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Photosynthesis Worksheets with a Reading Passage

Photosynthesis is explained in a one-page reading passage on how plants turn light, water and carbon dioxide into food and oxygen, followed by four short-answer questions.
Grades
Grades 4–6, Elementary, Middle School
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Nature & Plants, Biology
Topic
Plants
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Preparation
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This photosynthesis reading worksheet is a great resource for students to learn about the process by which plants make food to eat. This worksheet is a great way for teachers to help their students understand photosynthesis and its importance.

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Learning objectives

  • Explain how plants use light, water and carbon dioxide to make food
  • Identify the products of photosynthesis

Skills covered

  • Reading for information — answering short questions from a science passage

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Core concepts

  • Photosynthesis
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Oxygen
  • Chemical equation

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