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From Seed to Fruit is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on ordering the stages of flowering plants' life cycles, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 3-LS1-1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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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From Seed to Fruit

3-LS1-1

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Number the stages from 1 to 4.

1.Put the maize plant's life cycle in order.
  • Cob of new kernels
  • Kernel sown in the soil
  • Shoot with long narrow leaves
  • Tall plant with tassels and silks
2.Put the dandelion's life cycle in order.
  • Fluffy clock of new seeds
  • Flat rosette of jagged leaves
  • Yellow flower on a stalk
  • Seed landing on a parachute

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Answer key — From Seed to Fruit

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 2, 3, 4, 1
  2. 2.Correct order: 4, 2, 3, 1

Questions about From Seed to Fruit

What does the From Seed to Fruit worksheet cover?

It practices ordering the stages of flowering plants' life cycles — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on NGSS 3-LS1-1: Model how life cycles differ, and what every one of them has in common. The instruction to students is “Number the stages from 1 to 4”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which NGSS performance expectation does From Seed to Fruit practice?

3-LS1-1, under Life Science for Grade 3. The published performance expectation reads: “Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.” The worksheet assesses that performance expectation rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

From Seed to Fruit is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3-LS1-1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does From Seed to Fruit 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 From Seed to Fruit can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is From Seed to Fruit free to print and photocopy?

Yes. From Seed to Fruit, 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.

More practice for 3-LS1-1

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.