1st - 3rd Grade Common Core Science Worksheets

Grab your trusty flashlight and get ready for a scientific treasure hunt!

Little gardeners, get to know your plants! See the cycle of a plant from its birth to adulthood, and read a bit about photosynthesis too.

Can you explain why your blue shirt is blue? This worksheet is full of facts about light and how it reacts with objects to give us the perception of color.

Did you know that there is no new water on Earth? It all gets recycled and reused in a process that we call the water cycle.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

Right now the Earth is spinning, whether we can feel it or not. Do you know why? Uncover the science behind our spinning planet with this informative worksheet.

Children are introduced to the basic concepts of cloud formation in this diagramming and fill-in-the-blank activity.

What's your favorite animal? Kids love answering that question, and with this animal research graphic organizer, they can write all about it.

How do clouds form? Why does it rain? Help your student answer some of these questions by completing this water cycle worksheet.

Not your typical crossword, this puzzle will have your child learning to recognize the shapes of the continents. Great for map skills and vocabulary!

Kids learn important plant and animal cell vocabulary as they plug the words into their correct spots and complete the puzzle.

How does the butterfly become so beautiful? Learn about the four stages that it goes through in its life.

Does your little scientist know the different types of energy? Explore energy with this helpful info sheet!

Bug out on some insect anatomy! Can you name each part of the insect? Try making an educated guess by using what you already know about animal body parts.

Teach your child the difference between potential and kinetic energy with this introductory worksheet.

Identify the appearance of the moon during its three main phases which include the New Moon, Quarter Moon, and Full Moon.

Is your child trying to answer the question what is weathering and erosion? This info sheet gives good definitions of the terms and some visual examples.

Does your little scientist know the water cycle? Challenge her with this cut and paste activity where she'll label each part of this water cycle!

What is the rocky cycle? This info sheet answers that question with the help of a colorful diagram and a shout out to important vocabulary.

Observe and record the weather with your kindergartener with this cute fill-in weather graph.

For each item on this first grade science worksheet, kids match a piece of clothing with the thermometer showing a temperature for wearing the item of clothing.

Encourage your child to take a nature walk, using the prompts on this worksheet to write and draw their observations of plants, animals, sounds, and more.

Collecting data is an important part of math and statistics. Practice gathering data using items around the house or classroom!

Help your child learn about sensory language as they write a 5-senses poem.

Use this fun worksheet to create a five senses riddle to stump your friends! Students will get practice using sensory words to describe objects with the help of a word bank.

What is solar energy? Discover how we use the power of the sun, and complete this worksheet about an important renewable energy source.

All living things go through cycles. Learn about the life cycle of an amphibian with this diagram of the life of a frog!

Here's a fun way to review photosynthesis with your child! She'll show off her science knowledge as she answers questions to complete the crossword puzzle.

Looking for a way to teach your kids all about the planets? This worksheet is the way to go. It features Venus, the second planet from the sun.

Help your preschooler sharpen their knowledge about plants with this colorful worksheet. They'll use the word bank to name the basic parts of a plant.