Science
In third grade we study many units such as Life Cycles of Plants, Energy, Electricity, Astronomy, and Water. 3sh is involved in many activities on a regular basis. Each month we will be observing a specific tree which is located on the grounds of QRS. In our Energy Unit we observe water boiling in a hot pot. Each month around the same time of the month and hour, students observe the sun's shadows at a particular location in the front parking lot, make sketches, and measure the shadow on paper. We predict how many drops of water a penny could hold. Students will keep a science notebook, develop strong inquiry and observation skills, and reflect on their learning.
Science Notebook
1. Questions:
2. Predictions (What you think the answers are to your questions):
3. Materials: (examples) ruler, magnifying glass, quads with 4 cells, wicks, fast plants, fertilizer, seeds, pipette, spray bottle, soil
4. Method: (What you did)- I measured the fast plant with a centimeter ruler
5. Observations (Can include charts, data tables, sketches, labeled drawing)
6. Conclusions:
7. Further questions:
Science Websites and Questions to think about:
Energy
Edison's Inventions Jan. 6, 2014 http://www.timeforkids.com/system/files/worksheets/140110G3t2.pdf
Thomas Edison http://www.timeforkids.com/search/site/Thomas%20Edison?f[0]=im_field_themes%3A79
Inventions TFK http://www.timeforkids.com/news/coolest-inventions-2014/203216
Get Ready TFK, Oct. 29, 2013 http://www.timeforkids.com/news/get-ready/188416 TFK talks to FEMA about how kids can prepare for natural disasters
Light and Shadows http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/science/lightshadows.html
Seasons and Weather - Hurricanes
Science in Action (HighlightKids.com)
Science Question (HighlightKids.com)
Polar Postcards (HighlightKids.com)
Other Science Experiments
Astronomy
Space TFK http://www.timeforkids.com/news-archive/science
Orion the Hunter http://www.tcoe.org/scicon/instructionalguide/constellations.pdf Scroll down to Orion
The Big Dipper myth http://astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/42/act2.html
Particularly helpful on cloudy or snowy nights when the moon is not visible
Lunar Cycle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCweccNOaqo
Exploring the Planets
Google Sky
Hubble Gallery
Kids Astronomy
Moon Phase Calendar (Old Farmer's Almanac - Scroll down.)
Moon Calendar
NASA for Grades K-4
NASA Star Finder
National Geographic for Kids
Nova
Scholastic News
Time for Kids
US Navy Moon Phase Site
Windows to the Universe
The Moon - Enchanted Learning User Name= scarsdale Password=raiders
Easy Science for Kids
Teens in Space TFK Nov. 20, 2013 http://www.timeforkids.com/news/teens-space/131196
To the Moon TFK July 24, 2013 http://www.timeforkids.com/news/moon/98146 Two Congresswomen are trying to turn Apollo's landing sites into a national park.
A Walk in Space TFK May 13 2013 http://www.timeforkids.com/news/walk-space/93076Astronauts investigate a leak at the International Space Station
A Success in Space TFK November 14, 2014 A space probe makes history by landing on a moving comet
An Overdue Space Walk TFK Oct. 8,2014 Astronauts at the ISS resume routine spacewalks for NASA following spacesuit repairs
A Creative Collision TFK June 9, 2014 A new study supports the theory that Earth helped create the Moon
The Mars Mystery, Oct. 3, 2014 How did the Red Planet lose its air? The MAVEN spacecraft is on a mission to find out. Nasa Kids Club http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html#.VKHJ1aAAA
Orion the Hunter , the Big and Little Bears, Cassiopea and Andromeda http://vimeo.com/24585339
Brain Pop Astronomy https://www.brainpop.com/search/search.weml?keyword=Astronomy look for constellations
Did You Know? Astronomy for Kids http://www.freewebs.com/benatargrl/didyouknow.htm
myths and science stories https://books.google.com/books id=jWLPFAkib2wC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=orion+the+hunter+greek+myth+grade+3&source=bl&ots=oNCHSHTHl2&sig=8FUsbffQVT-LHt0AZIkkfKI8Tkk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FzXRVK-ZHuzlsAS4loG4Cg&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=orion%20the%20hunter%20greek%20myth%20grade%203&f=false
scroll down to find Orion the Hunter
Plants
Plants - Games and Activities about Plants http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/science/living/plants.html
Bountiful Gardens
Bountiful Gardens (Spring)
Kids Gardening
The Great Plant Escape
Plants - Enchanted Learning
Plants for Kids
Brainpop
Radish Seed Stages
A- no change
B-seed coat opens, radicle pokes through
C-cotelydons show
D-root hairs on root
E-pink in hypocotyl (first stem)
F-cotyledons turn green
G-cotyledons open like a book
H-radish plant stands straight up
Health
Kids Health http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/DSmovie.html?eml=SLP/e/20150106////TrueFlixUpdate_NL//MIM//Media/KidsHealth///&ym_MID=1558819&ym_rid=2924304
My Plate
Please feel free to refer to the Curriculum Center's site to find out even more about the science program in our school system.
Science in Scarsdale
Third Grade Science Program
