3rd Grade Earth and Space Science Resources : Page 3

Encourage your little environmentalist to learn about composting! Children will boost their reading skills as they learn what compost is and how it helps the environment.

How far away is the Red Planet from the sun? Find out with this great Solar System printable.

Nature is all around us! But how much does your child know about our natural world? Test her knowledge with some nature fun-facts trivia.

This helpful worksheet lays out all the qualifications for planethood. A great way to start studying outer space science!

What is the Earth? Here is a reading passage and a word search to help your kid get acquainted with Earth science.

Searching for a worksheet that will help your child practice their reading skills? This printable uses life science as a background to help young readers.

Cave formations come in all kinds of shapes and sizes; get the scoop on common cave formations with this two page printout with a maze and vocabulary.

Here's a quick overview of drought and flooding to spark thoughts or conversation with your kids about water.

Launch into learning with this worksheet on Gemini 4, one of the original missions in the early days of the U.S.'s space program.

What does the Earth look like? Find out all about the nooks and crannies that cover the planet with this landforms worksheet.

What is a plateau? What's the difference between a butte and a mesa? Look at these three land forms and learn to tell them apart with this worksheet.

Can you and your child come up with a few ways to conserve water in your home? This printable starts you off with five ways to conserve water.

Get to know each of the Seven Summits, then organize their heights into a graph.

What happens to water as it travels through mushy, smushy wetlands and swamps? Find out all about the water cycle and fill in scientific terms in the swamp.

Where is the Earth in space? Check out this worksheet that describes where weÃand some of our neighborsÃare in our galaxy.

Does your little gardener know about compost? Test their knowledge of this sensationally smelly earth science process!

Mix a little art into your science with this reading-slash-drawing sheet on hills and valleys.

Blast off into space with a fun planet printable. This one features Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.