Please make sure you are in 3rd grade section of IXL. Clicking on the title of the IXL should take you to the assignment, but you will still have to log in using your username and password.
PLEASE ONLY DO THE IXL THAT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO YOU.
I check the dates when an IXL was done. If you did it much earlier than when it was assigned by me, please redo it. ANYTHING DONE BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL DOESN'T SHOW UP FOR ME SO IT MAY LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE DONE THE WORK, BUT IT SHOWS UP AS ZERO FOR ME. Redoing it will also help you practice your skills more.
NOTE:
Grade for any weekly IXL assignment completed WITHIN one week AFTER the due date will be updated after 20% deductions. When completed after the due date, PLEASE EMAIL ME. I will not update any IXL grade after this one week grace period.
I would highly encourage the students to start working on their homework early so that if they do have questions, they have time to ask me.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025
U.3
The homework is due on the date mentioned above by 5pm. Grades are entered on 10 point system. So if a student scored 90, it will be entered as 9/10 in quickschools. Grading is done based on 10-point system. If you get 100% score in IXL, Quick school will show it as 10/10. If you get 76%, it is 7.6 in Quickschools. I would highly recommend starting early. This is in case you get stuck, you can ask me in class. I encourage you to ask me in class if you have any problems or difficulties in the IXL assigned.
Please keep in mind that we may do some IXL as classwork at school. If the student is not able to finish then it becomes HW which is due the next morning.
DECEMBER 1 - 5, 2025
None this Week
Review will be done in class. Study guide will be sent home.
QUIZZES ARE UNANNOUNCED
U2 L3 FORCES THAT ACT FROM A DISTANCE
We follow HMH INTO SCIENCE curriculum. This is further supported by Daily Review in class as well as IXL.
Why do some rings on a rod touch while others do not? Magnetism attracts some and repels others. By the end of this lesson, your child will
explore how the property of magnetism can help solve problems
investigate how to increase the strength of an electromagnet
To prepare your child for this lesson, try this short activity:
Gather a mixture of magnetic and nonmagnetic objects. Have your child test each object to see if it is attracted to a magnet.
Ask your child to sort the items into magnetic and nonmagnetic groups.
Engage your child by asking these questions:
Were there more objects in the magnetic or nonmagnetic group?
Did the objects in either group have anything in common?
Based on the characteristics of the objects in each group, can you predict the magnetic properties of some other objects?
Some forces can act on objects without being in contact with them. Three examples of this are gravity, magnetism, and static electricity.
Magnets can interact in different ways. Magnets have a north-seeking pole and a south-seeking pole. These poles are described as a magnet’s north pole and south pole. Poles that are alike push away from each other, while opposite poles of a magnet attract each other.
Static electricity charges work similarly to magnetic poles. Positive charges repel other positive charges. Negative charges repel other negative charges. However, positive and negative charges are attracted to each other.
Vocabulary for this lesson includes magnet and electricity
Preconception 1:
All metals are attracted to magnets.
To address this, have your child test a variety of metals for magnetic properties.
Preconception 2:
Larger magnets are stronger than smaller magnets.
To address this, have your child test a variety of magnets of different sizes to compare their strengths.
WEEKLY QUESTION:
Dear 3rd Graders,
Do you want to earn an extra planner point? Click on the linked date below and answer the question(s) correctly. The question must be correctly answered by 8p.m. of Sunday, November 30, 2025.