Georgia Homeschool Science for Grades 3–5: 11 Planned Hands-On Units
Science is one of the five subjects a Georgia home study program has to teach, and for a child in Grades 3 to 5 the Elementary Science Curriculum is one ready way to teach it. Its eleven units run from the water cycle and weather to simple circuits, forces, the skeleton and birds, each with lessons, worksheets and answer keys. You still decide how it fits your year and keep your own records.
Look at the 11 science unitsFor a Georgia homeschool family with a child in Grades 3–5, the Elementary Science Curriculum ($109.99) gives you eleven hands-on units: water and the water cycle, a forest ecosystem, simple electric circuits, weather, meadows and pollination, forces and motion, the skeleton, light and shadow, and three units on birds. It is a digital download, ready to print. It is one resource for the science subject Georgia requires, not proof that your program follows state law.
The resources
Elementary Science Curriculum, Grades 3–5
11 resources in one download: $109.99 instead of $228.62 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
Elementary Science Curriculum | Life, Earth & Physical Science | 11 Units | Grades 3–5
Elementary Art & Music Units Bundle | Rhythm, Singing, Instruments, Color Mixing & Printing | 5 Units | Grades 3–5
Complete Learning Books Bundle | 10 Units: Grammar, Math, Science, History, ESL, Art & Music | Grades 3–6
Environmental Science Units Bundle | Climate Change, Climate Data, Ecosystems, Resources & Climate Ethics | 5 Units | Grades 8–12
The real problem
What Georgia's home study rules mean for your science plan
Georgia's home study program rules are short, but they shape how you plan. As of the 2026–27 school year, you file a declaration of intent with the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days of starting and by September 1 each year, listing your children's names and ages, where you teach, your local school system and your school-year dates. Instruction has to equal 180 days of at least 4.5 hours each, and the subjects are reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies and science. The parent or tutor needs a high school diploma or GED. Starting at the end of grade 3, children take a nationally standardized test at least every three years, and you write an annual progress report in each required subject, kept for at least three years. None of those results are sent in. For science, the practical problem is the progress report. Reading and math leave a trail of finished pages almost by default, while science at home often turns into nature walks and library books that are hard to describe at year's end. A set of planned units with worksheets and answer keys gives you both the lessons and a record of what your child actually did.
Why it fits
How the units work in a Georgia home school
The bundle was built with homeschool families in mind as well as classroom teachers, and each unit stands on its own.
- Eleven separate units let you spread science across your 180-day year at your own pace.
- Finished worksheets and answer keys give you material for the annual science progress report.
- Water cycle, weather and forest ecosystem units suit outdoor observation in any Georgia season.
- Simple circuits, forces and light and shadow bring physical science into hands-on lessons at home.
- Three bird units pair well with backyard bird watching over several months.
- Everything is a digital download, so you print only the pages your child needs.
Getting started
One way to schedule science across a home study year
This is a suggestion only. Many Georgia families teach science two or three times a week and adjust as interests change.
- Start in fall with weather and waterObserving & Understanding Weather and Water & the Water Cycle fit the start of the year, when daily weather notes and a rain gauge give your child something to track.
- Add a forest ecosystem unitExplore a Forest Ecosystem works as the leaves change. Combine the worksheets with a walk in a nearby park or woods and let your child sketch what they find.
- Move indoors for physical scienceIn winter, teach simple electric circuits, forces and motion, and light and shadow. Batteries, bulbs and wire are your own supplies; the bundle contains the lessons only.
- Teach the body and the birdsThe Skeleton in Motion and the three bird units carry you into spring, when nesting and migration are easy to watch from a window or feeder.
- Close with meadows and recordsMeadows, Flowers & Pollination fits late spring. Keep a few finished worksheets from each unit in a folder; they make writing your science progress report much easier.
What to buy
Is this the right science buy for your family?
Choose the Elementary Science Curriculum ($109.99, the eleven units cost $228.62 separately) if your child is in Grades 3–5 and you want science planned unit by unit. If you are also looking for art and music, the Elementary Art & Music Units Bundle ($74.99) adds five units on rhythm, singing, instruments, color mixing and printing. Families who want a broad sampler across several subjects for Grades 3–6 can compare the Complete Learning Books Bundle ($99.90). An older sibling in Grades 8–12 could use the Environmental Science Units Bundle ($69.99).
Honest limits
Limits worth knowing before you buy
This bundle is not written for Georgia and contains no Georgia Standards of Excellence references. It does not file your declaration of intent, count your days or write your progress report, and buying it is not legal compliance. Check current home study law with the Georgia Department of Education or a homeschool legal resource. Experiment materials such as batteries or seeds are not included. The licence is for your own family's teaching; a co-op wanting to share it should message Teach Lessons first. And if the set does not suit your family, it can be exchanged within 7 days for store credit of equal value, never cash.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Does this curriculum meet Georgia's homeschool science requirement?
No product can promise that, and this one is not approved or endorsed by Georgia or matched to its standards. Georgia names science as a required subject, but how you teach it is up to you. The bundle can be part of your science instruction. Confirm the current rules with the Georgia Department of Education or a homeschool legal resource.
Will it prepare my child for the standardized test?
It is not a test-prep product. The units teach science content and skills with worksheets and answer keys, which builds understanding, but they are not designed around any particular nationally standardized test. If testing is coming up after grade 3, look at that test's own practice material as well.
Do I need a science background to teach it?
No. Each unit is planned for you, and the answer keys let you check work without looking anything up. Georgia requires the teaching parent to hold a high school diploma or GED, and the material is written so that a parent at that level can follow it comfortably.
What supplies will I need?
Only what an activity calls for, and you buy that yourself. Topics such as circuits or light and shadow lend themselves to hands-on work, but no kits, batteries or tools come with the download. Read each unit first and gather any materials before the lesson.
My children are in different grades. Can they share it?
Often, yes. The units are written for Grades 3–5, so siblings within that range can work on the same topic together, with the younger child doing less of the writing. A child below grade 3 may find the reading passages heavy without your help. Read those aloud together.
How do I get the units after buying?
The download link arrives by email right after checkout and stays in your customer account under Orders. You can print one unit at a time or the whole set, and you can download the files again later whenever you need a fresh copy. Nothing ships by mail.
Plan your science year in one evening
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Look at the 11 science units