3rd Grade Science Handouts

Science Enrichment Prompts Editable – Year Long Independent Projects

By Michellecurtis

Bring excitement and independent exploration into your science classroom with these 52 editable Science Enrichment Prompts! Perfect for fostering critical thinking, curiosity, and research skills, this resource allows students to dive into fascinating science topics like the Solar System, Marie Curie, Black Holes, and Paleontology. Each prompt is fully customizable, making it easy to tailor to your specific needs and grade level.

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

  • Editable & Flexible: Adjust each prompt to fit your classroom’s unique learning goals.
  • Year-Long Enrichment: With 52 weeks of projects, this resource offers continuous learning opportunities.
  • Easy to Implement: No prep required—just print, glue into journals, and let students explore!
  • Engages Students: Prompts are designed to spark curiosity in students, encouraging independent research on diverse topics.
  • Develops Key Skills: Students will build their research, writing, and critical thinking skills, making this an ideal addition to any enrichment program.

Whether you are looking to challenge advanced learners or provide extra support for students needing more engagement, these science prompts make it easy to bring differentiated instruction to your classroom.

$5.00

Spanish Calendario

By La Llama Bilingüe

This year around activity will help Spanish Language learners learn vocabulary while enhancing their math skills by collecting daily weather data. Your students will also be able to keep track of the date and understand the changes of the seasons by identifying seasonal objects and clothes. Three school subjects in ONE product!! MATH, SCIENCE, and SPANISH!

Perfect product to be used as part of your morning routine!

$7.00

Bundle Vertebrates and Invertebrates Worksheets : Notes, Animal Classification

By Teacher Ever Creative

This comprehensive bundle is designed to make teaching animal classification easy, fun, and interactive. Perfect for elementary science lessons, this resource will keep your students excited and engaged while covering essential concepts.

What’s Included:

  • Notes
  • Identify Vertebrates and Invertebrates
  • Sorting Vertebrates and Invertebrates
  • True/False Worksheet
  • Characteristics of Vertebrates and Invertebrates
  • Guess the Animal based on clues
  • Quiz ( 18 Vertebrates Quiz, 10 Invertebrates Quiz)
  • Code Breaker: Vertebrates and Invertebrates Fun Facts

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Use this bundle for:

  • Animal Classification unit
  • Science Lesson
  • Independent Practice
  • Homework
  • Supplemental Resource
  • Substitute Plans

Benefits to Teachers:

  • Print and go! (no prep)
  • Evergreen product (can be used again and again, for upcoming years)

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Forms of Energy Booklet "CMELTS" | Notes, Sorting & Coloring Activities

By Nardine Mettry

This engaging 14-page resource transforms learning about energy into a fun and interactive experience. With a variety of activities, students will explore different energy forms, conduct hands-on experiments, and create a personalized energy reference guide.

What's Included:

  • Energy Notes: Introduce students to the six main types of energy: chemical, mechanical, electrical, light, thermal, and sound.
  • Energy Foldable: (cut and paste) allows students to create a personal reference guide for the different forms of energy where each section of the foldable can include notes, doodles, or mini-illustrations for better recall.
  • Kinetic and Potential & Circuit Exploration Cut and Paste: Differentiate between these two essential energy types through a hands-on activity.
  • Energy Coloring Pages: Reinforce concepts of electrical insulators, conductors, and thermal energy transfer through fun coloring activities.

⭐Energy in my Car | Science, Art & Writing Project⭐


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$5.00

ELearn/Emergency 3 Day Sub Plans for (2nd/3rd) - Includes ELA, Math, and Science

By A Teachers Sidekick

This is a 3 day sub plan/E-Learning Days packet that includes activities for ELA, Math, and Science. Each day includes 4 ELA activities, 2 Math activities, and 1 Science activity. (21 Total Activities)

In ELA, the students will practice inflectional endings, parts of speech, Creative Writing, and Comprehension questions.

In Math, the students will practice place value, number sense, and addition/subtraction with/without regrouping.

In Science, students will practice Season and Weather, Parts of a plant, and What animals need to survive.

This product is no prep! So all you need to do is print off the packets (or assign them virtually), and for comprehension, either choose a book for the sub to read on that day, or have students read from their independent reading books.

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Hands-on Pumpkin Investigation | STEM focused Cross-curricular Fall Pumpkin Fun

By Sweet Maple Teaching

Make learning about pumpkins fun this fall season with this hands-on cross-curricular resource. This “All About Pumpkins” resource includes materials to help you integrate learning about pumpkins into science, literacy, and math in your primary classroom. Perfect for first and second-grade students with many low-prep printables and engaging activities for student learning.

What's included:

  • 17 printable activities available in full-page activity worksheets
  • 5 different fall-focused writing activities
  • Small group collaborative activities
  • STEM-focused learning
  • Individual choice worksheets
  • Science observation project (pumpkin sprout journal writing)
  • Full-sized vocabulary posters to teach the pumpkin life cycle.
  • Directions for a pumpkin pie treat and baking pumpkin seeds.
  • Students survey classmates about pumpkin pie and chart the results.
  • Unique story passage about the history of jack-o-lanterns with comprehension questions.
  • Math-related worksheets to use when dissecting pumpkin seeds and counting to find a total number.
  • Seed predictor worksheet for students to guess how many seeds before digging into the pumpkin.

You will have so much fun with your students while working through this engaging fall activity resource. Expand your students' academic knowledge while learning everything you need to know about pumpkins with smiles and giggles along the way.

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If you enjoyed this resource, check out our companion "Apple Crunch Day" STEM resource.

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ALBERTA GRADE 2-Science and Language Arts-Designing Instructions!!

By La Llama Bilingüe

Are you a teacher looking for a comprehensive resource to teach your students about instruction design? This digital product is specifically tailored to meet the needs of elementary classrooms.

This engaging and interactive resource contains 65 pages of valuable content, including:

  • a workbook for students,
  • assessment
  • teacher's notes,
  • cut-outs and,
  • answer keys for all documents.

With this comprehensive booklet, you'll have everything you need to effectively teach the topic of instruction designing in an engaging and informative way.

The "Designing Instructions" booklet covers various topics, ensuring that your students develop a thorough understanding of the main components of instruction design.

Through carefully crafted exercises, students will explore creativity and collaboration in the context of designing instructions. They will learn about the language that must be used in instructions and how it impacts the clarity and effectiveness of communication.

One of the highlights of this resource is the scaffolded worksheets provided for a group project. These worksheets guide students through the process of designing instructions step by step, ensuring that they develop a strong foundation in this essential skill. A Google Slides template is included, allowing students to showcase their projects digitally and further enhance their learning experience.

With this product, you'll be equipping your students with valuable skills that extend beyond the classroom. They will develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills while engaging in hands-on activities that foster creativity and collaboration.

$7.00