Inside and Outside is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on arguing that internal and external structures support survival, aligned to Common Core standard 4-LS1-1. 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.

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Inside and Outside

4-LS1-1

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Sort each structure into inside or outside.

1.Sort each one: Outside structure or Inside structure?

Sort: A heart pumping blood, Roots drawing up water, A cactus's spines, A rose's thorns

Outside structureInside structure

2.Sort each one: Outside structure or Inside structure?

Sort: A rabbit's ears, A fish's scales, A skeleton holding the body up, A stomach digesting food

Outside structureInside structure

3.Sort each one: Outside structure or Inside structure?

Sort: A tree's bark, Lungs taking in air, A bird's feathers, A stem carrying water to the leaves

Outside structureInside structure

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Answer key — Inside and Outside

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A cactus's spines — Outside structure 2. A heart pumping blood — Inside structure 3. A rose's thorns — Outside structure 4. Roots drawing up water — Inside structure
2.1. A fish's scales — Outside structure 2. A rabbit's ears — Outside structure 3. A skeleton holding the body up — Inside structure 4. A stomach digesting food — Inside structure
3.1. A bird's feathers — Outside structure 2. A stem carrying water to the leaves — Inside structure 3. A tree's bark — Outside structure 4. Lungs taking in air — Inside structure

More practice for 4-LS1-1

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.