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3rd grade general science thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
Water Cycle in a Bag Experiment
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Accumulation!
Observe the water cycle in your classroom. Using a sandwich bag and colored water watch the water form vapor and then "rain" inside the baggie. Students love this!
This download includes directions and a two page, detailed observation sheet to record the progress four times.
My class said this was their favorite activity of the year. I hang the baggies on the window facing our school courtyard and always get compliments on how appealing
Grades:
1st - 5th
Weather - IB Unit and Lesson Plans
The document includes:
- A four (4) week unit plan on the topic of weather, to include assessments (rubrics)
- 20 detailed lesson plan ideas
- 1 guided reading lesson plan for emerging/beginner readers that can be used as a model for other guided reading lessons tied to this unit
- 1 lesson plan on asking high-quality inquiry questions with related self-assessment tool and all necessary materials to teach this lesson
The unit plan includes the elements in the International Baccalaureate (IB) P
Grades:
1st - 4th
Fossils Tell Us About Long Ago!
This is a 2 or 3 day exploration of fossils. It culminates in a make-your-own fossil activity that students of all ages will LOVE! First, students will explore a variety of fossil resources, then they will partner read or explore on their own. Unit includes a graphic organizer, read-along worksheet and simple instructions to create model magic fossils.
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Learning About Bugs, Part 1 A-C
This book is on the topic of 'Bugs' with the target audience being those who are 6-12 years old. The project will cover many bugs that children have heard of, or that may be particularly interesting to them. Each section contains either some or all of the following:
revision exercises, writing, puzzles, wordsearches, nature study, lesson plans/ideas, drawing and can be adapted to either younger or older learners
Included are:
Notes to Parent / Educator
Insects in General
Ants
Aphids
Apple
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Grades:
K - 5th
Dental Health Unit: Eggsperiment
Eggsperiment: Includes an entire experiment that is perfect for a dental health unit. Not only do students experiment with a boiled egg and coke and compare it to the effects of coke on our teeth. But they are also able to learn from this experiment and go through the processes of inquiry-based learning. This unit includes: Essential Question, Materials, Hypothesis, Observations, a place for students to record their data and make their conclusions.
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PreK - 5th
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How Does a Garden Grow - Unit Plan
This Document includes a full Science Unit Plan - including types of assessment. 3 Lesson Plans and corresponding worksheets and task-sheets.
In spring children will see growth all around them; plant life turning green, flowers blossoming and vegetables growing in fields. To understand “How a Garden Grows” children must learn about the relationship (vegetable) plants have with the environment, how living things depend on each other, and the cycle in which they go through.
Through many hands-o
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Grades:
3rd
Deep Sea Explorations - An Integrated Writing Activities and Science Unit
From the coral reef to the deep sea, come and discover many ways to integrate writing with ocean themes. This Write More Education Resources unit will teach students many ways to organize and improve their writing content through the writing process. Character development, settings, opening and closing sentences and creative word choice and verbs and adjectives are all taught. Dive into a world of ocean writing!
Grades:
2nd - 6th
States of Matter 5 Experiment Unit
This document includes instructions, material list, and worksheets for 5 complete hands-on experiments on solids, liquids and gasses. This unit was made for a 2nd grade but could also be adapted for 3rd & 4th grade. The sheets are easy to follow and step-by-step.
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Habitat WebQuest
This webQuest will have students exploring various habitats through a guided independent online exploration.
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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3rd Grade Georgia Science "I Can" Statements
This is a word document of "I Can" Statements for all 3rd Grade Georgia Science Standards:
Habits of Mind
The Nature of Science
Earth Science
Physical Science
Life Science
This may be used as a teacher resource or a time saver to "cut and paste" in making "I Can" statement materials.
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Grades:
3rd, Staff
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
This is a collection of five lessons to help students understand solids, liquids, and gases. I have leveled these lessons between 1st-3rd grades. The initial lesson begins by allowing you to choose between having students sort picture cards with labels of solids and liquids or solids, liquids, and gases. These cards are perfect for early readers and ELL students. The lessons then progress to discuss observable properties, molecules, cooling and heating, and changes. All lessons are aligned
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Predators On The Prowl - An Integrated Writing Activities and Science Unit
A shark swims stealthily through the cool, blue ocean waters. A lioness crouches silently in the tall grass, her body low to the ground. A viper flicks his tongue in the air, locking in on a scent. Stay quiet and hidden or you could be their next victim! Come learn about the fierce and ruthless animal hunters of our planet, predators on the prowl. With this Write More Education Resources unit, students will be reading and writing tons of action-packed adventures! Students will learn and pr
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Springtime in the Computer Lab
Elementary Computer Lab Unit with Spring Related themes and activities for grades K-5.
Grades:
K - 5th
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Project-Based Learning - Raise Insects in the Classroom - Complete Unit
This is a hands-on unit full of activities relating to raising insects in the classroom. Students may choose from three insects which are easy to obtain from farm and garden supply websites, or even on Amazon. In the introduction, students are asked to do a little research on their insect, and then compose a persuasive paragraph to convince their teacher that their choice is best.There is a single-point rubric included for scoring second- and third-grade level writing. Once the choice has been d
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
STEAM Unit Plan - designing walls
Through this unit the lessons build towards several Performance Expectations in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) as well as the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS ELA). It is important to remember that the lessons cannot be taught in isolation or the standards will not be addressed. Although the CCSS ELA standards cited here are at the second grade level, the anchor standards from which they were developed can be found at all grade levels.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Scott Foresman Science Unit Plans chapter Three 4th Grade (Habitat)
Scott Foresman Science 4th grade unit plans for Chapter three. This 9 day unit covers the entire chapter. All of the worksheets and text can be found on pearsonsuccessnet.com. I have scoured the web to find free links and files to go along with each section. This plan includes interactive experiments or web programs to do with students almost daily.
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Check out some of my other science powerpoints!
Animal classifications Pow
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Stream and River Vocabulary and Erosion Overview
This is a general list of river and stream vocabulary as well as an overview of erosion. It was used along with a stream table to introduce the vocabulary to students, but could also be used alone.
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3rd - 6th
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Animales salvajes y domésticos.
Animales salvajes y domésticos.Actividades para reforzar los nombres de los animales y su categoría.Se trabaja motricidad fina al recortar, escribir los nombres, pegar en lugares determinados. El objetivo es que los niños reconozcan los nombres de los animales básicos e identifiquen el lugar donde viven.
Grades:
PreK - 5th, Staff
Baby, It's Cold Outside- Winter Science, Writing and Research
These 6 lessons can be used as a one week unit or as stand-alone activities. This unit encompasses many ELA Common Core standards as well as scientific problem solving. Your students will love the winter themed science experiments, poetry writing and mini- research project. It may be cold outside but this high interest learning will keep their brains warm.
Included in this unit:
Lesson plans
3 science experiments
Science Experiment sheet –can be used for any experiment
Diamante Poem directions
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Egg'speriments for Rechenka's Eggs by Patricia Polacco
These 3 experiments will engage your students in learning about eggs and extending the story, all while learning valuable science and writing concepts.
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Grades:
K - 5th
Life Structures (plant & animal) Unit Plan
This unit plan is brief. Each day has a bulleted list of tasks, assignments, vocab etc. It outlines the basic 2-3 week skeleton for teaching life structures of plants and animals.It also provides and end of unit project with 2 choices for students. It includes handouts for activities to be printed for the week. Great for 2nd through 5th grade.
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1st - 5th
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Global Literacy
Using picture books to teach ELA, science and social studies common core state standards.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
RAPTOR RESEARCH
This is an outline for students to research raptors. It is intended to be cut out on the dotted lines and inserted into a flip-book. Then each flap is labeled with the associated title.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Labeling Insect Body Parts
This lesson is a reinforcement lesson on labeling insect body parts. Students should be able to identify and label the parts of a grasshopper, butterfly, and a spider (with no more than three errors per insect).
Science Workstation includes:
TEKS Objectives
Materials
Directions
Assessment
Worksheet
What will the students learn?
Vocabulary for Word Wall
Book Recommendations
Workstation Pictures
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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