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 (61–70)
PET bottle water purifier
Many people are looking for simple science projects.
In such cases, a PET-bottle water purifier is recommended.
In this experiment, you create a purifier by filling a plastic bottle with materials like charcoal, gravel, and cloth.
You can test the purifier’s effectiveness and explore how it works, or focus your study on themes like designing a water purifier that’s easy to make during disasters.
Cook home-style dishes from countries around the world
How about a tasty independent research project? In this project, you’ll explore home-cooked dishes from countries around the world.
Of course you’ll look into how they’re made and the ingredients, but it’s also important to think about what the dishes reveal about each country’s climate and culture.
Home cooking is extremely helpful for understanding a country’s people and their daily lives.
Someday, when you travel, the knowledge from your project will help bring you closer to that country.
Try making artificial salmon roe
With educational candy kits and the like, you can sometimes make things that look just like salmon roe.
How about a science project where you make such “artificial salmon roe” yourself? Specifically, by using sodium alginate and calcium lactate as ingredients and mixing in something like strawberry-flavored shaved ice syrup, you can create artificial salmon roe that looks just like the real thing.
It would be fun to make them in various colors.
Ice experiment using saltwater
For independent research projects, it seems many people make crafts.
So why not stand out by doing a chemistry experiment instead? Many of you probably know that adding saltwater to ice lowers the temperature.
But does the degree of cooling depend on the amount of salt? How about this experiment, which allows for solid research with simple preparation—just ice, saltwater, and a thermometer?
Homemade butter
This is a science project using store-bought heavy cream.
You’ll need heavy cream, salt, a plastic bottle, and some stamina! In this project, you pour liquid heavy cream into a plastic bottle and turn it into butter.
The method is very simple.
First, pour heavy cream into a 500 ml plastic bottle.
Next, add half a teaspoon of salt.
Then put the cap on the bottle and shake it nonstop! Keep shaking until it becomes solid! It’s quite tiring, but in the end you’ll have delicious butter, and your family will be thrilled!
