Printable Science Worksheets For Kids
Science starts with a question: What is that? How does it work? What will happen next? These printable science worksheets for kids let children explore those questions through sorting, labeling, sequencing, and hands-on activities.
Browse the worksheets by topic below to find an activity for your classroom, homeschool lesson, or at-home learning time. You will find options for young children learning about their senses and living things, along with more detailed biology activities for older students.
Scientific Method Worksheets
Before an experiment, ask children what they think will happen. Afterward, give them time to describe what they observed.
Our scientific method worksheet printables help students work through those steps and record their thinking. Pair them with an activity from our STEM activities for kids collection when you want to add a hands-on experiment.
States of Matter Worksheets
Learning about solids, liquids, and gases is easier when children can connect each word to something familiar.
With these matter sorting worksheets, students sort illustrated examples into the three states of matter. The activity includes ice, water, and water vapor, which you can use to discuss how one substance can exist in different states.
For a simple follow-up, place an ice cube in a clear cup. Ask children to draw or describe what they notice as it melts.
Five Senses Science Worksheets
The five senses give young children a natural starting point for science. They can observe the world around them, describe what they notice, and sort examples by sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
Use the five senses sorting worksheets for a preschool or kindergarten lesson. Talk through each choice with children and ask which clues helped them decide where a picture belongs.
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Plant Science Worksheets
Plants give children something they can study both on paper and in real life. After completing a worksheet, look at a seed, leaf, flower, or growing plant together.
- Parts of a plant worksheets: Identify plant parts and talk about what each one does.
- Pumpkin life cycle printables: Follow a pumpkin’s growth from seed to mature fruit.
- Pumpkin life cycle worksheets: Explore another printable set for a fall plant science lesson.
- Strawberry life cycle printable: Learn about the stages of strawberry growth.
If you are growing seeds with your children, invite them to check the plants daily and record the first changes they notice.
Animal Life Cycle Worksheets
Life cycle worksheets help children put the stages of growth in order. They also provide a starting point for questions about how animals change over time.
- Butterfly life cycle cut-and-paste worksheet: Arrange the stages from egg to adult butterfly.
- Praying mantis life cycle printable: Study the stages of a praying mantis’s life.
- Sea turtle life cycle printable: Explore a sea turtle’s life cycle with sequencing and other learning activities.
- Groundhog life cycle printable diorama: Build a model while learning about groundhogs.
For even more animals and plants, visit our life cycle worksheets for kids collection.
Human Body Worksheets
Children often have questions about how their bodies work. These printables offer a visual way to introduce anatomy and body systems.
- Human body systems worksheet: Explore the major systems of the human body.
- Body parts coloring pages: Use coloring as a starting point to identify body parts and discuss what they do.
Choose the pages that fit your child’s age and lesson. Younger learners can focus on naming parts, while older students can describe how different systems work together.
Plant and Animal Cell Worksheets
For students ready to study cells, a cut-and-paste model can make the parts easier to see and remember.
- Build a plant cell cut-and-paste worksheets: Assemble and label a plant cell.
- Build an animal cell cut-and-paste worksheets: Create an animal cell model and identify its parts.
After completing both activities, ask students what the cells have in common and which parts are different.
Space and Weather Printables
Science lessons can also begin with what children see outside or in the night sky.
- Solar system diorama printable: Build a model while learning about the Sun and planets.
- Weather wheel printable: Observe and record the day’s weather.
The weather wheel is especially easy to use as a daily classroom or homeschool routine. Ask children whether today’s weather matches their prediction from yesterday.
How to Use These Printable Science Worksheets
Choose one worksheet that matches the concept you are teaching. Then give children a chance to observe something real, complete the printable, and explain their thinking.
For example, you could watch an ice cube melt before using the matter sorting pages, examine a flower before labeling plant parts, or check the weather each morning before using the weather wheel. A worksheet is most useful when it helps children talk about what they have noticed.
You can also adjust an activity for different ages. Help younger children cut and sort pictures, or ask older students to write an explanation for each answer. Check each linked post for its printable, instructions, and download details.
These children’s science worksheets are a starting point for discovery. Pick a topic your child is curious about, print the activity, and see what questions come up along the way.
