Take children on an exciting journey into the world of strange, tiny, and fascinating carnivorous plants! This printable 5-page science activity pack introduces young learners to plants that use unusual traps to catch tiny prey.
Children will explore Bladderwort, the Rainbow Plant, the Waterwheel Plant, and Sundews through coloring, counting, matching, habitat activities, observation, and simple science questions.

What’s Included
5 printable A4 worksheets:
Page 1 – Tiny Bladder Traps
Bladderwort (Utricularia)
Color the plant
Count bladder traps
Learn how suction traps work
Sequence how prey is captured
Identify tiny prey
Drawing activity
Page 2 – The Rainbow Plant
Byblis
Color the Rainbow Plant
Count sticky hairs
Identify possible prey
Explore sticky vs. not sticky
Observe plant features
Drawing activity
Page 3 – The Waterwheel Plant
Aldrovanda
Learn about its underwater habitat
Count trap sections
Sequence how the snap trap works
Identify creatures that live in water
Land or water activity
Drawing activity
Page 4 – Tiny Plants, Big Tricks
Compare:
Bladderwort
Rainbow Plant
Waterwheel Plant
Sundew

Activities include:
Match plants to trap types
Water vs. land
Counting
Snap, sticky, or suction classification
Identify possible prey
Science thinking question
Page 5 – Strange Plant Challenge
A fun review page featuring:
Plant-to-name matching
Habitat matching
Trap-type matching
Counting
Multiple-choice questions
Food/prey identification
True or false
Drawing challenge
Fun science facts

Skills Practiced
Early science
Botany
Plant identification
Counting
Matching
Classification
Observation
Sequencing
Comparing
Habitat awareness
Science vocabulary
Fine-motor skills
Critical thinking

Perfect For
Preschool
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Ages 4–7
Homeschool
Nature studies
Botany lessons
Science centers
STEM activities
Early finishers
Classroom enrichment

Why Teachers & Parents Will Love It
This pack introduces children to less commonly featured carnivorous plants, making it a great addition to a plant or nature science unit.
Instead of simply providing coloring pages, children color, count, match, classify, observe, sequence, and answer science questions while discovering how these unusual plants survive.
The activities are designed to be engaging without overwhelming young learners.