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Science Launch
Science Launch — Grade 3
NGSS-Aligned Phenomenon-Based Workbook · 12 Weeks of Real Science
- Grade
- Grade 3
- Ages
- Ages 8–9
- Pages
- 158
- Price
- $12.99 USD
- Format
- 8.5 × 11 in (paperback, B&W interior, 158 pages, no bleed)
- ISBN
- Coming with launch
About this workbook
Grade 3 science where kids figure things out — not just memorize. Twelve carefully built phenomenon weeks: vanishing puddles, magnets that steer, why siblings look different, why penguins live in deserts? Each week builds from a Monday phenomenon to a Friday explanation backed by evidence. Aligned to NGSS performance expectations 3-PS2, 3-LS1, 3-LS2, 3-LS3, 3-LS4, 3-ESS2, 3-ESS3, 3-5-ETS1.
12-week phenomenon list
Each week opens with a real, observable puzzle and runs the NGSS 5E cycle Monday → Friday.
| Week | Phenomenon | Driving question | NGSS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanishing puddles | Where does water go? (Water cycle) | 3-ESS2-1/2 |
| 2 | Magnets steer | How does a magnet move things without touching? | 3-PS2-3, 3-PS2-4 |
| 3 | Different dogs | Why do siblings look a little different? | 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-2 |
| 4 | Bigger than parents | Can a puppy grow bigger than its parents? | 3-LS3-2 |
| 5 | Marble path | What makes a marble roll faster? (Forces) | 3-PS2-1/2 |
| 6 | Penguins in deserts? | Why does a creature fit its place? | 3-LS4-3/4 |
| 7 | Tadpole → frog | Why do frogs have life cycles? | 3-LS1-1 |
| 8 | Ecosystems | If bees disappeared, what else would? | 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-4 |
| 9 | Weather differences | Why is weather different in different places? | 3-ESS2-1/2 |
| 10 | Flood warnings | How do people know a flood is coming? | 3-ESS3-1 |
| 11 | Extinction & fossils | Why are dinosaurs gone? | 3-LS4-1 |
| 12 | Wind-powered car | How do you turn wind into motion? | 3-5-ETS1 |