I Notice, I Wonder

I Notice, I Wonder Worksheet (Grade 3 Science, TEKS 3.1A)

Wondering is the bridge between noticing and asking a science question. This sheet shows students how one grows from the other. Simple black-and-white doodles and big, easy-to-read text keep the focus on the thinking, not the reading.

What's Inside

• A worked example with a duck: its feet are webbed, I wonder if they help it swim
• Part A: draw a line from each notice to the wonder that grows from it
• Part B: circle the I WONDER, not the I THINK guess
• Worked examples for both parts
• A visual answer key with answers marked in red, plus a short teacher note

How Teachers Use It

Use it as a mini-lesson follow-up, a quick check, or a center. It takes 5 to 8 minutes, needs no prior knowledge, and prints clearly in black and white. The focus skill is turning an observation into a wondering.

This worksheet is part of a grade 3 science series for TEKS 3.1A: ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations. The series moves step by step from noticing with the senses to wondering, asking science questions, asking questions from text, and planning an investigation, with a vocabulary review at the end.

Why It Works

Each sheet teaches the idea first with a worked example, then asks students to use only what the page taught. Every activity has a done-for-you example, and students only circle, check, match, or number, so they can finish on their own. Wrong choices are believable, not silly, so students have to think.