1st - 4th Grade Common Core Life Science Worksheets

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Roses are red, violets are blue, I know the parts of a flower, how about you? Learn about flower anatomy with this worksheet.

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.

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.

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.

Here is a fresh and fruity way to learn a bit of life science. Sit down with your little one and teach them all the different parts of an apple!

Your child will write about his or her favorite animal. Kids will research their favorite animals online or at the library, then write down three facts.

Learn the ins and outs of one of the body's most important organs: the heart!

Children learn about the food cycle in a rain forest as they color in a scene of snakes, butterflies, leopards, and other forest-dwelling creatures.

This short nonfiction text will provide students with an opportunity to become more comfortable with identifying and defining academic vocabulary words—and they'll have fun learning all about the life cycle of a chicken in the process!

This worksheet will help your child identify the different parts of the body by asking them to fill in the blanks on the diagram.

Take a trip down to the deep blue sea and learn about the life cycle of a fish! Fish go through the same stages of life as many other living things.

As your child completes this science worksheet on the life cycle of a peanut, he'll get the chance to practice his sequencing, labeling, and drawing skills.

Ancient mariners mistook the manatee for a mermaid! Your young biologist won't make the same mistake after learning about the manatee with this worksheet.

This fun cut and paste sheet teaches kids about the process an apple tree goes through as it grows.

This tree anatomy worksheet will give your little naturalist a better understanding of the parts that make up a tree.

All living things have a life cycle. Learn about the different stages that a bird goes through from birth to adulthood!

All kids love animals, but how much does your child know about them? Kids will get to learn some animal vocabulary with this wild crossword puzzle.

A useful overview of terrestrial biomes, including a climate key.

Just like all plants and animals, you go through different stages in life too! Help your child to see how he will change and grow throughout his life.

Did you know that trees have more parts than just the trunk, branches and leaves? Take a look on the inside of a tree with this fill-in-the-blank diagram!

Learn more about how plants work with this cool celery experiment! Use this worksheet to help you record your observations after doing this experiment.

Did you know that each tree tells a story? In this worksheet, children peer inside a tree to learn about the layers in its trunk.