Science Inquiry Teaching Resources for 3rd Grade
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Thanksgiving STEM Project — Thanksgiving Turkey Trap
Explore hands-on STEAM concepts with a Thanksgiving Turkey Trap STEM project for elementary students.
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Reading Thermometers – Task Cards
Practice reading thermometers with this set of 24 task cards.
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STEM Activity — Ice Cream Shop Design Project
Use reading, writing, math, and STEM skills to plan, design, and advertise an Ice Cream Shop with a STEM education project for elementary students.
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End of Year STEM Challenge
Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills with this set of STEM challenge cards.
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Build It! End of Year Interactive Engineering Activity
Bring engineering into the digital classroom with an interactive design project.
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Food Truck Frenzy! End-of-Year Project Based STEM Learning Activity
Introduce your students to the world of Food Trucks as they master math, STEM, and art to design and run their own food truck.
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Easter STEM Activities
Encourage design thinking with our hands-on STEM activities for Easter.
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Leprechaun Trap STEM Activity
Experience hands-on STEM concepts with your students with this St. Patrick's Day-themed leprechaun craft activity.
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Buoyancy Experiment – Sink or Swim
Use this practical buoyancy experiment when teaching your students about why some objects float in water while others sink.
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Friction Experiment - Sticky Friction
Use this engaging friction experiment when teaching your students about sliding friction and the effect it has on the movement of objects.
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Force and Motion Experiment – Throwing, Dropping, Bouncing, Rolling
Use this hands-on force and motion experiment when teaching your students about how forces influence the movement of objects.
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Magnet Experiment – Magnetic Flux Lines
Use this engaging magnet experiment when teaching your students about magnetic fields and their effect on magnetic objects.
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Science Experiment - States of Matter
A science experiment that investigates how a substance's state of matter can be changed.
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Science Experiment - Cover to Conserve
A science experiment that investigates if evaporation can be reduced by covering a body of water.
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Make an Eggshell Disappear - Science Experiment Booklet
Investigate chemical reactions with this hands-on experiment booklet.
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Science Journal Template
Templates to create science journals for your students.
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STEM Job Description Posters and Lanyards
Help students stay on task during STEM group work with these STEM job description posters and lanyards.
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What is a Fair Test? - Middle Years PowerPoint
A 17 slide PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about how to make a fair test in Science.
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STEAM Display Banner Set
A banner set to display in the classroom when learning about STEAM.
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Salt Water Density Experiment
A hands-on science experiment about salt water density.
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Now I Understand PowerPoint - Building a Solid Conclusion for an Experiment
An educational teaching presentation introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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R.E.R.U.N. - Writing a Scientific Conclusion Fact Sheet
An educational fact sheet introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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Freedom of Choice PowerPoint - Developing Scientific Lines of Questioning
A teaching presentation discussing the development of scientific lines of questioning.
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Initiating a Scientific Investigation Worksheet
A worksheet to help the students begin the process of a scientific investigation.
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Design a Fair Test Worksheet - Middle Years
A worksheet to use when developing the concept of a fair test in a science investigation.
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Changing Shadows – Science Experiment
A science experiment which explores how shadows change throughout the day.
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STEM - Engineering Process Poster Pack
Classroom posters outlining the STEM engineering design process.
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Design Your Own Fair Test Worksheet - Middle Years
A worksheet to use when developing the concept of a fair test.
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Spacecraft Design Task
A fun design task that encourages creative thinking and design engineering.
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Science Equipment Poster Pack for the Classroom With Labels
A poster resource pack containing diagrams with labels of various pieces of scientific apparatus.
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Thermal Insulators - Keeping Out the Heat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate which materials are the best thermal insulators.
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Knowing Matters!
A 60-minute lesson in which students will explore how knowledge of states of matter and their changes can help inform practices and decision making.