Scientific Observation Worksheet
A worksheet for 3rd graders to practice scientific observation skills, including using senses and making inferences.
Includes
Standards
Topics
Scientific Observation Practice
Name:
Date:
Score:
Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember to use your observation skills!
1. When you use your five senses to learn about something, you are making an .
2. Your five senses are sight, smell, touch, taste, and .
3. An is what you think might be true based on your observations.
4. Which sense would help you know if a flower is soft?
Sight
Smell
Touch
Hearing
5. Look at the magnifying glass. What are three observations you can make about it using your sense of sight?

6. You can make an observation using only your sense of hearing.
True
False
7. Imagine you see dark clouds, feel a cool breeze, and hear thunder. What inference can you make about the weather?
Related Worksheets
Introduction to the Engineering Design Process
Explore the steps of the engineering design process with this engaging worksheet for 3rd graders.
Safety Rules and Symbols
A Grade 3 science worksheet to help students understand and identify common safety rules and symbols.
Scientific Tools Exploration
Explore common scientific tools and their uses with this engaging worksheet designed for third graders.
Understanding Independent Variables
A Grade 3 science worksheet to introduce and practice identifying independent variables in simple experiments.
Lab Safety Fun!
A fun and engaging worksheet to help 3rd graders learn about important lab safety rules and practices.
Scientific Inquiry Exploration
A Grade 3 science worksheet on the steps of scientific inquiry, including observation, asking questions, predicting, and experimenting.
Observation and Inference Worksheet
A Grade 3 science worksheet to help students understand the difference between observation and inference through various exercises.
Science Experiments Fun!
A worksheet for 3rd graders to learn about the steps of a scientific experiment and common tools used.