Grade 3 · Science · FireFlash series
Watch, practice, and review Grade 3 science.
Science in Motion is the Grade 3 FireFlash series: short, silent whiteboard animations that show one science idea at a time, followed by practice that brings back what a student missed. It covers the big Grade 3 science topics, from pushes and pulls to fossils.
See the series in action
A short promotional video for the Science in Motion — Grade 3 series. Press play to watch.
What the series covers
Physical science starts with motion. Forces in Motion shows pushes and pulls, friction, and balanced and unbalanced forces, and Magnets & Invisible Forces shows forces that act without touching, from magnet poles to a rubbed balloon.
Earth science moves from today's weather to long-term patterns. Weather Detectives turns observations into tables and graphs, Climate Regions compares usual weather around the world, and Weather Hazards & Solutions asks which designs reduce weather damage. The Water Cycle is a free bonus pack.
Life science follows living things through time: Plant Life Cycles and Animal Life Cycles, Inherited Traits & Environmental Effects, Animals Working Together, and Fossils as clues to ancient life and places.
How every pack works
Each pack follows the same three steps. Learn cards are silent animations, one idea per card, with the key science words on screen. Review asks questions with feedback and brings back ideas a student missed. Mastery checks what each student can do on their own.
Because the cards have no audio, they work on a classroom screen for whole-class teaching or on student devices during quiet practice. Students open a pack from a link or QR code their teacher shares. When a student finishes, they can print a certificate or save it as a PDF.
Built for Grade 3 readers
Every card uses short sentences and teaches its science words before asking about them. Pictures appear on a question only when the question is about what the picture shows, so students read the science instead of guessing from the art.
Each pack lists the NGSS performance expectations it supports. The cards build understanding and practice; they work alongside, not instead of, the hands-on investigations those standards describe.
Single packs or the full bundle
Two packs are free to open right away: The Water Cycle and Weather Detectives. The other packs each have their own unlock code, sold one at a time or together in the Grade 3 Full Series Bundle on the K12 Movie Guides store.
A good way to start is to open a free pack on your classroom screen, teach one Learn card, and see how your class responds.
11 packs in this series
9 packs need an unlock code and 2 are free. Each pack has its own guide.
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Observe weather. Read tables and graphs. Spot seasonal patterns.
Earth Science · Free
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Follow a seed as it grows and makes new seeds.
Life Science
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See how pushes and pulls change motion.
Physical Science
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See how magnets and static electricity act without touch.
Physical Science
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Compare typical temperatures and rainfall across world regions.
Earth Science
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Compare designs that can reduce weather damage.
Earth Science
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Compare how butterflies, frogs, birds, and mammals grow.
Life Science
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Compare inherited traits and how surroundings affect living things.
Life Science
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Read fossils to learn about ancient life and places.
Life Science
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See how animal groups find food and face danger.
Life Science
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Follow water as it moves between sky, land, and water.
Earth Science · Free
Questions teachers ask
Do students need accounts?
No. Students open a pack from a link or QR code. Progress is saved in the browser on that device, so students should keep the same device and browser until they finish.
Is there sound?
No. Every FireFlash card is silent, so the packs work in a quiet room or on a shared classroom screen.
Which packs are free?
The Water Cycle and Weather Detectives open without an unlock code.
Does the series cover every Grade 3 science standard?
No single resource does that. Each pack guide lists the standards it supports, and the cards are designed to sit alongside your own investigations.
Get the series
The bundle's page on the K12 Movie Guides store lists exactly what is included.