Gizmos for Virginia - Science: Grade 3 (Standards of Learning adopted 2018)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

1: Scientific and Engineering Practices

3.1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices by

3.1.b: planning and carrying out investigations

3.1.c: interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating data

3.1.d: constructing and critiquing conclusions and explanations

3.1.e: developing and using models

3.1.f: obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

28: Force, Motion, and Energy

3.2: The student will investigate and understand that the direction and size of force affects the motion of an object. Key ideas include

3.2.a: multiple forces may act on an object;

3.2.c: simple machines increase or change the direction of a force; and

3.2.d: simple and compound machines have many applications.

38: Living Systems and Processes

3.4: The student will investigate and understand that adaptations allow organisms to satisfy life needs and respond to the environment. Key ideas include

3.4.a: populations may adapt over time;

3.4.b: adaptations may be behavioral or physical; and

3.4.c: fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that lived long ago as well as the nature of their environments.

3.5: The student will investigate and understand that aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms. Key ideas include

3.5.b: relationships exist among organisms in an ecosystem.

46: Earth and Space Systems

3.7: The student will investigate and understand that there is a water cycle and water is important to life on Earth. Key ideas include

3.7.a: there are many reservoirs of water on Earth;

3.7.b: the energy from the sun drives the water cycle; and

3.7.c: the water cycle involves specific processes.

54: Earth Resources

3.8: The student will investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems. Key ideas include

3.8.a: human activity affects the quality of air, water, and habitats;

Correlation last revised: 4/13/2026

Virginia - Science: Grade 3

Standards of Learning | Adopted: 2018

1: Scientific and Engineering Practices

28: Force, Motion, and Energy

38: Living Systems and Processes

46: Earth and Space Systems

54: Earth Resources