Science
Year 3 · Curriculum for Wales
Year 3 science covers plants in detail (the function of roots, stem, leaves and flowers, water transport and the pollination cycle) alongside animals including humans, focusing on nutrition, skeletons and muscles.
Rocks, soils and fossils introduce earth science, while light work covers reflection, shadows and protecting eyes from the sun. Forces and magnets are studied through hands-on investigation of attraction, repulsion and magnetic materials.
Enquiry skills step up: children set up their own comparative tests, take accurate measurements, record results in tables and use them to answer a question rather than simply describing what they saw.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- PlantsParts of a plant, their functions, water transport and the life cycle.
- Animals Including HumansNutrition, the skeleton and how muscles produce movement.
- Rocks & SoilsGrouping rocks by property, how soils form and how fossils are made.
- Light & ShadowsLight sources, reflection, how shadows form and change, and eye safety.
- Forces & MagnetsContact and non-contact forces, attraction, repulsion and magnetic materials.
- Scientific EnquirySetting up comparative tests, measuring accurately and recording in tables.
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