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Helen Keller Elementary School > 3rd Grade Pages > Curriculum Links for Third Grade

Science

Living Things


The study of living things compares the life cycles of animals, insects, and plants. The students observe the stages of a butterfly's life, observe a seed growing into a plant, and research different animals. The students will learn that living things grow, reproduce, and adapt to their environment.

The Butterfly Lifecycle
Children's Butterfly Site
All About Butterflies - Enchanted Learning
Monarch Butterfly Lifecycle
The Great Plant Escape
Identify the Living Things
ButterfliesThis amazing resource includes a web quest that includes pages and activities for the students to print off the site and complete. The webquests are a link off this site, but are also found at these addresses:
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/butlifecycle/index.html
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/butappearance/index.html
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/butbodyparts/index.html

The Solar System


In our study of the solar system, students learn facts about the nine planets, the sun,the moon, asteroids, comets and constellations. Students observe the phases of the moon, investigate why we have seasons and what causes night and day.

EARTHRISE A tour of our solar system
All About SpaceUse this site to research information about the solar system
Amazing Space Explore the night sky
Interactive Astronomy Puzzles
Your age on other planets
Your weight on other planets
What can you see in tonight's sky?
The Science of having Fun
Christa McCauliffe Planetarium
Connect the Stars to Make a Constellation
NASA for Kidse.
The Nine (8) Planets.A wealth of up to date information about the Solar System.
Star Child.A learning center for young Astronomers.
Star Child.Solar Stystem ThinkQuest that inspires students to think, connect, create, and share information.


Sound


The study of sound demonstrates through hands on activities how sound travels in waves. Students will discover that sound must have a sound source, sound receiver and a medium to travel through. Students practice sound discrimination and investigate how to create high and low pitches.

Light & Sound Use this web site to find out deffinitions of terms
Changing SoundsInteractive sight to learn more about sound.
Sound

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Updated: November 30, 2011  



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