This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 3rd grade Science content. Within the folder you will access Parent Guide PDFs in FIVE Languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish, and Vietnamese to help on-going communication with caregivers.
This resource accompanies our Rethink 3rd Grade Science course. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.
A 3rd-grade lesson plan that covers: Newcomer Writing using the 8 phases of explicit instruction for writing by Calderon and Slakk (2018): 1) Pre-teach the most important vocabulary; 2) Use a Mentor text for reading before writing; 3) Present the text structure to use; 4) Model it (Model each phase of the writing process); 5) Memorize it (Ensure that students memorize the language and steps of the strategy); 6) Support it (Scaffold according to student need); 7) Ample use of student interaction (Collaborate and cooperative writing strategies with other students); and 8) Differentiated assessment
In this short presentation, students learn the function of the skin (and hair and nails) and how it helps the body to remain healthy. The presentation includes information on how the skin protects the body both inside and outside.
Students will learn how to investigate the touch sensory system to discover more about the skin and its sensory receptors. Through a variety of experiments, they will learn how touch information is important in motor tasks. Students will design their own experiment through an inquiry-based approach. Extensive teacher and student guides are provided.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 3rd Grade Science.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 3rd Grade Science.
In this slideshow, students learn that nerve cells throughout your body respond to exteranl stimuli by sending impulses to your brain. This allows your skin to respond to things it touches and provide protection.
This brief video lesson describes the purpose of our skin. Discussion/assessment questions and suggested supplemental resources are also included.
Students will read all about the body's largest organ- skin. Readers will learn many facts about skin, including how it protects the body, the layers of skin, and skin color. This article is appropriate for strong upper elementary readers.
Assesses student knowledge about the component of the skin.
Students brainstorm in small groups to answer questions about the skin as an organ, read online informational selections about the integumentary system and complete an "e-sheet" (online worksheet) to show their understanding.
Students will be able to describe the four functions of the skin.
Students learn about skin and the basic information about the three layers of skin. Text for this article is appropriate for the upper elementary grade levels. A Spanish version of the article and a read-aloud option are also provided on the site.
Do you know an ocelittle or an ocelot about this amazing cat? Join the Zoo EDventures team to learn about this beautiful yet elusive feline!
We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
3.L.1 Ocelot Skull (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/pnG3GBzRLLw?t=1293
3.L.1 Ocelot Camouflage (2 min): https://youtu.be/pnG3GBzRLLw?t=1349