Skill Sharpeners Science – Grade 3

Description

Build your third grader s understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Engaging reading selections, activities, and hands-on projects will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards.

The simple experiments and hands-on activities, using materials that can easily be found at home, help your child understand and retain science concepts in a memorable way.

Each lesson includes reading selections and activities that focus on one science concept, covering the following third grade topics:

Physical Science

-Forces and Motion
-Magnets
-Gravity

Life Science

-Life Cycles
-Growth and Change
-Animal Groups
-Offspring
-Fossils
-Dinosaurs
-Adaptations
-Ecosystems

Earth Science

-Weather
-Climate
-Hurricanes
-Tornadoes
-Floods

Ideal for practice at home and classroom enrichment, Skill Sharpeners: Science:

-provides practice of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills
-offers striking photography and scientific illustrations to help children connect science to the real world
-is based on Next Generation Science Standards and state science standards
-includes an answer key