Third+Grade+Science+Resources

 **Informational Text** **Craft and Structure** CCS: RI.3.4. Determine the meaning of **general academic and domain-specific words and phrases** in a text relevant to a //grade 3 topic or subject area//. PASS: Standard 2: **Vocabulary** - The student will develop and expand knowledge of words and word meanings to increase vocabulary. 1. Words in Context - Use context clues (the meaning of the text around the word) to determine the meaning of grade-level appropriate words

=== **Earth Verse:** === This set of lesson plans has kids read a science book, choose appropriate vocabulary words, and use them in diamante, shape, and acrostic poetry. All resources are online except the book. Could be adapted to almost any science book. Could be used without the ReadWriteThink poetry templates. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/earth-verse-using-science-1141.html?tab=5#tabs

**Informational Text** **Craft and Structure** RI.3.3. Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, ** scientific ideas or concepts **, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to ** time, sequence, and cause/effect. **

Project North
This website gives students opportunities to follow the migration of several animals, including hummingbirds, robins, and monarch butterflies. They can add their observations to the database, and can ask experts questions during the migration season. @http://www.learner.org/jnorth/humm/index.html

**Integration of Knowledge and Ideas** RI.3.7. Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

**Animal Classification**
Lesson demonstrating the genus-species classification of animals and asking students to find the genus and species of four different animals; then apply the classification strategy to everyday objects. (Discovery Education Lesson Plan0 @http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/animal-classification.cfm

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