Turn It into a Question

Turn It into a Question Worksheet (Grade 3 Science, TEKS 3.1A)

Students often know what they noticed but not how to ask about it. Three question starters give them the words. Simple black-and-white doodles and big, easy-to-read text keep the focus on the thinking, not the reading.

What's Inside

• Three starter cards: How many...? Does...? What happens if...?
• Part A: circle the starter that finishes each question
• Part B: circle the science question that fits what they noticed
• I LIKE questions as wrong choices, so students review what makes a science question
• 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 using question starters to turn an observation into a scientific question.

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.