Nine lettered statements, A to I, go into a Venn diagram on this three-page 4th grade science worksheet comparing plant and animal structures. It is tied to NGSS 4-LS1-1. The regions are plants only, animals only, and both. Petals, roots, and stems belong to plants, and a brain, lungs or gills, and a stomach belong to animals. The answer key puts three letters in each region.
4-LS1-1
“Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.”
Statements B, E, and G in the shared region, which state that plants and animals both have structures for protection, survival, growth, and reproduction.
Nine statements describe structures, such as colorful petals that attract insects for reproduction and a brain that processes information from the environment.
Students write each letter in the plants only, animals only, or both region.
Plants only gets A, D, and H. Animals only gets C, F, and I. Both gets B, E, and G, including a protective outer covering like bark or skin.
Floor Venn
Lay two hula hoops on the floor as a giant Venn diagram. Students place letter cards in the hoops, then copy the result onto the sheet.
Short writing
After the sort, ask for one sentence about statement E. Bark and skin make a clear pair for a claim about protection.
Extension
Have students write a tenth statement and decide which region it belongs in.
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