Well, Less Well, Not at All is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on arguing that a habitat suits some organisms and not others, aligned to Common Core standard 3-LS4-3. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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.
Set 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Well, Less Well, Not at All
3-LS4-3
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Sort each one into how well it would survive there.
1.Sort each one: Survives well here or Survives less well here or Cannot survive here?
Sort: Moss on a sunny brick wall, A fern on bare desert rock, A woodlouse under a rotting log
Survives well hereSurvives less well hereCannot survive here
2.Sort each one: Survives well here or Survives less well here or Cannot survive here?
Sort: A cactus in a hot dry desert, A daisy on a mown lawn, A cactus in a waterlogged bog
Survives well hereSurvives less well hereCannot survive here
3.Sort each one: Survives well here or Survives less well here or Cannot survive here?
Sort: A trout in a cold fast stream, A trout in a warm stagnant pond, A worm in dry sandy soil
Survives well hereSurvives less well hereCannot survive here
LessonPrint · 3-LS4-3 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Well, Less Well, Not at All
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A fern on bare desert rock — Cannot survive here 2. A woodlouse under a rotting log — Survives well here 3. Moss on a sunny brick wall — Survives less well here
2.1. A cactus in a hot dry desert — Survives well here 2. A cactus in a waterlogged bog — Cannot survive here 3. A daisy on a mown lawn — Survives less well here
3.1. A trout in a cold fast stream — Survives well here 2. A trout in a warm stagnant pond — Cannot survive here 3. A worm in dry sandy soil — Survives less well here
More practice for 3-LS4-3
Argue that a habitat suits some living things, suits others less, and suits some not at all.
Teaching this next? Well, Less Well, Not at All is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.