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3rd Grade Science Activities & Lessons
Looking for an alternative to another 3rd Grade Science worksheet? Explore student-centered 3rd Grade Science lessons that build understanding through real phenomena, hands-on investigation, and evidence-based reasoning. Each lesson comes with a built-in answer key and a print-ready format. Every lesson below was created by a teacher on STEMEngine and is free to browse.
9 free 3rd Grade Science lessons available.
3rd Grade Science
Building Safer Communities: Reducing Weather-Related Hazards
3rd Grade 5E Model 3-ESS3-1, 3-ESS2-1
7 tasks 45 minPreview
3rd Grade Science
Weather vs. Climate & Seasonal Weather Patterns: From Daily Forecasts to Farming Decisions
3rd Grade Universal Design for Learning 3-ESS2-1, 3-ESS2-2
7 tasks 45 minPreview
3rd Grade Science
Adaptations & Survival: How Living Things Fit Their World
3rd Grade 5E Model 3-LS4-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS3-2
7 tasks 45 minPreview
3rd Grade Science
Clues in the Rock: What Fossils Tell Us About Ancient Worlds
3rd Grade NGSS Phenomenon-Based 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-2
5 tasks 45 minPreview
3rd Grade Science
Why Do Living Things Look Different? Inherited Traits & Environmental Variations
3rd Grade Claim-Evidence-Reasoning 3-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2
6 tasks 45 minPreview
3rd Grade Science
Push, Pull, and Power: Electric & Magnetic Forces
3rd Grade 5E Model 3-PS2-3, 3-PS2-4
7 tasks 45 minPreview
3rd Grade Science
Tick, Tock, Swing & Rock: Predicting Patterns of Motion
3rd Grade NGSS Phenomenon-Based 3-PS2-2, 3-PS2-1
4 tasks 45 minPreview
3rd Grade Science
Push, Pull, and Stay Still: Balanced & Unbalanced Forces
3rd Grade 5E Model 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2
7 tasks 45 minPreview
3rd Grade Science
Weather vs. Climate: Reading the Sky Across Biomes
3rd Grade BTC Style / Thinking Classrooms
6 tasks 50 minPreview