Bring your winter science unit to life with this high-engagement Deciduous & Coniferous Trees Winter Science Article + Color-by-Answer Activity, perfect for 3rd–5th grade. Students learn about seasonal tree adaptations, evergreen vs. leaf-dropping trees, and winter survival strategies using a clear, easy-to-read informational text and a fun, standards-based color-by-answer worksheet. Celebrate the holidays with some Christmas/Winter/Holiday Science!!

This resource includes a 1-page student article, comprehension questions, a fully illustrated winter forest color-by-answer scene, a teacher answer key, and a teacher instructions + standards page.

Students practice essential science skills including:

• Comparing deciduous and coniferous trees
  
• Understanding winter adaptations
  
• Identifying structures such as leaves, needles, bark, and cones
  
• Applying text evidence
  
• Following a coded key to complete the color-by-answer scene
  
  

Perfect for December and January science lessons, seasonal literacy integration, centers, sub plans, early finishers, or assessments.

Check out this AWESOME Christmas/Winter Bundle for 3rd-5th grade science

❄️ WHAT’S INCLUDED

✔ 1-Page Article: Winter Survivors of the Forest
✔ 10 Comprehension Questions
✔ Winter Forest Color-by-Answer Worksheet
✔ Teacher Instructions Page
✔ Full Answer Key
✔ NGSS, TEKS, & SOL Standards Page
✔ Clean, student-friendly layout + winter theme

❄️ PAIR THIS WITH OTHER WINTER BESTSELLERS

Enhance your December and January science unit with these aligned seasonal holiday resources:

🔗 Winter Workshop Simple Machines: Force & Motion Activity (3rd–5th)

🔗 Winter Science Bundle: Reindeer Adaptation, Cocoa STEM, Holiday Coloring (3rd–5th)

🔗 Hot Cocoa Winter Science Article + Matter, Mixture & Solution STEM Lab

🔗 Reindeer Winter Science Article + Comprehension & STEM Challenge

These pair beautifully with your tree article + color-by-answer to build a complete winter science unit.

❄️ STANDARDS ALIGNMENT

NGSS (3rd–5th)

• 3-LS1-1: Structures that support survival
  
• 3-LS3-2: Adaptations for survival
  
• 5-LS2-1: Interactions in ecosystems (trees, animals, energy)
  
  

Virginia SOL

• 3.4: Plant adaptations
  
• 4.3: Plant structures and functions
  
• 5.5: Ecosystems and interactions
  
  

Texas TEKS

• 3.10(A): Plant structures for survival
  
• 4.12(A–C): Compare plant structures/functions
  
• 5.9(A–C): Ecosystems, roles, and interactions
  
  

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