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Plants

Plants

Plants

Practice plants with this free, printable Year 3 worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.

Plant Life Cycle Knowledge Organiser

Plant Life Cycle Knowledge Organiser

A one-page knowledge organiser covering plant parts, pollination, seed formation and dispersal for the Year 3 plants unit. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Plants), covering objectives such as: explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable.

Functions of Plant Parts Labelling

Functions of Plant Parts Labelling

Pupils label roots, stem, leaves and flowers and note the job each part does. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Plants), covering objectives such as: identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Seed Dispersal Matching

Seed Dispersal Matching

Children match seeds to their dispersal methods, from wind and water to animals, in this matching activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Plants), covering objectives such as: explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including seed dispersal. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable.

Water Transport in Plants Cloze

Water Transport in Plants Cloze

This cloze worksheet has pupils completing sentences about how water travels from roots to leaves. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Plants), covering objectives such as: investigate the way in which water is transported within plants. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Requirements for Plant Growth Knowledge Check

Requirements for Plant Growth Knowledge Check

A knowledge check on fair testing and what plants need to grow: air, light, water, nutrients and room. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Working scientifically), covering objectives such as: set up simple practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

Animals Including Humans

Animals Including Humans

Animals Including Humans

This Year 3 animals including humans worksheet is ready to print and use in class. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.

Human Skeleton Labelling

Human Skeleton Labelling

Pupils label the skull, ribs, spine and other major bones on this human skeleton diagram. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

Animal Diets Fact File

Animal Diets Fact File

A fact file activity where children research the diets of different animals and how they get their nutrition. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: identify that animals cannot make their own food and get nutrition from what they eat. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Healthy Eating Mind Map

Healthy Eating Mind Map

Children map out what they know about nutrition and balanced diets in this healthy eating mind map. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

Food Groups and Nutrition Sorting

Food Groups and Nutrition Sorting

A sorting activity where children group foods by food group and think about what a balanced plate looks like. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Skeletons and Muscles Cloze

Skeletons and Muscles Cloze

This cloze worksheet reinforces how skeletons and muscles work together for support, protection and movement. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

Rocks

Rocks

Rocks

Help your Year 3 pupils master rocks with this editable worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai to adapt this for your class.

How Fossils Form Guided Notes

How Fossils Form Guided Notes

Guided notes that walk pupils through fossil formation step by step, with prompts to complete along the way. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Rocks), covering objectives such as: describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable.

Rocks End of Topic Test

Rocks End of Topic Test

An end-of-topic test covering rock types, fossil formation and soils for the Year 3 rocks unit. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Rocks), covering objectives such as: compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Soil Layers Labelling

Soil Layers Labelling

Pupils label the layers of soil, from topsoil down to bedrock, on this cross-section diagram. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Rocks), covering objectives such as: recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

Rocks and Fossils Crossword

Rocks and Fossils Crossword

A crossword that revises key vocabulary from the rocks unit, including igneous, sedimentary and fossil. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Rocks), covering objectives such as: describe in simple terms how fossils are formed. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Rock Types Sorting

Rock Types Sorting

Children sort rocks by appearance and physical properties in this hands-on sorting activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Rocks), covering objectives such as: compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

Light

Light

Light

A curriculum-aligned Year 3 worksheet covering light. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Fully editable on Chalkie.ai. Sign up free to customise.

Light Sources Sorting

Light Sources Sorting

A sorting activity where pupils separate true light sources from objects that only reflect light. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Light), covering objectives such as: notice that light is reflected from surfaces. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

Light KWL Chart

Light KWL Chart

Open your light topic with this KWL chart capturing what pupils know, want to know and later learn. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Light), covering objectives such as: recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Light and Shadows Cloze

Light and Shadows Cloze

This cloze worksheet reinforces how shadows form when light from a source is blocked by an opaque object. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Light), covering objectives such as: recognise that shadows are formed when light from a light source is blocked. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

Shadow Length Investigation Guided Notes

Shadow Length Investigation Guided Notes

Guided notes for a shadow length investigation, scaffolding predictions, measurements and conclusions. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Working scientifically), covering objectives such as: make systematic and careful observations and take accurate measurements using standard units. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Light and Sun Safety Knowledge Check

Light and Sun Safety Knowledge Check

Check pupils' understanding of light, dark and sun safety with this quick knowledge check. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Light), covering objectives such as: recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect their eyes. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

Forces and Magnets

Forces and Magnets

Forces and Magnets

Build confidence in forces and magnets with this printable Year 3 resource. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Built with Chalkie.ai. Free to edit, print, and share.

Magnetic or Not Sorting

Magnetic or Not Sorting

Pupils predict and sort everyday materials by whether a magnet attracts them. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces and magnets), covering objectives such as: compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable.

Forces and Magnets Knowledge Organiser

Forces and Magnets Knowledge Organiser

A one-page knowledge organiser covering contact forces, friction, magnets and poles for the Year 3 unit. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces and magnets), covering objectives such as: notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Magnet Poles Labelling

Magnet Poles Labelling

This labelling diagram asks children to mark north and south poles and show where magnets attract or repel. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces and magnets), covering objectives such as: describe magnets as having two poles. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

Attract or Repel Knowledge Check

Attract or Repel Knowledge Check

A quick knowledge check where pupils predict whether pairs of magnets will attract or repel. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces and magnets), covering objectives such as: predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Friction Investigation Guided Notes

Friction Investigation Guided Notes

Guided notes for a friction investigation comparing how objects move across different surfaces. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces and magnets), covering objectives such as: compare how things move on different surfaces. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

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Rocks, light, forces and magnets: Year 3 science introduces genuinely new physics and geology alongside the familiar biology of plants and animals. These Year 3 science worksheets cover all five units in the year — plants, animals including humans, rocks, light, and forces and magnets. Each unit gets its own worksheet, so you can match practice precisely to your current topic.

Every sheet follows the lower Key Stage 2 science programme of study from the England National Curriculum, using its vocabulary — nutrition, germination, magnetic, reflective — at a pitch right for seven and eight year olds. They are written to consolidate practical investigation work, from testing magnets to growing plants under different conditions.

Use them to record and structure conclusions after an experiment, as end-of-unit checks, or as cover-lesson tasks that still move learning forward. Everything is free to download; sign up to Chalkie (also free) if you want to edit questions or regenerate a sheet around the investigation your class actually ran.

What Year 3 Science covers

  • Plants

    Identifying and describing the functions of parts of flowering plants, exploring requirements for life and growth, and how water is transported within plants.

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  • Animals Including Humans

    Learning that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that humans and some animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement.

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  • Rocks

    Comparing and grouping rocks by appearance and simple physical properties, describing how fossils form, and recognising that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.

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  • Light

    Recognising that we need light to see and that dark is the absence of light, exploring reflections and how shadows form and change.

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  • Forces and Magnets

    Comparing how things move on different surfaces, observing how magnets attract or repel, and grouping materials by whether they are magnetic.

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