VA 3rd Grade Science Curriculum
Give your child the support they need to keep up with Virginia's 3rd grade science expectations - covering ecosystems, forces, landforms, and the solar system with clear lessons and practice.
About 3rd Grade Virginia science
Virginia 3rd grade science follows the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL), organized around life science, physical science, and earth science strands. Students explore ecosystems, food chains, adaptations, forces, simple machines, thermal energy, landforms, earth materials, the solar system, and human impact on the environment. StudyPug provides lessons, practice problems, and step-by-step video solutions aligned to every Virginia SOL strand for this grade.
- Strands: Ecosystems, Adaptations, Food Chains, Forces, Simple Machines, Thermal Energy, Landforms, Earth Materials, and the Solar System
- Video lessons with step-by-step explanations for every topic
- Practice problems with instant feedback for each strand
- Content aligned to the Virginia Standards of Learning for 3rd grade science
Curriculum topics by strand
Find lessons and practice for every 3rd grade Virginia SOL science strand below.
VA 3rd Grade Science Topics
- Ecosystems and Adaptations - Students examine how living things interact within ecosystems, how organisms adapt to their environments, and how energy moves through food chains and energy pyramids.
- Forces and Simple Machines - Lessons cover the basic forces that act on objects and how simple machines make work easier, including real-world applications.
- Thermal Energy - Students investigate how heat energy is transferred and how it affects matter in everyday situations.
- Landforms and Earth Materials - This strand explores the features of Earth's surface and the rocks and soil that make up those features.
- Solar System - Students learn the structure of the solar system, the roles of the sun, Earth, and moon, and patterns of day, night, and seasons.
- Human Impact and Climate - Lessons address how human actions affect the environment and introduce basic climate concepts alongside engineering and the engineering process.
How StudyPug Helps Virginia 3rd Grade Science Students
When a student gets stuck on a topic like food chains or simple machines, StudyPug provides step-by-step video solutions that walk through the problem from the beginning. Every lesson is aligned to the Virginia Standards of Learning so the content matches exactly what is taught in class. You can find grade 3 science help covering every SOL strand, with practice questions and instant feedback built in.
StudyPug also supports the full progression across years. Families reviewing what was covered earlier can visit the va grade 2 science curriculum page, and those planning ahead can explore the va grade 4 science curriculum to see what comes next.
Aligned to Virginia 3rd Grade Science Curriculum
Every lesson and practice problem on StudyPug for this course is built around the Virginia Standards of Learning for 3rd grade science, so students are always working on the skills and concepts their school expects them to know.
Written by the StudyPug Science Team
Last updated June 5, 2026
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