Recommended for 3rd graders! A collection of easy self-study ideas you can try
For third-grade independent study, we recommend first identifying what your child is interested in.
When they learn about what they like, they can keep going and enjoy it.
Here, we introduce simple daily ideas that help with independent study while learning a little each day.
When children and adults learn together, they can be more curious and have more fun learning.
Learning opens up new worlds and helps build confidence.
Please use this as a reference, find something that sparks interest, and enjoy independent study!
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Recommended for 3rd Graders! A Collection of Easy, Self-Study Ideas You Can Try (71–80)
plant dyeing
Kusaki-zome is a traditional technique for dyeing fabric using natural plants.
By using familiar leaves, roots, flowers, and more, you can create your own original colors, letting you enjoy learning both science and home economics at the same time.
Once you’ve prepared the fabric you want to dye and the plants to use as dye, wash the fabric thoroughly in lukewarm water.
Add protein to the fabric to perform a deep-dye (mordant) treatment, then soak the washed and dried fabric.
After carrying out a mordanting process that induces color changes through chemical reactions with metals, place the dye material in nonwoven fabric and submerge it in water.
Put the prepared fabric into the liquid, wait about 15 minutes, then rinse it well with water to finish.
Making insect repellent spray
When playing outside in the summer, insect repellent spray is just as important as sunscreen.
It’s an essential item to avoid discomfort later! Here, we’re introducing a DIY insect repellent spray you can make with just three ingredients.
It only takes about 10 minutes to make, so it’s an easy science project even for lower elementary grades.
The ingredients are peppermint oil, water, and rubbing alcohol (ethanol).
Put the peppermint oil and ethanol into a container and shake well to mix.
Then add the water and shake again in the same way, and you’re done! Please summarize the steps and key points, such as the order in which to add the ingredients, when you write it up.
Let’s make an ultra-rich juice
In summer, many people have probably experienced freezing a plastic bottle of sports drink and, when sipping the partially melted liquid, feeling that it tastes “stronger than usual!” Let’s make this phenomenon the theme of a science project: What mechanism causes it? The key is a phenomenon called freezing point depression.
Solutions containing substances like sugar freeze later and melt sooner than pure water.
Based on this, you can investigate and summarize how the perceived increase in flavor strength differs depending on the type of beverage you freeze.
Vegetable Stamp Art
Many people are likely looking for easy science projects or crafts for lower elementary school students.
For you, we recommend “vegetable stamps.” Cut various vegetables, apply ink to the cross-sections, and make stamps.
Since each vegetable has a different cross-section, you could even turn it into a quiz-style project.
Using the stamps to create pictures is also a great idea.
reverse-yolk egg
Have you heard of a “reverse-yolk egg”? It’s a quirky kind of hard-boiled egg where the outside is yellow and the inside is white! To make it, you put a raw egg in a stocking and spin it around, then boil it just like a regular hard-boiled egg.
Let’s look into the structure of an egg and consider why this method causes the yolk and white to switch places.
Also, this reverse-yolk egg surprisingly has a long history, so researching that and writing up a report could make for an interesting independent study project.
Ocean Bottle
Here’s an ocean bottle idea that will look great as a room decoration.
First, prepare a plastic bottle.
Fill it about one-third of the way with water dyed blue.
Next, pour in baby oil until the bottle is about two-thirds full.
Finally, add shells or other objects of your choice, and it’s complete.
When you shake it, the water and oil recreate the look of waves breaking on the shore.
Making it can stand on its own as a science project, but you could also take it further by researching why water and oil don’t mix.
masking tape art
Drawing pictures is a classic choice for independent study projects and crafts.
Simply drawing is fine, but let’s add a little twist to make your artwork more eye-catching.
Masking tape is highly recommended for that.
There are many kinds of masking tape, so you can create a wide variety of pictures.
Start by making a rough sketch, then gather masking tapes that match your design.