Third Grade Homeschool Science and Websites to Make Learning Fun

Homeschoolers have a great deal of freedom when studying science. They can approach it from a time period standpoint. They can study scientists. They can learn according to time period or do unit studies. It is also important to be aware of national standards for science education to make sure you cover all of your bases. This article lists the subject matter according to national standards for third grade science.

Third Grade Science expands on topics visited in the first grade. It primarily consists of plants, animals, atmosphere, energy and motion, and touches on space. Here are the topics you will want to cover in third grade science and some fun and interesting websites you can use.

A fun subject to begin the year with is animal helpers. You and your kids will enjoy this video A-Z list of animal helpers. Discussion of current animals can segway right into extinct animals. Check out the Enchanted learning dinosaur page. Finally, A-Z Teacherstuff explores life cycles of numerous creatures.

Plants and animals have a large impact on our own lives. You and your students can explore plants and animals of the desert at Desertusa.com, and a-z teacherstuff. Explore Plants and animals of the sea at the Oceans Alive website and the Kidport reference library. Learn about plants of the rain forest with a lesson plan on the rainforest or these abc teach rainforest resources. You will also want to teach children about common birds, trees, and flowers with the help of a nature journal. Also, learn about Conservation of plants and animals with the Missouri Department of Conservation online.

Weather and climate can be learned using this neat weather search activity or with these weather activities at iknowthat.comiknowthat.com. It is also important to teach children about the earth's changing surface (climate change/ global warming). The teachers guide has several lesson plans you can use.

Explore other science concepts such as Magnets with a great learning gameat iknowthat.comiknowthat.com and get a hands on lesson on electricity at 42 explore website. Learn how a compass works by making one.
This AC article will help you explain light and color to your children. Energy is also an important third grade science concept. Kids can learn more about energy and its sources at The Energy Information Administration.

Force and work (or force and motion) is explained veMcGrawply at McGraw Hill website along with a quiz on the next page. You can alsyoutube some youtube simulations at fear of physics. Learn more about machines at MuseuIventor'snce Iventor's toolbox.

Venture beyond the earth with lessons on space. Enjoy some gravity videos at The Learning Channel (TLC) Master of the Universe: Understanding Shorts. and Stephen Hawking Gravity . Learn about phases of the moon at this online resource. Explore the stars as well at Discovery Education.

Finally, scientific method and scientific inquiry should be practiced all year, every year to help students experiment and make sense of what they learned. Here is a great worksheet for scientific method that you can be used throughout the year with your students.