Third Grade

Science Activities

What Causes Thunderstorms

    This activity is super easy to do.  All you need is some food coloring, some warm water, and a blue ice cube.  Watch as the two weather fronts meet each other and cause their own little thunderstorm pattern.  Kids are always curious about the weather, especially thunderstorms.

Make Your Own Fossils

     Kids love fossils, and getting a little messy.  Give your curious kiddos a lesson in how fossils are formed by making your own with a coffee grounds dough.  Take it a step further and cast your dried fossils with glue!

Good Reads

How the Dinosaur Got to the Museum by Jessie Hartland

    
     This non-fiction text is a great book for the fossil or dinosaur lover in your house.  Read this book, then introduce the fossil activity from above.  It'll be a great way to engage your child with a very educational read.

 Storms a Weather Book for Kids by Jacob Smith

     This book is great to use with the thunderstorm activity.  It may even spark more questions about weather from your child.  Maybe it will inspire them to make a tornado in a bottle.

Resources

3rd Grade Thoughts

     This teacher created blog is a great resources for all kinds of activites to work through at home.  Check out her activities!

Third Grade Thinkers

     This teacher created blog has some great activities for kids to work through at home.  She has a variety of subjects, not just science.  She does include a great moon cycle lesson!