Course Overview
This third grade science course strengthens and expands students’ understanding of the natural world through inquiry-based learning and hands-on exploration. Learners will study topics such as:
-
Ecosystems, biodiversity, and food webs as they explore how organisms interact and depend on each other
-
Life cycles and reproduction in plants and animals, along with adaptations for survival
-
Earth’s systems including soil, water, plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes
-
Weather, climate, and the water cycle, and how weather affects living things
-
Energy forms and transfer, as well as everyday uses of energy
-
Forces, motion, and simple machines such as push, pull, friction, levers, and pulleys
-
Matter properties and changes, including mixtures, solutions, and chemical changes
-
Rocks and minerals, focusing on the rock cycle
Through experiments, observations, modeling, and discussions, students will practice asking scientific questions, collecting and interpreting data, and drawing evidence-based conclusions. This course nurtures curiosity, builds critical thinking, and helps learners become confident young scientists ready to explore their world.