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3rd Grade Animal Adaptations worksheets

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Animal Adaptations

Grade 3 Science Worksheet

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Write body or behavior.

A mother bird sits on her eggs to keep them warm. Adaptation:
Dolphins swim together in groups called pods. Adaptation:
Wolves howl to call their pack. Adaptation:
A seal has a thick layer of fat that keeps it warm. Adaptation:
A cow has flat teeth for grinding grass. Adaptation:
A whale has a thick layer of blubber. Adaptation:
An owl has soft feathers that let it fly quietly. Adaptation:
Monkeys groom each other to keep clean. Adaptation:
Meerkats take turns watching for danger. Adaptation:
A woodpecker has a stiff tail that braces it against a tree. Adaptation:
A koala has fingerprints and strong grip pads on its paws. Adaptation:
A squirrel pretends to bury a nut to trick a watcher. Adaptation:

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About this worksheet

An adaptation is a trait that helps an animal live in its home. Some adaptations are parts of the body: a giraffe's long neck, a duck's webbed feet, a polar bear's thick fur. Others are behaviors, things an animal does: a bear sleeping through the winter, geese flying south, wolves hunting in a pack. On this worksheet your child reads twelve sentences about animals and writes body or behavior for each adaptation; the two words are in the instruction.

Building Confidence uses the most familiar animals, On Level adds less familiar ones, and Challenge Me uses cases where the reason needs more thought, such as an elephant's ears or a frog buried in mud. Ask your child whether the animal has it or does it.

What your child will learn

Say what an adaptation is
Tell a body adaptation from a behavior adaptation
Explain how an adaptation helps an animal survive

NGSS standard: 3-LS4-2

Worked example

A duck has webbed feet for swimming. Feet are part of its body, so it is a body adaptation. Geese flying south is something they do, so it is a behavior.