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Year 4 in England

3rd grade plants

3 3rd grade plants skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

Mixed review

Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

Life cycle of a flowering plant

CCSS NGSS.3-LS1-1England: KS2 Y3 Plants

Example

In the life cycle of a bean plant, what comes straight after "plant with flowers"?

  1. bean seed → root and shoot appear → seedling → plant with flowers → pods with new beans
  2. So the answer is: pods with new beans

Answer: pods with new beans

Pollination and seed dispersal

CCSS NGSS.2-LS2-2CCSS NGSS.3-LS1-1England: KS2 Y3 Plants

Example

How are the seeds of this plant mainly spread: burdock burrs?

  1. Hooked seeds stick to fur; seeds in tasty fruit are eaten and dropped elsewhere; nuts are buried and forgotten.
  2. So the answer is: animals

Answer: animals

How water travels up through a plant

CCSS NGSS.4-LS1-1England: KS2 Y3 Plants

Example

A white carnation is put in red water. After a day its petals are pink at the edges. What does this show?

  1. The stem carries water up to every part of the plant, including the flower.
  2. So the answer is: Water reaches all the way to the flower.

Answer: Water reaches all the way to the flower.

Builds on: Parts of a plant

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