Grade Three Science content is organized in level-appropriate thematic units. Students develop fundamental science process skills including observation, experimental design, data analysis, and graphing.
Key topics studied in grade three include:
- Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
- Force, Motion, & Energy
- Matter
- Resources
- Life Processes
- Earth Patterns, Cycles, & Change
- Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems
- Living Systems
Full implementation of the 2018 Standards of Learning (SOL) begins with the 2022-23 academic year. State testing of the 2018 SOL starts in spring 2023. To access the 2018 Science SOL, please visit the Virginia Department of Education Science Standards of Learning website.