Bring science to life with this comprehensive Grade 3 NGSS Science Curriculum! This 36-week, year-long science program provides everything you need to teach Grade 3 science with confidence. Fully aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), this engaging curriculum combines hands-on investigations, STEM challenges, interactive activities, reading passages, and assessments to help students develop scientific understanding through the research-based 5E instructional model.

This complete bundle includes 10 standards-aligned science units, a Teacher Guide, Year-at-a-Glance Overview, Scope & Sequence, editable Pacing Guide, NGSS Standards Alignment Guide, detailed lesson plans, student reading passages, guided notes, interactive notebook activities, hands-on science labs, STEM challenges, graphic organizers, exit tickets, quizzes, unit tests, performance tasks, assessment rubrics, vocabulary cards, differentiated worksheets, and full-color teaching slides for every unit. With both print and digital resources, you’ll have everything needed for a full year of engaging science instruction.

Students investigate exciting topics including Forces & Motion, Weather & Climate, Life Cycles, Ecosystems, Traits & Inheritance, Engineering Design, Earth Systems, Habitats, Natural Hazards, and Review & Capstone Projects. Lessons integrate the three dimensions of NGSS by combining Science & Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts to build deeper scientific understanding.

Designed around the 5E learning cycle—Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate—each lesson encourages inquiry, collaboration, critical thinking, and real-world problem solving. The curriculum is ideal for whole-class instruction, small groups, science centers, interactive notebooks, STEM blocks, independent practice, substitute plans, and both print and digital classrooms.

Teachers love the low-prep format, editable planning tools, built-in differentiation, consistent assessments, hands-on investigations, and organized pacing that makes year-long planning simple while keeping students actively engaged.

Perfect for Grade 3 Science, NGSS Instruction, STEM, Homeschool, Science Centers, Independent Learning, and Year-Long Science Planning.

If you’re looking for a complete Grade 3 NGSS Science Curriculum that combines rigorous standards alignment with engaging, hands-on learning, this comprehensive 36-week bundle provides everything you need for a successful year of science instruction.