Third Grade Science Activities
Do you want to know how a plant grows? What a plant needs to survive? The parts of a tree?
Do you want to know how a plant grows? What a plant needs to survive? The parts of a tree?
SC.3.L.14.1-Describe structures in plants and their roles in food production, support, water, and nutrient transport, and reproduction.
SC.3.L.14.1-Describe structures in plants and their roles in food production, support, water, and nutrient transport, and reproduction.
Instructions for parents:
Instructions for parents:
- Click on the posters and books to read and have a conversation with your children about what plants need to grow, the parts of the plant, and much more!
- When you click on the three white pots to the left, you will learn how to make a terrarium. The brown pot- will show you the parts of a flower.
- Scroll down to the end of the page to find more third-grade Science resources.
Science for Kids: Exploring Leaves
Science for Kids: Exploring Leaves
In this science experiment for kids, we’ll be observing how liquids travel through leaves over a period of three days.
In this science experiment for kids, we’ll be observing how liquids travel through leaves over a period of three days.
Materials for Leaf Experiment
Materials for Leaf Experiment
- Procedure for Leaf Experiment
1. Start by taking a walk outdoors and collecting various leaves.
1. Start by taking a walk outdoors and collecting various leaves.
2. Snip off the bottom of each leaf stem. Then place each leaf in a glass filled about a third of the way with water.
2. Snip off the bottom of each leaf stem. Then place each leaf in a glass filled about a third of the way with water.
3. Add red food coloring to the water. (We made our water a very dark shade of red to increase our chances of seeing changes in the leaves.)
3. Add red food coloring to the water. (We made our water a very dark shade of red to increase our chances of seeing changes in the leaves.)
4. Observe the leaves closely. (You can use a magnifying glass if you have one.) Record your observations of how they look on Day 1 of the experiment.
4. Observe the leaves closely. (You can use a magnifying glass if you have one.) Record your observations of how they look on Day 1 of the experiment.
5. Observe them for the next two days. Be sure to record your observations in the correct area on your observation sheet.
5. Observe them for the next two days. Be sure to record your observations in the correct area on your observation sheet.
What’s Going On?
What’s Going On?
You should notice the red color move slowly through the leaf.
You should notice the red color move slowly through the leaf.
The colored water was moving through the xylem tubes of the leaf. The xylem tubes of plants transport water and minerals up from the roots through the entire plant. (Their thick walls also provide support for the plant.)
The colored water was moving through the xylem tubes of the leaf. The xylem tubes of plants transport water and minerals up from the roots through the entire plant. (Their thick walls also provide support for the plant.)
exploring leaves (1).pdfThird-Grade Science Resources
Third-Grade Science Resources
Grade3ScienceToolkit.pdf