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Scientific and Engineering Practices
Summary: This resource introduces students to different types of scientists, it also highlights specific scientists and their inventions as well their biographies.
Suggestion: Have students explore a variety of scientists and write about two of them and their inventions as a lesson closure.
SOL(s):
Ducksters. (2025). Biographies: Scientists and Inventors. Ducksters. Retrieved from https://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/scientists_and_inventors.php
Summary: This resource includes a variety of experiments for students to try at home.
Suggestion: Share with students for use at home.
SOL(s): 3.1
Science Kids. (2023, October 9). Fun Science Experiments for Kids - Cool Projects & Easy Ideas for Children. Science for Kids. Retrieved April 11, 2025, fr https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
Summary: Kid-friendly science experiments.
Suggestion: Share with students for use at home.
SOL(s): 3.1
National Geographic Kids. (2025). Science Lab. National Geographic Kids. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/science
Earth and Space Science
Summary: Hydro-Logic is a game that reinforces student's knowledge about the different stages of matter as well as the water cycle.
Suggestion: End of lesson review of the water cycle.
SOL(s): 3.3, 3.7
ABCya. (n.d.). Hydro Logic • ABCya! ABCya! Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.abcya.com/games/hydro_logic
NAT GEO KIDS: The Water Cycle!
Summary: The resource reviews different parts of the water cycle including evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Suggestion: Share with students to review for quizzes and tests.
SOL(s): 3.7
National Geographic Kids. (n.d.). The Water Cycle! National Geographic Kids. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/nature/water-cycle/
Summary: The resource includes games exploring soil and its attributes, experiment ideas involving soil, as well as information on soil scientists.
Suggestion: Share with students after a lesson on soil so that they can explore further.
SOL(s): 3.6
Soils4Teachers. (n.d.). Dig Deeper. Soils 4 Kids: Home. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.soils4kids.org/
Life Science
Summary: Plum's Island Explorer: Land and Water introduces various landforms and bodies of water through interactive and explorative gameplay.
Suggestion: This can be used as a review, a lesson closure, and or an activity for students to play when they have computer time.
SOL(s): 3.5
WGBH Educational Foundation. (2017). Plum’s Island Explorer: Land and Water. PBS Learning Media. https://vpm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac17-k2-sci-ess-landwatergame/plums-island-explorer-land-and-water/universe/
Summary: This resource introduces students to a paleontologist, and what that career entails. It introduces students to different rock types as well as fossil excavation.
Suggestion: Can be used to introduce students to a real paleontologist and his work. It's also a review game of rock types as well as fossils.
SOL(s): 3.4
American Museum of Natural History. (n.d.). Layers of Time | AMNH. OLOGY: American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology/layers-of-time2
Explore Animal Adaptations: Smithsonian Video for Kids
Summary: Video exploring various animals and their adaptations that aid in the navigation of their environment.
Suggestion: Use as a review of adaptations and examples of them on specific animals.
SOL(s): 3.4
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. (2022, March 17). Explore Animal Adaptations | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/life-science/explore-animal-adaptations
Physical Science
Summary: Physics for Kids shared by Ducksters is a webpage with digital resources for kids. It provides an overview of a variety of physical science topics as well as short quizzes in order to test knowledge.
Suggestion:The resource can be used as review/study material. The 3rd grade physical science topics on this page include force, simple machines, and energy.
SOL(s): 3.2
Ducksters. (2025). Science: Physics for Kids. Ducksters. Retrieved from https://www.ducksters.com/science/physics/
Summary: PhET Interactive Simulations provides students with simulations of content discussed in class. K-12 grade science content is available on the website.
Suggestion: For 3rd grade students they can access simulations on force, the states of matter, motion, and energy.
SOL(s): 3.2, 3.3
University of Colorado. (2025, January). Simulations. PhET Interactive Simulations. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/filter?subjects=physics&levels=elementary-school&type=html
Bitesize: Moving on Different Surfaces
Summary: This resource takes students through content on force and the role different levels of friction play in moving surfaces. It has an easy to understand explanation of force, a video demonstrating forces at work, and three seperate activites that can test student understanding.
Suggestion: Can be used as a lesson closer and or review/study material on force.
SOL(s): 3.2
BBC-Bitesize. (2016, April). Moving on different surfaces. BBC. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znrp46f/articles/zqxnhcw#zy8vvwx
Original STEM Game: Simple Machines
Summary: This resource has content relating to simple and compound machines. It has reference imagery along with defenitions of several simple and compound machines, as well as a game exploring them in a fun way.
Suggestion: Share game with students as a review of simple and compound machines.
SOL(s): 3.2
Jennings, M. H. (2023, September). to Play Simple Machines! Edheads. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://edheads.org/play-simple-machines/
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