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Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on modelling how animals sense, process and respond to information, aligned to Common Core standard 4-LS1-2. 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 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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Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something

4-LS1-2

NameDate

Number the steps from 1 to 4.

1.Put the steps in order for a rabbit hearing a fox.
  • The brain works out that it is a danger
  • Nerves carry the signal to the brain
  • The rabbit runs for its burrow
  • The ears pick up a sound
2.Put the steps in order for a cat hearing a tin opened.
  • The ears detect the sound
  • The cat comes into the kitchen
  • The signal reaches the brain
  • The brain links the sound to food

LessonPrint · 4-LS1-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

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

Questions about Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something

What does the Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something worksheet cover?

It practises modelling how animals sense, process and respond to information — 2 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core 4-LS1-2: Model how an animal senses something, works it out, and responds. The instruction to pupils is “Number the steps from 1 to 4”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something practise?

4-LS1-2 — 4-LS1-2, in the Life Science domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4-LS1-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something 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 Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something can I print?

25 — one per pupil, 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 Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something, 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 4-LS1-2?

Yes — “Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something” is a 55-minute Grade 4 plan for 4-LS1-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 4-LS1-2

Model how an animal senses something, works it out, and responds.

Teaching this next? Sense It, Work It Out, Do Something is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4-LS1-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.