Grade 3 ~ Science – CoolSchool101

Unit 1 ~ Forces Causing Movement

Lesson 1

~ Watch this video on Forces and Motion.

~ Review each of these vocabulary words you will be seeing throughout this unit of study, to recognize how to spell them, and to understand what they all mean.

Lesson 2

~Forces causing movements: Introduction to forces

~ Play this BBC online game to learn about Forces and Motion.

Lesson 3

~ Read about Force, and kinds of Force

~ Play this online BBC game about Force.

~ Print and complete this worksheet

Lesson 4

~ Grade 3 Forces – Forces everywhere

~ look at a series of pictures in which there were many actions occurring. After examining the pictures, and looking at all of the forces, record on this T chart all the ways that these movements are pushes or pulls.

Lesson 5

~ Read about the Types of Forces. Now look at your T chart from last lesson and label what kind of force each one is. Then answer the questions on the second page of the Types of Forces Worksheet. (either print it out, or just answer the questions in your science workbook).

Lesson 6

~ Forces causing movements ~ Type of Force ~ Muscular

~ Forces causing movements ~ Type of Force ~ Magnetic

Lesson 7

~ Forces causing movement ~ Type of Force ~ Gravity

~ Forces causing movement ~ Type of Force ~ Buoyancy

Lesson 8

~ Forces causing movement ~ Type of Force ~ Friction

~ Forces causing movement ~ Type of Force ~ Natural

Lesson 9

~ Print and complete this worksheet on What Type of Force is Making Things Move Around You. Get Outside!

Lesson 10

~ Print and complete this Types of Forces Review Worksheet.

Lesson 11

~Watch these videos on how Magnets can be used to help the environment.

~ Experiment with magnets! Find a magnet or two and some paperclips. Print and complete this worksheet. Also, walk around your home and experiment to find what things the magnets are attracted to and what things they aren’t. Write down your findings in your workbook.

Lesson 12

~ Take a quiz on Forces!

~ Read about things that can increase friction and decrease friction and then print and complete the table at the bottom.

Lesson 13

~ Take the final unit test on Forces causing movement.

Unit 2 ~ Soils in the Environment

Lesson 14

~ Watch this video tutorial on Soil.

~ Print and complete this worksheet. Read about what soil is made from and then fill in the bottom diagram.

Lesson 15

~ Print and complete this worksheet on how different things contribute to the formation of soil.

Lesson 16

~ Watch this video on Soil Profile, Soil Layers, Soil Erosion – Video for Kids

~ Watch this video on the different types of soils

~ Take the online quiz about different types of soils.

Lesson 17

~ Print this Sheet to look at throughout this lesson.

~ Choose “Digging Shallow” and Explore “What is Soil?” Play this online interactive game.

~ Choose “Digging Shallow” and Explore “Why Does Soil Matter?” in this online interactive game.

~ Choose “Digging Shallow” and Explore “How do Soils Form?” in this online interactive game.

Lesson 18

~ Choose “Digging Shallow” and Explore “Soil Under the Microscope” in this online interactive game.

~ Choose “Digging Shallow” and Explore “Properties of Soil” in this online interactive game.

Lesson 19

~ Choose “Digging Shallow” and Explore “Why and How Soils Differ” Play this online interactive game.

~ Choose “Digging Shallow” and Explore “Soils as a Living Being” in this online interactive game.

~ Choose “Digging Shallow” and Explore “Soils, Plants and Food Production” in this online interactive game.

Lesson 20

~ Play the interactive game “School Garden” Click on the flower to play.

~ Watch this video on how compost is made

~ Print and complete this worksheet on Composting

Lesson 21

~ Lab activity: Planting Seeds. Done over several weeks. Set up the experiment today by planting all the seeds.

Lesson 22

~ Watch this Video on Plant Roots

~ Print and complete this worksheet on Plant Roots.

Lesson 23

~ Print and complete these worksheets on Soil.

Lesson 24

~ Fill out the first section on your plant growing sheet Lab Activity.

~ Watch this Video about the Ant Lifecycle!

~ Print and complete this worksheet on ants.

Lesson 25

~ Watch this Brief Video about the Vancouver Island Marmot, waking up from Hibernation.

~ Print and complete this worksheet on The Vancouver Island Marmot.

Lesson 26

~ Watch this video about Moles from BBC Wildlife

Lesson 27

~ Fill out the second section of the Plant growing sheet Lab Activity.

Lesson 28

~ Read this information on Moles (Review)

~ Print and complete this worksheet on Moles.

Lesson 29

~ Now that the seed experiment is complete. Write a letter to the seed starter company. The letter was to be written in standard, grade 3, format, and was to include the following: