What age are Earth science worksheets for?

These are written for 3rd Grade students, roughly ages 8-9. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Are these Earth science worksheets aligned to NGSS?

5 of the 25 worksheets are. Each of those shows the NGSS code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself; the others practice the skill without a listed code.

Can I use these Earth science worksheets for homeschool?

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 3rd Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.

3rd Grade Earth Science Worksheets

Ages 8-9 · 7 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

These earth science worksheets for 3rd grade cover the ground under our feet and the patterns in the sky. Rock and mineral pages have children sort rocks and minerals, read clues for igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock, read the Mohs hardness scale, label the rock cycle and the layers of soil. Other pages cover erosion, Earth's layers, volcanoes, natural hazards and Earth's biomes (NGSS 3-ESS2-2). Sky pages explain moon phases, day and night, shadows through the day, the sun and other stars, the sizes of Earth, the moon and the sun, and how sailors used the North Star. There are 25 sheets, each with an answer key.

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