Biome and Climate Match
3rd grade biome worksheet: match six biomes to climate clues, then answer four questions on rain, trees and snow. Answer key included.
3rd Grade Biomes Worksheets
3rd grade biomes worksheets: desert, rainforest, tundra, grassland, deciduous forest and taiga, with climate charts, animal sorts, a reading and a check.
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Biomes Chart
3rd grade biomes chart: sort 24 plants and animals into six biomes, describe each climate, then compare desert and tundra in a Venn diagram.
Which Biome Do I Live In?
3rd grade biomes worksheet: sort 12 animals into desert, rainforest, tundra, grassland, deciduous forest and taiga, then write about one animal.
Layers of the Rainforest Reading
3rd grade rainforest layers reading: a 260-word passage, a labeling diagram and seven questions on the emergent layer, canopy, understory and floor.
Biome Riddles
3rd grade biome riddles: solve eight riddles from a word bank, then write two of your own with weather, plant and animal clues. Answer key included.
Biomes Check
3rd grade biomes check: name four biomes from pictures, answer five multiple-choice questions and explain why few trees grow in the tundra.
Curriculum objectives covered
3-ESS2-2
“Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.”
3-LS4-3
“Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.”
RI.3.1
“Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.”
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