03rd Grade Science

The following topics are covered in this grade level: Circulatory and Respiratory Systems, Plants, Forces and Electricity, Heat and Temperature, Soil, Natural Resources, and Structures. Textbook includes: readings to reinforce the concepts presented in the classroom, numerous hands-on activities to enhance the lessons, colorful photographs, illustrations, graphs, and diagrams, a glossary of scientific terms (with pronunciation guides for more difficult words), questions to promote both recall and synthesis of ideas and concepts, sidebars with interesting information to enrich lessons, text layouts have been updated to include colored tabs to easily differentiate units, and unit and chapter page numbers appear in the table of contents for quick reference.

From animal habitats to the human body, matter to machines, rainforests to recycling, it's all here in one easy-to-use volume! Giant Science Resource Book includes 296 reproducible picture cards, diagrams, graphic organizers, and student activity sheets that will get kids involved in science. This book is organized into the following science disciplines: - life science - physical science - space science - environmental science Features include a section of 13 forms and graphic organizers. Some examples are: - Venn diagrams - writing webs - outline forms - note-taking forms - report forms - world map Topics covered in depth include: - Life Science--Plants, land, invertebrates, ocean invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, mammals, prehistoric animals, the human body. - Physical Science--Magnets, electricity, day & night, light, sound, matter, energy, simple machines. - Earth Science--Land forms, weather, air, water, rocks. - Space Science--Moon phases, stars, eclipses, solar system. - Environmental Science--Habitats (rainforest, desert, savanna, pond, ocean, polar regions), endangered animals, recycling.