Year 3 Plants Worksheet - Beginner

Year 3 Plants worksheet for Year 3 (Key Stage 2 / Year 3-6 (Ages 7-11)). Beginner level science practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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The Wonderful World of Flowering Plants

Year 3 Science • Beginner • Ages 7–8

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Instructions: Explore how flowering plants grow and survive. Read each question carefully and write your answers in the boxes. Use the word bank and examples to help you remember the jobs of plant parts and the stages in a plant’s life cycle.

Meet the Plant Parts

Choose the correct plant part from the word bank for each sentence. Each word is used once. Think about what each part does.

Word bank: roots, stem, leaves, flowers

1. These take in water from the soil and help hold the plant in place:

2. This carries water to other parts of the plant and supports the plant:

3. These make food for the plant using light:

4. These help the plant make seeds:

What Do Plants Need?

Choose the best answer for each question. Circle one option. Remember that plants need water, light and nutrients to grow well.

1. Which does a plant need to help it make food?

2. Where do most plants get water?

3. What can happen if a plant does not get enough water?

4. What do nutrients in soil help a plant do?

Follow the Water

Read each sentence and complete it with a word from the word bank. The example shows the journey water takes through a plant.

Word bank: roots, stem, leaves, soil

Example: Water is taken in from the soil by the roots.

1. The plant’s take in water from the soil.

2. Water travels up through the .

3. The stem carries water to the .

4. Water begins its journey into the plant in the .

A Flowering Plant’s Life Cycle

Write the numbers 1–4 beside the stages to show a simple flowering plant life cycle in the correct order. Then answer the final question.

Stages (write 1, 2, 3 or 4):

___ A seedling grows from the seed.

___ A mature plant makes flowers.

___ A seed germinates and begins to grow.

___ The flower produces seeds.

5. What can a seed grow into when it has the right conditions?

Plant Parts: Quick Check

Choose the best answer for each question. Circle one option. Use what you have learnt about the jobs of roots, stems, leaves and flowers.

1. Which part helps anchor a plant in the soil?

2. Which part supports the plant and carries water?

3. Which part makes food using light?

4. Which part helps a flowering plant make seeds?

Help a Plant Grow

Read each situation and write a simple answer in the box. You can use the words water, light and nutrients in your answers.

1. A plant is kept in a dark cupboard. What important thing is it missing?

2. The soil around a plant is very dry. What should the plant be given?

3. A plant has healthy roots but its stem is broken. Name one job the stem can no longer do well.

4. A flowering plant has no flowers. Which part needed to make seeds is missing?

Answer Key

Activity 1: roots ; stem ; leaves ; flowers

Activity 2: Sunlight ; From the soil ; It may wilt ; Grow healthily

Activity 3: roots ; stem ; leaves ; soil

Activity 4: A seedling grows from the seed = 3 ; A mature plant makes flowers = 4 ; A seed germinates and begins to grow = 1 ; The flower produces seeds = 2 ; A new plant / seedling

Activity 5: Roots ; Stem ; Leaves ; Flower

Activity 6: Light / sunlight ; Water ; It supports the plant or carries water to other parts ; Flower