3rd Grade Scientific Practices Worksheets & Assessment Virginia Science SOL 3.1

Description

Looking for a complete way to teach, practice, review, and assess 3rd grade scientific practices? This print-and-go resource gives students meaningful practice with the science skills they need to plan investigations, make observations and predictions, use science tools, collect and analyze data, and draw conclusions.

Designed to align with Virginia Science SOL 3.1, the resource follows a simple Learn → Practice → Apply → Review → Assess progression. Use the activities as you teach each skill, or use the complete sequence for independent practice and review.

What’s Included

LEARN — Explore Concepts

• What Is a Scientist?
• Science Vocabulary
• Observations & Inferences
• Testable vs. Not Testable Questions Cut & Sort
• Making Predictions
• Science Tools & Measurement

PRACTICE — Build Skills

• Fair Test or Not?
• Collecting Data
• Analyzing Data

APPLY — Plan & Investigate

• 2-page Plan Your Investigation activity

REVIEW — Reinforce Learning

• Scientific Practices Study Guide
• 24-card Scoot review game
• Scoot recording sheet

ASSESS — Show What You Know

• Scientific Practices assessment
  • Multiple-choice and short-response questions

Answer keys included

Virginia SOL Alignment

This resource was created to support Virginia Science SOL 3.1: Scientific and Engineering Practices.

Students work with the scientific practices embedded throughout the Virginia science standards, including asking questions, making predictions, planning and conducting investigations, using tools and measurements, organizing and analyzing data, and communicating conclusions.

Easy to Use

Simply print the pages you need! The activities can be used individually alongside your science instruction or completed in sequence for a more comprehensive review of scientific practices.

The focused format makes this resource especially useful for:

• Independent practice
• Skill review
• SOL review and test preparation
• Small-group practice
• Make-up work
• Sub plans
• Assessment preparation

Why You’ll Love It

• Print-and-go with minimal prep
• Covers a wide range of scientific investigation skills
• Moves from skill introduction to independent application
• Includes an engaging Scoot review game
• Includes a ready-to-use study guide and assessment
• Answer keys included
• Designed specifically with Virginia Science SOL 3.1 in mind

Instead of piecing together separate worksheets, review activities, and assessment questions, you’ll have the materials you need to take students from learning the skills to showing what they know.

Use the activities individually as you teach each skill, or work through the resource from Learn to Assess for a complete scientific practices review.

Perfect for 3rd grade Virginia science instruction, scientific practices review, independent practice, and SOL review.