Science – Age 8 (Elementary School)
Grade Equivalents
| 🇺🇸 United States | Grade 3 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Year 3 |
| 🇮🇳 India | Class 3 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Primary 3 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Grade 3 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Year 3 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Grade 3 |
About This Textbook
This textbook is designed to meet the full scope-and-sequence expectations of a third-grade science course that advances inquiry with hands-on observation, simple investigations, and use of basic data tools. It develops core ideas in physical science, Earth science, and life science. Across clearly organized chapters with vocabulary, visuals, and checks for understanding, students practice describing patterns, testing cause-and-effect, and using models and evidence.
Table of Contents
Physical Science (Forces — Friction — Gravity — Magnets — Static Electricity) — Earth Science (Weather Forecasting — World Climates — Fossils of Plants and Animals) — Life Science (Adaptation and Natural Selection — Insect Reproduction and Life Cycles — Plant Adaptations to Environmental Changes — Plant Reproduction and Life Cycles — Animal Characteristics and Classification