SOL 3.1:  Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic

Notes

SOL 3.2:  Simple Machines

Notes

Study Cards

Simple Machines: Picture Cards

All About Simple Machines!

Simple Machine Pictures

100 Simple Machine Pictues

http://edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/frame_loader.htm

http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/javalabs/java12/machine/index.htm

http://www.quia.com/pop/36854.html

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/simmach.html

http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm

SOL 3.3:  Matter

Notes

Study Cards

Explanation of Matter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/changing_state.shtml

SOL 3.4:  Animals and Adaptations

Notes

Study Cards

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm

SOL 3.5:  Food Chains

Notes

Study Cards

Food Chain Interactive Animation

Food Chain Song

http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/

Food Chain

Food Chain concepts

SOL 3.6:  Habitats

Notes

Study Cards

Animal/Habitat Project

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/

http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/

http://www.quia.com/jg/333529.html

http://www.activescience-gsk.com/module2/home.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/277396.html

SOL 3.7:  Soil

Notes

Study Cards

Soil Hunt

http://steam.cs.ohiou.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=downloads:rock_cycle

http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/index.html

http://www.beyondbooks.com/ear82/7.asp

http://igs.indiana.edu/geology/rocks/rockcycleactivities/makeconglomerate.cfm

http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/enviro/erosion/erosion.html

Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District

SOL 3.8:  Cycles (Seasons, Day/Night, Moon Phases, Tides)

Notes

Study Cards

Moon WebQuest

Moon Phases

Moon Phase Activity

Eclipse

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml

http://www.quia.com/rd/11412.html

http://www.quia.com/jg/338580.html

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/java/MoonPhase.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/javascript/moonlight.html

http://www.briancasey.org/artifacts/astro/moon.cgi

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question43.html

http://www.efn.org/~jack_v/Universe.html

SOL 3.9  Water Cycle

Notes

Study Cards

Water Prediction Sheet

Animated Water Cycle

A Water's Journey!

http://www.kimballmedia.com/Drippy/DrippysWorldTrialStories/ToMountainsAndBack/Entry.htm

http://www.kimballmedia.com/Drippy/DrippysWorldTrialStories/LandOfSnowAndIce/Entry.htm

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html

SOL 3.10:  Natural Events/Conservation

Notes

Science Disasters

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm

SOL 3.11:  Energy

Notes

Energy PowerPoint

Pictures:  Solar     Water     Wind

 

 

Additional Resources

SOL PowerPoint Practice 1

SOL PowerPoint Practice 2

Curriculum Pacing Guide

Enhanced Scope and Sequence

Virginia State Standards of Learning: Science Practice Tests

Interactive Quizes

SOL Study Guide

3rd Grade Science Skills

Third Grade Science Jeopardy

 

Released SOL Science Tests

2006 SOL Test

2005 SOL Test

2004 SOL Test

2003 SOL Test

2002 SOL Test

2001 SOL Test

 

Scientific Investigation Questions

Earth Pattern Questions

Life Science Questions

Physical Science Questions