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Sunflowers in Sun and Shade is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on using measured heights as evidence that surroundings change a trait, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 3-LS3-2. It prints 7 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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Sunflowers in Sun and Shade

3-LS3-2

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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

Sunflowers From One Packet

Heights measured after ten weeks, from one packet of seed sown in two places. HEIGHTS AFTER TEN WEEKS Sunny bed: 148 cm, 152 cm, 139 cm, 155 cm, 144 cm Shady bed: 96 cm, 88 cm, 102 cm, 91 cm, 85 cm All seeds came from the same packet. All had the same soil and the same watering. Every plant had yellow flowers and a thick stem.

  1. 1. What was the tallest plant in the sunny bed?
  2. 2. What would a third bed with even less light probably show?
  3. 3. What does this record not tell you?
  4. 4. Why did plants from one packet end up different heights?
2.A dog is given too much food and little exercise. What may happen?
  • A.It becomes overweight
  • B.Its puppies will be overweight
  • C.It grows a longer tail
3.A kind of plant that normally grows tall is given too little water. What happens?
  • A.It grows taller than normal
  • B.It grows short and stunted
  • C.It changes into a different kind of plant
4.A seedling grown in a dark cupboard is pale and spindly. What caused that?
  • A.It was too warm
  • B.It came from a pale parent
  • C.Growing without light
5.Two cuttings from one geranium grow on a sunny windowsill and in a dark corner. Which will probably have greener, sturdier leaves?
  • A.The one on the sunny windowsill
  • B.The one in the dark corner
  • C.Both exactly the same, because they came from one plant
6.Flamingos get their pink color from the food they eat. What does that show?
  • A.The color is only inherited
  • B.All birds are pink
  • C.Their surroundings, through their food, affect a trait
7.Identical twins grow up apart, and one does far more sport. One is much stronger. Inherited or surroundings?
  • A.Surroundings, because the twins started the same
  • B.Neither
  • C.Inherited, because they are twins

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Answer key — Sunflowers in Sun and Shade

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  1. 1.1. 155 cm. 2. Plants shorter than the shady bed's, if less sunlight means less growth. 3. It does not tell you how much sunlight each bed actually received. 4. The plants in the shady bed had less sunlight, which affected their growth.
  2. 2.It becomes overweight
  3. 3.It grows short and stunted
  4. 4.Growing without light
  5. 5.The one on the sunny windowsill
  6. 6.Their surroundings, through their food, affect a trait
  7. 7.Surroundings, because the twins started the same

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3-LS3-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.