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A Short Research Project is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on building knowledge on a topic from sources, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.7. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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A Short Research Project

W.3.7

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Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Research one animal's journey. Take brief notes under two headings, then write a short report.
  • I used two headings
  • I took brief notes
  • I used facts
  • I wrote a conclusion
2.Reread your writing for one thing only: are the events in the clearest order? Rewrite what is not.
  • I checked the order
  • I revised what needed it
  • I edited the punctuation
  • It reads better

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Answer key — A Short Research Project

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Notes sorted under headings and a short factual report drawn from them.
  2. 2.A specific ordering problem identified and fixed.

Questions about A Short Research Project

What does the A Short Research Project worksheet cover?

It practises building knowledge on a topic from sources — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core W.3.7: Run a short research project that teaches you something about a topic. The instruction to pupils is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does A Short Research Project practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.7 — W.3.7, in the Writing domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

A Short Research Project is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on W.3.7, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does A Short Research Project come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of A Short Research Project can I print?

25 versions, of which 14 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is A Short Research Project free to print and photocopy?

Yes. A Short Research Project, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach W.3.7?

Yes — “A Research Project on a Topic” is a 40-minute Grade 3 plan for W.3.7, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. A Short Research Project is the practice that follows it.

More practice for W.3.7

Run a short research project that teaches you something about a topic.

Teaching this next? A Research Project on a Topic is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.3.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.