SCIENCE

YEAR 3

TOPICS: Forces and magnets,
Animals including humans: nutrition,
Light, Plants, Rocks, Animals
including humans: skeleton, muscles
and movement

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Class

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Which force causes objects to fall?

GRAVITY



Label the forces in the below diagram.


PUSH

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GRAVITY/FRICTION



1 mark for each correct label


If Bike A stops faster than Bike B what force is stronger on
Bike A?

FRICTION

Ryan and Gracy dropped some objects and timed how long
it took to fall. Which object had the least air resistance?

Object
Time to fall
Pen
2 seconds
Toy Parachute
12 seconds
Ball
3 seconds
Feather
5 seconds


BALL

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What will happen when the two magnets are pushed

towards each other in the diagram below?





ATTRACT/STICK other wording showing understanding of
attraction


Why?


OPPOSITE POLES/NS ATTRACTION other wording to
show understanding of polar attractions



Aaron and Nathan put a magnet near some different
objects. The results are below:

Object
Result
Paper
Nothing
Fridge
Magnet stuck
Table
Nothing
Car
Magnet stuck

Which objects are made of metal?


FRIDGE and CAR no marks if only name one item



When will magnets repel each other?


WHEN POLES ARE THE SAME/SAME SIDE understanding
of likes repel

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What does an herbivore eat?

PLANTS/VEGETABLES/FRUIT other answers that show
understanding of a non-meat diet



What diet do humans have?


OMNIVORE



Name the three types of teeth of a human.


1]INCISORS/MOLARS/CANINES one mark for each





An animal only has molar teeth. What type of diet do you
think it has?


HERBIVORE

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Fill in the below table

Protein

CARBOHYDRATE

Chicken


Any protein

Beef

Pasta


Bread


Rice

Vitamins
and
minerals

Any
relevant

Apple

FATS

Green
beans

Cheese

Chips

Butter

1 mark for each 2 answers
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Christiana is doing an experiment to test what drink is

worst for teeth. She puts one tooth in each of the below
drinks:

Water

Coca Cola

Milk

Orange Juice

Which tooth will be the most damaged after one week?


Coca Cola


Jeremy brushes his teeth every morning and every night.
Raj brushes his teeth once a day. Who will have the best
teeth?


Jeremy

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Which of these is transparent?

A brick

A window

A plastic bag


WINDOW

What are the colours of light?

Any order
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet

1 mark for 4 correct colours (usually RYGB), 2 if all
correct





Draw the two shadows below.







Smaller shadow for first, 1 mark for sizes, 1 mark
for having correct shape and colour

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Name 2 light sources

Any, including: Sun, Torch, Lamp, Candle, Fire, Lantern,
Lightening, Firefly, car headlights



Name 2 reflectors


Any including: Moon, mirror, water, glass, fluorescent
jacket, safety clothes



What is a sundial?


Tells the time using the sun, words to that effect



Nicolas is doing an experiment, he uses a very small
amount of light and tries to tell what colour a piece of
paper is. He gets the below results:


Estimate
Actual Colour
Correct
or
incorrect estimate
Black
Red
Incorrect
Black
Blue
Incorrect
Yellow
Yellow
Correct
White
White
Correct

Why does Nicolas get the darker colours wrong?


1 mark, maximum of 2 for any of the following points, or
similar:
dark colours absorb light, light colours reflect more,
darker colours are closer together, colour is light, black is
absence of light, white is reflection of light, without light
darker colours cannot reflect

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What two jobs does the stem have?

Transporting water
keeping the plant upright



What is photosynthesis?


1 mark for each point, maximum of 2: making food; light,
sun and water; makes energy and oxygen; happens in the
leaf; using the green in the plant; carbon dioxide from the
air

What happens if a plant gets no light?


It dies/cannot make food/no photosynthesis


Draw the life cycle of a flowering plant:











1 mark for inclusion of the following in right order words
in capitals are necessary; SEED seedling, plant, FLOWER,
POLLINATION, fruit, seed dispersal; some children may
miss seedling.


What gas in air do plants need to make food?


Carbon Dioxide

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Complete the table of materials:

Material
Description
Glass
Clear, manmade, transparent

Wood
Natural, comes from plants

Metal
Shiny, sometimes magnetic

Plastic
Manmade, hard and long lasting

One mark for each correct box

Match the rock types with their descriptions:

Metamorphic

No fossils and not
Rock
from a volcano



Igneous Rock

Layers from the
bottom of the sea



Sedimentary

Made by a volcano
Rock


How are fossils made?

One mark for any of the following points
Animal/plant material or dead parts / covered in mud or
dirt / millions of years pass / the bones or imprint is all
that is left / dug up when ocean subsides

Number the order for how soil is made:
1 mark for 2 correct answers, 2 marks for all 3

Decaying plant material is added
2

Rock becomes crushed
1

Soil is made
4

Water is added
3

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Name one layer of the Earth.

Mantle / crust / core

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What are the three functions of a skeleton?

One mark for 2 correct answers, 2 marks for all 3
Protection / support / movement

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What animal do you think the skeleton is from? Give a reason for your
answer.

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Snake or named species of snake 1 mark
Any logical reasoning, shape, length, number of ribs 1 mark

Name the two types of joint, one is done for you.

1) Ball and socket joint

2) Hinge joint
Which two muscles move the arm?


1 mark each:
Bicep
Tricep


Name a creature with an exoskeleton?


Accept any insect or crustacean with exoskeleton

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On the below diagram draw the lungs and heart of a human.

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