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Elementary science worksheet about fish gills with fill-in-the-blank questions and an illustration to color.
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Fish and Water: Fill in the Blanks

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This printable science worksheet for early elementary grades introduces how fish breathe through gills. Students fill in blanks using a provided word bank, answer a short comprehension question about drinking water, and color an illustration. Useful for science lessons on aquatic animals, animal respiration, or independent practice in early-reader science units.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Animals
Grade Level:
K – 2nd Grade
Updated June 2026

Word Bank

  • Gills : the part of a fish that help it breathe

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