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Scientific and Engineering Practices
Suggested Use: This resource shares information on how and why we should experiment with our students in the classroom. Use it to gain insight on how you can incorporate experimentation into your lessons.
Related SOL(s): 3.1
Ball, S. (2010, June 24). Classroom Experiments. Pedagogy in Action. https://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/experiments/index.html
Earth and Space Science
Do We Treat Our Soil Like Dirt?
Suggested Use: This resource is helpful in educating ourselves on the importance of soil and the negative impact we have on it as humans. Soil is a natural resource that needs to be protected, it elaborates on how we can do that - which we can share with our students.
Related SOL(s): 3.6a,b and 3.8d
National Geographic. (2024, September 17). Do We Treat Our Soil like Dirt? National Geographic. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/do-we-treat-our-soil-dirt/
Life Science
Suggested Use: Gain information about animal adaptations. There are several links to articles going more in-depth about specific animal adaptations. The article discusses evolution in the frame of animals learning to adapt over time.
Related SOL(s): 3.4a,b
Science Trek. (n.d.). Animal Adaptation. Science Trek. https://sciencetrek.org/topics/animal-adaptation/resources#:~:text=NatureWorks%2C%20from%20New%20Hampshire%20Public,%2C%20and%20a%20teachers'%20guide.
Essential Science for Teachers: Life Science
Suggested Use: This website can be used as a refresher on life science topics taught in the third grade. I recommend the content on classifying living things and animal adaptations.
Related SOL(s): 3.4b and 3.5a
Annenberg Learner. (2025). Classroom Resources. Learner.org. https://www.learner.org/
Physical Science
Suggested Use: This website provides teachers with a variety of resources to educate them more on the different phases of matter.
Related SOL(s): 3.3a,b
PBS & WGBH Education Foundation. (n.d.). Physical Science: States of Matter. PBS Learning Media for Teachers. https://vpm.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/science/physical-science/matter-and-interactions/states-of-matter/?rank_by=recency
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