Grade by Grade
British Columbia · Grade 3

Science

Living things are diverse and interact in ecosystems; all matter is made of particles

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

BBiology

Biodiversity in the local environment; ecosystems, food chains and food webs; First Peoples knowledge of ecosystems

CChemistry

Matter has mass and takes up space; atoms are the building blocks of matter

PPhysics

Thermal energy: sources and transfer (conduction, convection, radiation)

EEarth and Space Science

Major local landforms; erosion and deposition by wind, water and ice; First Peoples knowledge of landforms