This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the science skills that grade 3 students use and develop, and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates.This resource has four instructional units:Unit 1: Growth and Changes in Plants Unit 2: Materials and Structures Unit 3: Forces that Attract or Repel Unit 4: Soils in the Environment Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular outcomes. Each lesson hasmaterials lists activity descriptions questioning techniques activity centre and extension ideas assessment suggestions activity sheets and visuals
This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science and Technology program (guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the science skills that grade 3 students use and develop) and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates. It also includes connections to the Achievement Levels as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Science and Technology (2007). This resource has four instructional units: Unit 1: Growth and Changes in Plants Unit 2: Strong and Stable Structures Unit 3: Forces Causing Movement Unit 4: Soils in the Environment Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has curriculum expectation(s) lists materials lists activity descriptions assessment suggestions activity sheet(s) and graphic organizer(s)
Follows the discover/inquiry approach recommended by the National Science Teacher's Association the over 100 activities in each volume at grade level encourage students to analyze, synthesize, and infer based on their own hands-on experiences.
Create independent, scientific thinkers using Hands-On Physics Experiments! This book develops inquiry-based learning for students in grades 3–5 through age-appropriate, hands-on experiments. It helps students explore important concepts in physics. This 80-page book includes detailed instructions and extensions and supports National Science Education Standards.
In Hands-On Science Mysteries for Grades 3-6, the authors connect science to real-world situations by investigating actual mysteries and phenomena, such as the strange heads on Easter Island, the ghost ship Mary Celeste, and the “Dancing Stones” of Death Valley. The labs are designed to encourage the development of science inquiry, in which students will observe, take notes, make diagrams, interpret data, and arrive at solutions, and include extensions for further investigation.
Science certainly does not need to be complicated formulas, heavy text books and geeky guys in white lab coats with thick glasses. Science can be really simple and is actually only about understanding the world you live in! Science experiments are an awesome part of science that allows you to engage in cool and exciting hands on learning experiences that you are sure to enjoy and remember! By working through the science projects in this book, you will learn about science in the best possible way – getting your hands dirty & doing things yourself! Specially chosen to appeal to kids in grade 3, each experiment answers a particular question about a specific category of science and includes an introduction, list of the materials you need, easy-to-follow steps, an explanation of what the experiment demonstrates as well as a learn more and science glossary section! Each of these easy-to-understand sections helps explain the underlying scientific concepts to kids and will inspire them to create their own related experiments and aid in developing an inquisitive mind. Amongst many others, you will send secret messages to your friends with your own invisible ink to understand how chemical reactions works, construct a rocket to see how objects fly, make a self-filling water bowl for pets using air pressure, and make a light bulb shine using a lemon as a battery to learn about electric current! Other fun experiments include growing your own crystals along a piece of string, making an electrical doorbell for your room, telling the time with your own water clock, cutting through ice with a string, making a spool ‘walk’ with the energy stored in an elastic band and many, many more! The 40 projects contained in this science experiment e-book cover a wide range of scientific topics; from Chemistry and Electricity to Life Sciences and Physics… there are even experiments on earth science, astronomy and geology all designed for young students in grade 3! With this book, you are sure to find a project that interests you. When you are interested in a certain science topic, you will have more fun, and learn more, too! Designed with safety in mind, most of the items you will need for the experiments, such as jars, aluminium foil, scissors and sticky tape, you can find around your home. Others, such as magnets, lenses or a compass, you will be able to buy quite cheaply at a hobby shop or hardware store.
Inside, you will find a detailed introduction to each unit, lesson plans, reproducible activity sheets, materials lists, ideas for activity centres, extension ideas, and assessment suggestions. Children's literature litst, references for teachers, and web sites are also included.
Help your grade 3 students explore standards-based science concepts and vocabulary using 150 daily lessons A variety of rich resources including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple-choice format help you successfully introduce students to earth, life, and physical science concepts. 30 weeks of instruction covers many standards-based science topics.
