Primary 3 / Year 3 Science Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Primary 3 (Year 3) science through 16 dojos and 41 short narrated levels, for children aged 7–8.
Coverage spans Living Things, Materials & Their Properties, Forces & Energy, Earth & Space and Our Environment.
Every level is matched to both the Nigerian NERDC primary curriculum and the British Key Stage 2, and plays in a browser or the installed app.
- Class (Nigeria)
- Primary 3
- Year group (UK)
- Year 3
- Stage (UK)
- Key Stage 2
- Age
- 7–8
- Dojos
- 16
- Levels
- 41
Primary 3 Science topics
Living Things
Plant Power
Parts of a plant
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Three of these are parts of a plant. Which one is not?”
- “Sort these into what plants need and do not need.”
- “Sort these into parts of a plant and not.”
Animal Kingdom
Groups & habitats
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which animal does not belong with the others?”
My Body
Body parts & senses
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Sort these into senses and body parts.”
Healthy Eating
Food groups & diet
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which food group does this belong to?”
- “Aisha puts amala on her plate. Which food group does it belong to?”
Life Cycle Dojo
Seeds, animals & growing up
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Chidi watches a butterfly's life cycle at a mango tree. Put the stages in order, starting with the egg.”
- “Emeka watches a frog's life cycle at a rice field. Put the stages in order, starting with the egg.”
Food Chain Dojo
Who eats what
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Emeka watches a horse nibbling nearby. What does a horse usually eat?”
- “Ada sees a hen. Where does a hen usually live?”
- “Tunde is asked at school: which of these animals mainly eats leaves?”
Materials & Their Properties
Materials Dojo
Materials & properties
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which of these is made of glass?”
- “Sort these materials into hard and soft.”
Solid, Liquid, Gas
States of matter
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Is this a solid, a liquid, or a gas?”
- “Which state do these particles show?”
- “Which one of these is a gas?”
Forces & Energy
Force Dojo
Push, pull & gravity
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Sand or Ice: which one has more friction?”
- “Grass or A wooden floor: which one has less friction?”
- “Ngozi can move a small basket or a large basket of yams. Which one needs more force to move?”
Light Dojo
Light & shadows
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which one bounces light back so you can see your face?”
- “Three of these are light sources. Which one does not make light?”
Sound Dojo
How sound is made
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “A mosquito buzzes near your ear. Is this sound loud or quiet?”
- “A dog barks at the gate. Is the sound high or low?”
Magnet Dojo
Magnetic & poles
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “A steel padlock. Will a magnet stick to it?”
- “A clay pot. Will a magnet stick to it?”
- “A block of wood. Is it magnetic or not magnetic?”
Earth & Space
Weather Dojo
Weather & seasons
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Three of these show sunny weather. Which one is different?”
- “Sort these into rainy weather, sunny weather, and cold or dusty weather.”
Sky Dojo
Day, night & sky
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Is it day or night in this picture?”
- “When can you see the rainbow in the sky?”
Our Environment
Stay Safe Dojo
Hygiene & safety
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Sort these into safe and not safe.”
Our Earth Dojo
Keeping our environment healthy
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 3
Questions at this level look like:
- “Is this a safe or healthy thing to do?”
- “Why is it good to fold your school uniform after washing?”
- “Femi says it is safe to drink water straight from the gutter. Is Femi right?”
What a level is like
Every level is 10 questions long and takes a few minutes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration rather than robotic text-to-speech, and answers are tapped, dragged or typed on a number pad rather than written, so a child who is still learning to read can play unaided.
Most dojos open with a short lesson before the questions start. Get one wrong and the level teaches the step you missed before showing the answer, and you can play the level again — the questions vary on each replay, so it is practice rather than memorising a fixed sheet. Levels are scored out of three stars.
Primary 3 Science questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Primary 3 Science?
- Alpha Brain teaches Primary 3 (Year 3) science through 16 dojos and 41 short narrated levels, for children aged 7–8. The topics are Plant Power, Animal Kingdom, My Body, Healthy Eating and 12 more, grouped under Living Things, Materials & Their Properties, Forces & Energy, Earth & Space and Our Environment.
- What is Primary 3 in the British system?
- Primary 3 in Nigeria matches Year 3 in the UK, which sits in Key Stage 2, for children aged 7–8. Alpha Brain teaches both from the same science levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Primary 3 Science content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every science dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Primary 3 that is Living Things, Materials & Their Properties, Forces & Energy, Earth & Space and Our Environment — and the same levels are matched to the British Key Stage 2 programme of study.
- How many Science levels are there for Primary 3?
- 41 levels across 16 dojos at Primary 3 / Year 3, at 10 questions a level — about 410 questions. A level takes a few minutes, so it fits a school night.
- How much does Alpha Brain cost?
- Alpha Brain is free to play online — every dojo, every level, with narration. Ninja Pass is ₦1,500 a month, or ₦15,000 a year (two months free), and adds offline play, the parent progress report and up to three children. That covers all three subjects — Maths, English and Science — from Nursery 1 to Primary 6, not just Science.
Play Primary 3 Science tonight
Create an account, pick Primary 3 in Settings, and your child starts on the first level of whichever dojo you choose.
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