Permeable or Impermeable Worksheet

Permeable or impermeable? Students define both terms in their own words, decide which a house roof, their skin and a piece of stone are, explaining their reasoning, and draw one beach object of each kind.
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Grades 4–5
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Physics, Science
Topic
Science Assessment, Science Vocabulary
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About this resource

Teaching science to our elementary students opens them up to a whole new world of interests, but with a whole new take! They get to learn about the weather and its changes. They get to learn about animals and their offspring. They get to learn about natural wonders, such as volcanoes! There are so many engaging things for students to learn during science.

What You Get:

This is a Permeable or Impermeable Worksheet that is ideal for upper elementary students! The objective is to understand the difference between permeable and impermeable materials.

How To Implement This Resource:

When students have gained a basic understanding of the difference in permeable and impermeable materials, this will be a great activity to assess student mastery. This is a 2-page printable that consists of a variety of questions for students to complete. This worksheet will allow students to define these two terms, decide whether certain materials are permeable or impermeable, and draw their own materials fitting into these two categories.

This Permeable or Impermeable Worksheet will work great as a class assignment, homework assignment or informal assessment.

I hope you enjoy!

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Learning objectives

  • Define permeable and impermeable

  • Classify everyday materials as permeable or impermeable

  • Explain the reasoning behind each classification

Skills covered

  • Classifying materials — students decide whether objects such as stone or a roof let water through

  • Explaining in writing — students justify each choice

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