird Feet Adaptations new!
- Comparing Bird Beak Adaptations new!
- Invertebrates Word Search
- Animal Word Scramble - Activity
- Ants
- Iguanas
- Fish Word Search
- Amphibian Word Search
- Reptile Word Search
- Birds Word Search
- Mammals Word Search
- Plants
- Plants Parts - What am I?
- Human Eye Coloring
- Strongest Muscle (Reading Passage)
- Sneezing (Reading Passage)
- Cutting Onions (Reading Passage)
- What Makes Hair Turn Gray (Reading Passage)
- Nails (Reading Passage)
- Blinking (Reading Passage)
- Why Do Fingers Wrinkle? (Reading Passage)
- How Fast Can Humans Run? (Reading Passage)
- Digestion
- Teeth
- Food Web Diagram
- Glowworm Grotto (Reading Passage)
- Exploring Biomes: Deserts
- Exploring Biomes: Tundra
- Ecosystems
- Energy Pyramid new!
- Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers
- Types of Ecosystems
- Food Chain Word Search
- Earth Day New!
Plants and Animals
Human Biology
Ecology
Earth and Space Science
The Earth is a complex system. Introduce elementary students to concepts related to Earth systems, its place in the universe, and how human activities impact our planet with this growing collection of K-5 Earth and Space Science worksheets and activities.
Grades K-2
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Earth’s Place in the Universe
- Black Holes (Reading Passage)
- Introduction to Stars and Planets
- Space Review
- The Sun
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Sun
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Planet
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Moon
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Eclipse
- Science Fact or Opinion: Mars
- Observing Weather Patterns (NGSS)
- Investigating Daily Temperature Changes (NGSS)
- Earth Event Timescales (NGSS)
- The Tornado (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- Rain, Rain, Go Away (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- What Season?
- Naming the Seasons
- Weather Journal Sheet
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Wind
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Water
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Ocean
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Season
- Science Fact or Opinion: Wind
- Science Fact or Opinion: Volcanoes
- Places Plants Grow and Animals Live (NGSS)
- I Can't Live Here! (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- A Place for my Acorn (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- The Trash Patrol (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- Earth Day Bingo
- Earth Day Word Search
- Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
- Environmental Jobs
- What Can Go in the Compost?
- How Do You Reuse?
- Science Fact or Opinion: Recycling
Earth’s Systems and History
Earth Resources and Human Activity
Grades 3-5
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Earth’s Place in the Universe
- Planet Investigation
- The Sun's Brightness (NGSS)
- Number of Stars (Reading Passage)
- Telescopes and Stars new!
- Solar Eclipse Words
- What Causes a Solar Eclipse? (Reading Passage)
- Solar System Word Scramble
- Solar System Word Search
- Motions of Stars and Constellations new!
- Earth's Water (NGSS)
- Water Cycle
- Hydrologic Cycle
- Severe Weather Vocabulary Words (NGSS)
- Biogeology (NGSS)
- Three Types of Rocks new!
- What Is a Fossil? new!
- The Coriolis Effect (Reading Passage)
- The Ring of Fire (Reading Passage)
- Snowflakes (Reading Passage)
- Landforms
- Erosion and Deposition
- Rock Cycle Word Search
- Earthquake Word Search
- Volcano Word Search
- Landforms Word Search
- Dinosaur Word Search
- Clouds
- Weather Instruments
- Precipitation
- Water Cycle Word Search
- Oceans Word Search
- Ocean Vocabulary Words
- Seasons
- Weather Terms
- Identifying and Using Weather Instruments new!
- Weather Vocabulary Words
- Weather Word Search
- Natural Hazards (NGSS)
- Earth's Resources (NGSS)
- Earth Day Graphic Organizer
- Natural Resources
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Graphic Organizer
- What to do with Garbage?
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- How Long Does it Take? Garbage Decomposition
- Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy
- Natural Resources Word Search
- Impacts of Human Activities on Earth's Resources new!
Earth’s Systems and History
Earth Resources and Human Activity
Physical Science
From the early grades, students must develop an understanding of energy and matter and its interactions. Use these worksheets to support your physical science teaching and allow students to discover the roles of matter and energy in their worlds.
Grades K-2
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Matter and Energy
- Properties of Materials (NGSS)
- Sorting Materials by Properties (NGSS)
- Identifying Solids and Liquids (NGSS)
- Can You Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk? (Reading Passage)
- Investigating Sunlight on Earth Materials (NGSS)
- Sunlight on Earth’s Surface (NGSS)
- The Sandy Beach (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- Sunny Day at the Beach (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- Phases of Matter
- The Atom
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Matter
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Solid
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Liquid
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Gas
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Heating
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Cooling
- Pushes and Pulls (NGSS)
- Push and Pull (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- Identifying Pushing Forces (NGSS)
- Identifying Pulling Forces (NGSS)
- Naming Pushing and Pulling Forces new!
- Clip Cards - Push or Pull?
- Push and Pull - Which Way Will It Go? (NGSS)
- Push and Pull - Direction of Motion
- Push and Pull - Fast and Slow (NGSS)
- Tug of War (NGSS)
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Force
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Motion
- Pushes and Pulls Word Search new!
- The Swings (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- The Race (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- The Merry-Go-Round (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- The Bumper Cars (NGSS/Reading Passage)
- Six Simple Machines
- Identifying Levers
- Identifying Light Sources (NGSS)
- Light and Illumination (NGSS)
- Materials in a Beam of Light (NGSS)
- Investigating Sound with Rulers (NGSS)
- Sound and Matter (NGSS)
- Sound and Instruments (NGSS)
- Making Sounds with Instruments (NGSS)
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Sound
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Light
Forces and Motion
Waves
Grades 3-5
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Matter and Energy
- Phases of Matter - Activity
- Reading Thermometer Temperatures
- Comparing Thermometer Temperatures
- Kinetic Energy or Potential Energy?
- Shading Thermometers - Fahrenheit
- Shading Thermometers - Celsius
- Shading Thermometers
- Phases of Matter 2
- Properties of Matter
- Element Investigation - Activity
- Solids, Liquids, and Gases
- Phase Changes
- Physical and Chemical Changes Venn Diagram
- Atoms
- Types of Pulleys
- Roller Coasters (Reading Passage)
- Simple Machines: What Is a Lever?
- Simple Machines: What Is a Pulley?
- Simple Machines: What Is a Wheel and Axle?
- Simple Machines: What Is an Inclined Plane?
- Simple Machines: What Is a Wedge?
- Simple Machines: What Is a Screw?
- What Is a Simple Machine?
- Naming Simple Machines
- Simple Machines
- Simple Machines Word Search
- Forces and Motion
- Motion Word Search
- Balanced and Unbalanced Forces (NGSS)
- Magnets
- Magnetism and Electricity
- Magnets - Attract or Repel (NGSS)
- Magnets Word Search
- Magnets and Magnetism
- Science Vocabulary Acrostic - Magnet
- Magnet Scavenger Hunt
- Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?
- Sound
- Sound Word Search
Forces and Motion
Waves
Scientific Methods & Skills
Asking questions, modeling, and carrying out investigations are practices that all scientifically literate students must master. Introduce elementary students to these fundamental skills and methods with our scientific methods and scientific skills worksheets.
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