Earth and Space Science Teaching Resources for 3rd Grade
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Planet Project Template
Practice research skills by exploring each planet and creating a visual display of information.
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Reading and Writing Nonfiction Text: Earth Day Close Read Worksheets
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this nonfiction Earth Day passage and accompanying activities.
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Earth Day Activity Wheel
Encourage students to get involved in environmental responsibility with this collection of 8 Earth Day activities that focus on Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences.
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Flood Vocabulary Worksheet
A vocabulary task for students to use when learning about floods.
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Natural or Man-made? - Worksheet
Distinguish between natural and man-made resources with this cut-and-paste worksheet.
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Cloud Graphing Activity
A worksheet to use when graphing cloud observations.
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Individual Planet Posters
Use this set of posters with your space unit when teaching the individual planets.
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What Can Be Recycled? Poster
A poster showing the products that can be recycled.
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Interplay of the Sun, Earth and Moon Poster
A poster showing the interplay of the Sun, Earth and Moon.
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Tropical Cyclone Cloze Worksheet
A cloze worksheet about tropical cyclones.
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My Ecological Footprint - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to evaluate their family's ecological footprint and compare it with the class.
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Changing Shadows – Science Experiment
A science experiment which explores how shadows change throughout the day.
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Planets of the Solar System Posters
Use this set of visually striking and informative posters about the planets of our solar system in your classroom.
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Movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon Model
Demonstrate the interplay and movements of the sun, Earth and moon with this hands-on activity.
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Water is Life Teaching Resource Pack
A collection of Water is Life teaching resources including posters, worksheets and activities for teaching about how we use water and where it comes from.
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Sun, Earth, and Moon Teaching Resource Pack
A collection of teaching resources including posters, worksheets, and experiments to use when teaching your class about the interplay of the sun, Earth, and moon.
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Natural Disasters Unit Plan
This Science unit addresses the concepts of plate tectonics and natural disasters.
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The Scale of the Solar System
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Occupations and Sustainability in Technologies Assessment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of occupations and sustainability in technologies.
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Sustainability in Occupations
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investiagate why occupations within the community need to be sustainable.
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Sustainability in the Community
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of key vocabulary commonly used in relation to sustainability.
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Earth - Third Rock From Sun
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The Sun - Solar System Central
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Presenting
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Researching
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Introduction
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Natural Disasters Safety Poster Task
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify appropriate safety procedures for natural disaster events.
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Natural Disaster Effects and Management
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the effects of natural disasters and explore how these may be managed.
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Meteorological and Other Natural Disasters
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the causes and effects of meteorological and other natural disasters.
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Geological Natural Disasters
A 60 minute lesson in which the students will investigate the causes and effects of geological natural disasters.
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Plate Tectonics
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore tectonic plates and the effects their movements have on the surface of the earth.
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The Layers of the Earth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the characteristics of the earth's internal layers.
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