Third Grade 
Science

Welcome to the Science website.  
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​Please check out the Next Generation Science Standards.  
Here are the third grade state standards for Science.

Click here for the class tentative curriculum and overview.

Science Experiments Safety Rules

Current Topic

We have finished Science for the year.  The students are encouraged to correct their tests for extra credit.  


​Living Things
Living Things Packet
Plant Growth Chart

How to Identify Living Things #1
How to Identify Living Things #2

Animal Parts
Weird Animals
Endangered Animals

Animal Classification #1
Animal Classification #2
Animal Classification #3

Vertebrate Song

Invertebrates #1
Invertebrates #2

Plant Life Cycle #1
Plant Life Cycle #2
Plant Parts
How Plants Grow
Photosynthesis

Animal Life Cycles #1
Animal Life Cycles #2

Butterfly Life Cycle
Bird Life Cycle
Sea Turtle Life Cycle
Mosquito Life Cycle

Heredity

Forces and Motion
Forces and Motion Packet
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Forces and Motion (simple)
Newton's Three Laws of Motion (amusement park)
Newton's Three Laws of Motion (bike)
First Law of Motion in Space
Second Law of Motion in Space
Third Law of Motion in Space
Inertia in Space
Kinetic and Potential Energy in Space
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More NASA Stemostrations

Forces and Motion Demonstrations
Simple Machines
Simple Machines in Space
Levers
Incline Planes
Wedges
​Pulleys
Wheels and Axles
Screws

How to Play Gravity Maze
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Energy
Energy Packet

What is Energy?
Heat Energy
Sound Energy #1
Sound Energy #2
Light Energy
Electrical Energy
Wind Energy

Energy Sources for Kids
Energy Kids
Responsible Use of Energy
Alternative Energy
National Renewal Energy Lab
Alaska Energy Smart
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What is a Circuit?
Electric Circuit
Circuit Board
How to Use Squishy Circuits
Squishy Circuits Project Ideas
How to Play Circuit Maze

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Geology
Alaska Geography Facts

Rocks and Minerals
Three Types of Rocks
How to Identify Minerals

Mining in Alaska
Alaska's Mineral and Energy Resources
Mining in Alaska Forecast

Weather
Weather Packet

Weather and Climate Videos
What is a hurricane?
What is a tornado?

Water Cycle #1 (video)
Water Cycle #2 (video)
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Climate Video #1
Climate Video #2
Climate Change Video #1
Climate Change and Global Warming

​Creamer's Field Resources
Bird Videos
Bird Student Handbook

Science Games

PBS Science Games
Learning Games
NASA Games
Engineering Games
Simulations
Skate Park Simulation
Weather Science Games and Simulators
Chemistry games

Quiz or Test

We have finished assessments for the year.

Science Multimedia

Alaska Resource Education Videos

How to Sort Minerals

The Alaska Earthquake of 1964
The Alaska Earthquake of 1964- Valdez
Facts about the 1964 Earthquake

Rocks Overview
Plate Tectonics
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Earthquakes #1
Earthquakes #2
Volcanoes #1
Volcanoes #2
Volcanos (5 examples)
Tsunamis

Permafrost
Permafrost Impact
Glaciers #1
Glaciers #2
Ice Experiments

Salt and Ice Video
How to Make Ice cream with Ice and Salt

Weather Experiments
Master List of Weather Resources
Fairbanks Weather Forecast

Types of Clouds
Tornadoes
Tornadoes 2
Laramie tornado (watch to 1:30)
Hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina
Barometer
Windspeed

Water on the Moon

​Physical vs. Chemical Changes (video)

How to Make Slime (Borax)
​How to Make Slime (Contact Solution)
Slime Chemical Reaction

The Science of Ice (webinar)

​How Diamonds Are Made
Diamonds:  4 Cs
Diamond Examples

​Ecosystems
Ecosystems Packet

Animal Research #1
Animal Research #2
Animal Research #3
Animal Research #4
Animal Research #5

Dodo Bird to be Revived

Ecosystems PowerPoint

Ecosystems Art

Introduction to Ecosystems
Ecosystems Overview
Ecosystems and Biomes #1
Ecosystems and Biomes #2
Ecosystems #1
Ecosystems #2

Forest Ecosystem
Desert Ecosystem
Grasslands Ecosystem
Tundra Ecosystem
Wetlands Ecosystem
Marine (Ocean) Ecosystem
Aquatic Ecosystems

Food Webs #1
Food Webs #2

Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores

Animal Adaptations
Animal Camouflage #1
Animal Camouflage #2

Apex Predators

Tasmanian Tiger



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Astronomy
Astronomy Website
​Planet Facts (scroll all the way down)
Scale of the Universe
NASA Stemostrations

Planets of Our Solar System
Planets in the Solar System
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Jupiter's Atmosphere
Saturn
Uranus 
Neptune
Pluto (dwarf planet)
Dwarf Planets
Dwarf Planets #2

Exoplanets

The Moon
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Comets

The Sun
All About Stars
The Milky Way
Black Holes
Nebula

Planets Song
Planets Song #2
Moon Song

Are Aliens Real?
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 Science Experiments

Science Resources

Water Bottle Rockets
Alaska Resource Education
REAP: Alaska Renewable Energy

​Next Generation Science Standards
Multiple 6th grade activities

Home Experiments
64 Fun Science Experiments
Dry Ice
Water Bottle activity
Ten fun science experiments

Marshmallow Madness

Astronomy

Astronomy Website
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Astronomy Packet
Scale of the Universe (interactive)
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Video: Gravity for Kids
My Planet

Mars Helicopter
Egg Drop Challenge ideas
​Bill Nye Motion video
Newton's First Law of Motion
Newton's Three Laws of Motion
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Chapter 1: Lesson 1 The Earth-Sun System
Chapter 8: Lesson 2  The Moon
Chapter 8: Lesson 3  Solar System
Chapter 8: Lesson 4 Stars
Chapter 11: Lesson 1 Forces and Motion
Chapter 11: Lesson 2 Changes in Motion
Celestial Body Report
​Extra Credit: Space Exploration Movie

Watch: TLC Elementary School: Exploring Stars
The Scale of the Universe
NASA
NASA for Kids
CNN Space Science
Astronomy Activities
Space Sites
Astronomy Lesson Plans
Exoplanet article 4-26-16

Watch: TLC Elementary School: Exploring Stars
The Scale of the Universe
NASA
NASA for Kids
CNN Space Science
Astronomy Activities
Space Sites
Astronomy Lesson Plans
Exoplanet article 4-26-16

​Earth Systems

​Earth Systems packet

Soil Cycle (Chapter 5, lesson 4 assignment)

Alaska Overview Video
Topographical Map of Alaska
Alaska's Mineral and Energy Resources
History of the Alaska Pipeline

How to identify minerals (simple)
How to identify minerals (complex)
How to identify minerals (app)
Minerals

Earth Systems website

A Visit to the National Weather Service
Weather: "Watch vs. Warning"
Meteorologist Presentation

Weather Experiments
Simulations
Master List of Weather Resources

Climate Change Experiment recording
Weather Experiments
Global Air Purifier ("Orca")

Master List of Weather Resources

Owl Pellets

How to dissect owl pellets
Owls facts and video
Owl facts
Owl Pellets

Biodome (Optional)

Biodome
​Mars Biodome (individual project)


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​Energy

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Atomic Structure

​Atomic structure: primary website
Atom overview video
Strange Matter games
Atoms overview (for assignment)
Build an atom interactive simulator
Atom structure