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Our 3rd Grade STEM program empowers students to become confident problem-solvers and creative thinkers as they explore more advanced STEM concepts and tackle increasingly complex projects. We continue to emphasize hands-on learning, collaboration, and critical thinking, encouraging students to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges.
Click above to be taken to a summary of the the 3rd Grade Curriculum.
Websites & Apps:
Code.org (K-12 section): 3rd grade is ready to explore more of the 6-12 content, especially introductory courses in block-based coding and potentially text-based coding (like Scratch or Python basics).
Scratch: A powerful visual programming language that allows kids to create interactive stories, games, and animations. A great platform for project-based coding.
Tynker: Offers a variety of coding courses and activities for kids, including block-based coding, introductory text-based coding (Python, JavaScript), and game design.
National Geographic Kids: Offers engaging and informative content about animals, nature, science, and history, with more complex articles, videos, and interactive features.
NASA Climate Kids: A good resource for learning about climate and environmental science, with content geared towards slightly older children.
BrainPOP (and potentially BrainPOP Educators): Provides animated videos and quizzes on a wide range of topics, including science, math, technology, and social studies. (May require a subscription)
Mystery Science: Offers short videos and activities that explore science mysteries and encourage curiosity. (Some content may require a subscription)
Epic!: A digital library with a wide selection of books, including many on STEM topics.
Khan Academy: Offers free courses and practice exercises on a variety of subjects, including math, science, and computer programming.
Google Earth: Explore the world, learn about geography, and potentially use it for project-based learning.
Scholastic SuperSTEM
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Hands-on & Offline Activities (adaptable for websites/apps too):
Building Sets (LEGO, Magna-Tiles, K'NEX, VEX IQ): Encourage more complex building projects and challenges. Explore different types of simple machines and their applications. Introduce more complex mechanisms.
Science Kits: Age-appropriate science kits can provide hands-on experiments and learning experiences. Look for kits that focus on specific science concepts and encourage experimentation.
Engineering Challenges: Design and build solutions to real-world problems, such as building a bridge, designing a water filtration system, or creating a Rube Goldberg machine.
Coding Games (Robot Turtles, Code Master, Cubetto, Turing Tumble): Reinforce coding concepts through board games and other offline activities.
Gardening: Plant seeds, observe plant growth, and learn about plant life cycles, ecosystems, and the importance of pollinators.
Cooking and Baking: Explore measurement, fractions, chemical reactions, and the science of food through cooking and baking.
Art Projects with a STEM Twist: Combine art with science or engineering, such as building sculptures with recycled materials, creating nature-inspired art, designing and building miniature sets for stop-motion animation, or exploring the science of color.
Field Trips: Visit science museums, nature centers, zoos, aquariums, planetariums, or other educational venues.
Model Building (airplanes, cars, rockets): Explore principles of aerodynamics, mechanics, and design through model building.
Key Considerations for 3rd Grade STEM:
Project-Based Learning: Implement more complex and longer-term projects that require students to apply their STEM knowledge and skills.
Collaboration: Emphasize teamwork and collaboration on STEM activities.
Real-World Connections: Connect STEM concepts to students' lives, current events, and the world around them.
Inquiry-Based Learning: Encourage students to ask questions, investigate their own ideas, design their own experiments, and draw conclusions based on evidence.
Engineering Design Process: Reinforce the Engineering Design Process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve) and encourage students to document their design process thoroughly.
Data Analysis and Interpretation: Have students collect, analyze, and interpret data from their experiments and projects. Introduce basic graphing and data representation skills.
Introduce Scientific Method: Start introducing the scientific method with more structure.
Remember to supervise children when they are using websites and apps, and choose content that aligns with their interests and learning level. Many of the hands-on activity ideas can be extended or enhanced with related online content.
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