3rd Grade Science Vocabulary Cards & Big Idea Posters for NGSS
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These THIRD Grade Science Vocabulary Cards & Big Idea Posters are great tools for teaching about all third-grade sciences topics. They follow the third-grade NGSS standards. Included are over 100+ Vocabulary Cards and Big Idea Posters for Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science.

These THIRD Grade Science Vocabulary Cards & Big Idea Posters are great tools for teaching about all third-grade sciences topics. They follow the third-grade NGSS standards. Included are over 100+ Vocabulary Cards and Big Idea Posters for Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science.
Third Grade Science Vocabulary Cards that make a great word wall or vocabulary matching activity. They can also be used in a pocket chart!
The science vocabulary cards come in two formats. One format has three parts: picture, word, and definition. This format is perfect for small group or pocket chart matching. The second format is only the word and definition, perfect for a science wall.
The Big Idea Posters display the essential ideas from each of the third-grade NGSS Standards.
The posters include colorful pictures and concise text that explains the science concepts being taught. They are a great accompaniment to any elementary science classroom.
Life Science Vocabulary Words
- 56 Vocabulary Cards
- 33 Big Idea Posters
- Some of the vocabulary words: life cycle, egg, larva, seed, root, stem, flower, leaf, fruit, cocoon, pupa, nymph, adult, metamorphosis, migrate, burrow, chamber, communicate, migrate, predator, prey, bask, blubber, chlorophyll, cold-blooded, cone, egg, endangered, extinct, groom, hypothesis, invertebrate, key, leaf, photosynthesis, pollen, root, seed, spore, stem, trait, vertebrate, warm-blooded, biome, carnivore, consumer, decomposer, deforestation, ecosystem, food chain, habitat, herbivore, natural selection, offspring, photosynthesis, producer, body fossil, dig site, field work, fossils, fossil record, fossilization, mold fossils, paleontologist, trace fossil, adaptation, mimicry, natural selection, trait, camouflage.
Physical Science Vocabulary Words
- 24 Vocabulary Cards
- 21 Big Idea Posters
- Some of the vocabulary words: force, unbalanced force, balanced force, friction, gravity, motion, atom, electron, static electricity, attract, repel, negative charge, magnetism, positive charge, magenta pole, static electricity shock
Earth Science Vocabulary Words
- 27 Vocabulary Cards
- 13 Big Idea Posters
- Some of the vocabulary words: climate, climate zone, cloud, cold front, condensation, evaporation, lightning, meteorology, precipitation, thunder, warm front, water cycle, weather, weather map, weather hazard.











Jennifer F. –
Great resource for the kids to see and use vocabulary cards.
Laura C. –
Having the new vocabulary displayed with a visual for the class during our science unit was helpful.
Tyisha C. –
I love using these on the bulletin board for students to refer back to throughout the unit
Tiffany M. –
Very clear picture and definitions were great for the bulletin board.
Abigail Nesseth –
I used these for bulletin board. Students found it highly useful.