VT 3rd Grade Science Curriculum
Help your 3rd grader keep up with Vermont science class. StudyPug covers every strand from ecosystems and food chains to forces, landforms, and the solar system.
About 3rd Grade Vermont science
Vermont follows the Vermont Adopted Math/ELA Standards alongside NGSS-aligned science learning standards, built around disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. In 3rd grade, students explore ecosystems, adaptations, food chains, energy pyramids, forces, simple machines, thermal energy, landforms, earth materials, the solar system, human impact, climate, and the engineering process. StudyPug provides video lessons and practice problems matched to every one of these strands.
- Strands covered: ecosystems, adaptations, food chains, forces, simple machines, thermal energy, landforms, earth materials, and the solar system
- Video lessons for every 3rd grade science topic, taught step by step
- Practice problems and worked examples for each strand
- Aligned to Vermont's NGSS-based science learning standards
Curriculum topics by strand
Browse lessons and practice problems organized by strand and aligned to Vermont's NGSS-based 3rd grade science standards.
Vermont 3rd Grade Science Topics
- Advanced Investigation - building on scientific inquiry skills through hands-on exploration and data collection.
- Ecosystems - understanding how living things interact with each other and with their environment.
- Adaptations - examining how plants and animals are suited to survive in their habitats.
- Food Chains - tracing how energy moves from producers through consumers in an ecosystem.
- Energy Pyramids - exploring how energy is transferred and lost at each level of a food web.
- Forces - investigating pushes, pulls, and how forces change the motion of objects.
- Simple Machines - learning how levers, pulleys, and other machines make work easier.
- Thermal Energy - studying heat transfer and how thermal energy affects matter.
- Landforms - identifying and describing features of Earth's surface and how they are shaped.
- Earth Materials - comparing rocks, soil, and other natural materials and their properties.
- Solar System - discovering the planets, the sun, and Earth's place in space.
- Human Impact - exploring how people affect the natural environment and what can be done to protect it.
- Climate - distinguishing between weather patterns and long-term climate in different regions.
- Engineering Process - applying the design cycle to solve real-world science problems.
- Traditional Practices - connecting scientific ideas to indigenous and cultural knowledge of the natural world.
How StudyPug Helps Vermont 3rd Grade Science Students
When your child hits a wall on a concept like food chains or simple machines, StudyPug lets them go straight to a short video lesson, watch a worked example, and then try practice problems until the idea clicks. Every lesson is available any time, so there is no waiting until the next school day. For a full look at what is covered, visit our grade 3 science help course page.
StudyPug also supports learning across years. If your child needs to revisit something from last year, the vt grade 2 science curriculum is always available. And when they are ready to look ahead, you can preview the vt grade 4 science curriculum to see what comes next.
Aligned to Vermont 3rd Grade Science Curriculum
Vermont's science learning standards are built on the Next Generation Science Standards framework, organizing content around disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. Every StudyPug lesson for 3rd grade science is matched to this structure, so what your child practices on StudyPug reflects exactly what their Vermont teacher is covering in class.
Written by the StudyPug Science Team
Last updated June 5, 2026
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