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The McRuffy 3rd Grade Science Curriculum is a complete science
program that allows students to discover science in the world around
them with engaging activities, lessons, and materials that are aligned
with national science standards and several state standards.
McRuffy 3rd Grade Science Curriculum
includes:
- Teacher's
Manual
- Color Workbook
- Resource packet featuring color cards,
charts, games, posters, and more
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McRuffy 3rd
Grade Science Kit includes:
- Magnet
Wand
- Magnifier
- Centimeter Cubes (10 colors)
- Switch
- Bell wire and other wires
- Battery holder
- Spring Scale
- Bulb Holders and Bulbs (2)
- Mini Electric Motor
- Tube
kit - models pendulums and levers
- Pulley
- Wooden cart with wheels
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Other
common items are used in the curriculum, but not included in the lab kit.
See the pdf sample for more details. View
and print sample lesson plans, worksheets, resource packet samples, and the Scope
& Sequence.
McRuffy 3rd Grade Science includes several
units of:
- Physical Science
- Earth
and Space Science
- Life Science
- Scientific Inquiry
McRuffy 3rd Grade Science curriculum reviews
previous levels and introduces new concepts which
include:
- Inference & Obsevation
- Animal Groups
- Transfer of Heat and
Cold
- Changes in the Earth's Surface
- Systems and Subsystems
- Body
Systems
- Simple Machines and Forces
- Earth Materials
- Position
and Motion
- Habitats
- Science & Technology
- Nutrition & Health
- Matter
& Mixtures
- Planets and the Sun
- And more - see the scope & sequence
in the pdf sample
View
and print sample lesson plans, worksheets, resource packet samples, and the Scope
& Sequence. 
| Science
curriculums include the COLOR workbook
exclusively sold directly
from McRuffy Press
(no longer available from other McRuffy retailers). |
Upgrade a Second Grade Kit to a Third Grade Kit which includes
only the additional items not in the 2nd Grade Kit: Tube kit, switch, motor, and
pulley.
Individual
Materials:
Science Kits:
Looking for other science materials such as
magnets, scales, magnifying glasses, and electrical companants? Check out the
Hands-On section. | 
