Year 3 science

IXL offers dozens of Year 3 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalised Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, national curriculum, or standardised test.

IXL offers dozens of Year 3 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalised Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, national curriculum, or standardised test.

B. Light

  1. 1
    More light or less light
  2. 2
    Investigate shadows

C. Mixtures

  1. 1
    Identify mixtures

D. Force and motion

  1. 1
    Identify pushes and pulls
  2. 2
    How do mass and force affect motion?

F. Living things

  1. 1
    Identify living and non-living things
  2. 2
    Identify plants and animals

K. Fossils

  1. 1
    Introduction to fossils

L. Weather

  1. 1
    Investigate sunlight and shade
  2. 2
    Design a sunshade
  3. 3
    Read a thermometer
  4. 4
    Compare temperatures on thermometers

M. Earth's features

  1. 1
    Bodies of water
  2. 2
    Natural resources
  3. 3
    Identify Earth's land features

N. Earth events

  1. 1
    Classify changes to Earth's surface
  2. 2
    Find evidence of changes to Earth's surface

O. Units and measurement

  1. 1
    Choose units of time
  2. 2
    Choose units of distance
  3. 3
    Abbreviate time and length units
  4. 4
    Abbreviate mass and volume units

P. Engineering practices

  1. 1
    Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent erosion