Grade 3 Science Bibliography

This list of books supports the third grade Standards of Learning in Virginia. The focus of science in the third grade is Interactions in our world. Students continue their study of forces and matter by building on previous learning from prior grades. Student learn about simple machines and examine the interactions of materials in water. They also look at how plants and animals, including humans, are constantly interacting with the living and nonliving aspects of the environment. This includes how adaptations satisfy the life needs of plants and animals and the importance of water, soil, and the sun in the survival of plants and animals.