Environment and Traits Worksheets for 3rd to 5th Grade

What your child practices

Environment and Traits comes alive in 6 worksheets for 3rd to 5th grade science (Grades 3 to 5 in Canada), with 58 questions in total. In grades 3 to 5, science asks children to explain why things happen, not only what happens, and Environment and Traits is a great place to practice that kind of thinking. It opens with a guided Learn and Practice page, moves on to a practice sheet and a review test, then finishes with two quick quizzes and a mixed review. The skill matches NGSS 3-LS3-2, the standard for how traits are passed from parents to young. In Canada it matches the BC curriculum for Grade 4. Answer keys sit on page 2 of each PDF, so checking takes seconds. After printing, the online version gives instant feedback and reads each question aloud.

Tips for parents

• Ask your child to explain the idea using a diagram or a quick sketch.
• Connect Environment and Traits to something at home: the kitchen, the yard or the sky tonight.
• Look up one extra fact about Environment and Traits together and add it to the sheet.