Grade 3 Science: Proposed by NGSS
These are the Science Standards NGSS Recommends for this Grade Level.
For each we have included:
• the Standards,
• the Links to Resources on Exploring Nature to Fulfill Them,
• the LIST and printable POSTER PDF of the NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science and Engineering Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, Performance Expectations and Common Core Connections.

Grade 3 – 3-ESS2 Earth’s Systems
Grade 3 – 3-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
Grade 3 – 3-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Grade 3 – 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Grade 3 – 3-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Grade 3 – 3-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Grade 3 – 3-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Grade 3-5-ETS1 Engineering Design

