TERCERO

PRIMARIA

NATURAL SCIENCE

Summer Homework

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Diagnostic

Class:

1 Label the body parts.

arm

a.

mouth

leg

nose

foot

ear

hand

eye

head

eye
g.

b.

c.
h.

d.
e.

f.

i.

2 Cross the odd one out.

a. Circulatory system: hand, heart, arteries, veins
b. Respiratory system: lungs, nose, stomach, mouth
c. Digestive system: stomach, mouth, intestine, lungs

3 Are these sentences true or false?

a. Knees, elbows and knuckles are all examples of joints.

true / false

b. The respiratory system helps us to digest food.

true / false

c. We breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen.

true / false

d. The brain and the heart are organs.

true / false

e. Pupils are found inside our ears.

true / false

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4 Write the correct sense.

sight

hearing

smell

taste

touch

touch

5 How do these things feel? Circle the correct words.

a

smooth / rough

hard / soft

smooth / rough

hot / cold

smooth / rough

hot / cold

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Diagnostic

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1 Identify the food groups.

fruit and vegetables

proteins and iron

dairy products

fats

carbohydrates and fibre

e.

a. carbohydrates and fibre

d.

b.

c.

2 Circle the healthy foods.

Breakfast

yoghurt

cereal

orange juice

croissant

donut

hamburger

rice

pasta

cola

chips

ice cream

pizza

salad

Lunch

chicken

Dinner

fish

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3 Match the questions to the answers.

a. How many main meals should we eat every day?

75

b. What percentage of your body is water?

1.5

c. How many litres of water should we drink every day?

d. How many glasses of water should we drink every day?

9) the habits that are good for your body and your mind.

4 Tick (
a

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Diagnostic

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1 Circle true or false. Correct the sentences that are false.

a. Living things obtain nutrients from food.

true / false

b. Living things reproduce. Reproduction means making new food.

true / false

c. All animals give birth to live young.

true / false

d. Rocks and sand are examples of living things.

true / false

e. Living things need food and water to live.

true / false

f. All non-living things are man-made.

true / false

2 Draw lines to label the parts of the plant. Match the parts
of the plant with the descriptions of what they do.
Ta in water from
Take
the ground.

a. flowers

Ta in air, water
Take
and sunlight.

b. leaves

c. stems
Support the plant.
d. roots
Produce seeds.

3 Circle the living things blue and the non-living things red.

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4 Complete the diagram.

make their own food

eat plants and animals

lay eggs or give birth

reproduce

need water to live

grow towards the light

can move from place to place

animals

plants

both

make
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own
wn ffoo
food
ood
oo
d

a.
b.

f.

d.
c.

are born from seeds

g.

e.

h.

5 Match to make true sentences.

a. Fungi feed on

to plants than animals.

b. Mould and mushrooms

are

example of algae.
their own food.

c. Seaweed is an
other living things that are
decomposing.

d. Bacteria are very small

organisms,
e. Fungi are more similar

wh we can only see under

which
a microscope.

f. Algae produce

examples of fungi.

6 Classify the living things animals, plants, fungi, bacteria

or algae.

algae

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Diagnostic

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1 Circle the odd one out.

a. dog

lion

ostrich

bear

b. hawk

eagle

falcon

hummingbird

c. piglet

elephant

chick

lamb

d. giraffe

sheep

cow

horse

e. whale

kangaroo

sparrow

snail

2 Identify the animals.

cow

3 Match.
a. Vertebrates

eat other animals.

ea

b. Omnivores

eat plants.
ea

c. Invertebrates

eat other animals and plants.

ea

d. Carnivores

have a backbone.

e. Herbivores

dont have a backbone.

do

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9 birds and mammals

4 Tick the correct box.

a. They are vertebrates.

birds

mammals

b. They have feathers.

birds

mammals

birds and mammals

c. They have fur or hair.

birds

mammals

birds and mammals

d. They drink their mothers milk.

birds

mammals

birds and mammals

e. They are oviparous.

birds

mammals

birds and mammals

f. They are viviparous.

birds

mammals

birds and mammals

g. They breathe with their lungs.

birds

mammals

birds and mammals

5 Label the words related to birds

nest

beak

wing

feathers

eggs

beak

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Diagnostic

Class:

fy the animals.
1 Classify

turtle

salamander

lizard

ray

snake

eel

seahorse

carp

frog

Reptiles

Amphibians

Fish

turtle

2 Choose the correct option.

a. Adult amphibians breathe through their lungs / moist skin and
lungs / gills.
b. Fish breathe through their lungs / moist skin and lungs / gills.
c. Reptiles breathe through their lungs / moist skin and lungs / gills.

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3 Identify the parts of a fish.

a

b
e

9 tail

fin

eye

scales

gills

4 Are these sentences true or false?

a. Amphibians have scales on their bodies.

true / false

b. Most reptiles are carnivores.

true / false

c. Most fish are oviparous.

true / false

d. Snakes slither when they move.

true / false

e. Fish change from babies to adults through metamorphosis.

true / false

5 Match.
a. Reptiles and fish

are oviparous and lay their eggs in water.

ar

b. Amphibians

live in water and on land.

c. Fish

do not live in extremely cold habitats.

d. Reptiles

have scales on their bodies.

e. Reptiles and Amphibians

live in fresh water or the sea.

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Diagnostic

Class:

1 Circle the invertebrates.

chameleon

crab

hamster

snail

goldfish

octopus

starfish

frog

wasp

2 Are these sentences true or false?

a. All invertebrates have a backbone.

true / false

b. All invertebrates can walk, swim, crawl and fly.

true / false

c. Invertebrates are the smallest group of animals on the Earth.

true / false

d. All invertebrates have an exoskeleton to protect their bodies.

true / false

e. Some invertebrates have a shell to protect their bodies.

true / false

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3 Identify the parts of an insect.

e

d
b

legs

a head

abdomen

antennae

thorax

4 Match the invertebrate to the correct sub-category.

a. spider

insect

b. crab

bivalve

c. snail

crustacean

d. grasshopper

arachnid

e. mussel

gastropod

5 Choose the correct option.

a. Crustaceans have a thick exoskeleton / shell to protect their
body.
b. Insects have two / four antennae and six / eight legs.
c. Arachnids have six / eight legs and most have six / eight eyes.
d. Gastropods have eyes/ears on the end of antennae.
e. Most cephalopods do / do not have an external shell to protect
their body.

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Diagnostic

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1 Identify the materials. Match.

metal
glass
feathers
wood
cotton
wool

2 Choose the correct properties of these things.

a.

A glass jar is fragile / resistant.

b.

A can is rigid / flexible.

c.

An umbrella is absorbent / waterproof.

d.

A nail file is rough / smooth.

3 Write down the three states of water.

a

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4 Identify the natural and manufactured materials.

a.

natural

d.

b.

c.

e.

f.

5 Match and make sentences.

a. Everything on the planet

it is called a physical change.

b. We use different

is made up of matter.

c. When matter changes shape, size or state,

it is called a chemical change.

d. When matter changes into different matter,

materials to make things.

e. A mixture contains

two or more materials.

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Diagnostic

Class:

1 Match the pictures to the correct type of energy.

kinetic energy
thermal energy
light energy
sound energy
electrical energy
chemical energy

2 Are these sentences about energy true or false?

a. We need energy for everything we do.

true / false

b. We can find energy everywhere around us.

true / false

c. We can create energy.

true / false

d. We cant change energy from one type to another.

true / false

e. We cant destroy energy.

true / false

3 Put the energy sources into the correct column.

coal

wind

sun

crude oil

Non-renewable energy sources

natural gas

water

Renewable energy sources

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4 Label the pictures.

oil rig

wind turbine

hydroelectric power station

a.

hydroelectric
power station

e.

coal

wind farm

solar panel
light bulb

natural gas

b.

c.

d.

f.

g.

h.

9)

5 Which energy sources come from the ground or seabed? Tick (

a. sun
b. water
c. crude oil
d. wind
e. coal
f. natural gas

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Diagnostic

Class:

1 Are the machines complex or simple?

a. This is a
machine.

simple

b. This is a
machine.

c. This is a
machine.

a. This is a
machine.

b. This is a
machine.

c. This is a
machine.

d. This is a
machine.

e. This is a
machine.

f. This is a
machine.

2 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer.

a. Complex machines are made up of a number of small machines.

true / false

b. Simple machines often need electrical energy.

true / false

c. Simple and complex machines use energy.

true / false

d. Complex machines have few or no moving parts.

true / false

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3 Label the simple machines.

lever

screw

inclined plane

wheel and axle

wedge

pulley

4 Match the tools to what we do with them.