Year 3 science games
Year 3 (ages 7–8, lower Key Stage 2). Games are matched to the Year 3 science programme of study.
For parents and teachers
What children learn in Year 3 science
In Year 3, science moves into Key Stage 2 and children start to plan simple investigations. Topics include plants, animals including humans, rocks, light, and forces and magnets.
Children test which materials are attracted to a magnet and discover that only some metals, mainly iron and steel, are magnetic.
Key goals for Year 3 include:
- sort materials into magnetic and non-magnetic
- name some magnetic materials
- explain that not all metals are magnetic
US equivalent: Year 3 pupils are about the age of Grade 2. Each topic shows the closest Common Core standard.