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3rd grade science unit plans for Microsoft Word
Primary GATE Gifted and Talented Program for the Year -- 410 Pages, 50%+ off!
You will be a rock star! This collection is highly interactive, creative, and rich in age-appropriate critical thinking.
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This collection takes me through an entire year of lessons with my advanced groups of kindergarteners, 1st, and 2nd graders . . . but many of these lessons can also be used for middle and upper elementary kids, especially if you come into the regular classroom to teach whole-class enrichment lessons.
19 units and 419 pages of lessons!
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K - 3rd
Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3rd 4th Grade Introductory Program - 45+ Hours
Every other teacher in your building probably has a handy curriculum to follow, a set of textbooks as resources . . . so why not you, the Gifted and Talented Teacher?Here is a complete first year GATE program adaptable to 3rd or 4th grades--all tried and tested, Common Core Standards based, and successfully implemented using best practices in gifted education.SEE THE BIG PREVIEW FOR MORE -- 33% off Individual Purchase PricesYou get 263 pages of materials guaranteed to produce 45+ hours of contac
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3rd - 4th
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Creative Curriculum Trees Study Visuals
28 Pages of Visuals for the Creative Curriculum "Trees" study. It starts with Large images of trees, parts of trees, things made out of trees, etc.. to print out for around the room. Then the rest of the document is smaller pictures for you to show on a SMARTboard as question of the day or print out.Visuals range from types trees, images to help identify different kinds of trees, parts of a tree, things made out of wood, and then questions of the day about things that come from trees and animal
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PreK - 6th
Third Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 1 - Balancing forces
Attached is my unit 1 Amplify plan. The unit is a 18 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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Also included in: Third Grade Unit Plans for Amplify Science Units 1-4! BUNDLE!
TEKS Resource System Unit Planning Guide
Used in conjunction with TEKS Resource System, this guide can help you align your resources to match the pacing guide. This helps with the backwards design of lesson planning to ensure your classrooms instruction meets the specificity of the standards that need to be taught.TEKS Alligned, Lesson Planning
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K - 12th
Third Grade Common Core and Next Generation Science NGSS Lessons: Full Year
This 72 lesson curriculum teaches the third grade Next Generation Science Standards in an engaging way while integrating a common core standard into each lesson.
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Third Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 2 - Inheritance and Traits
Attached is my unit 2 Amplify plan. The unit is a 16 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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3rd
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Also included in: Third Grade Unit Plans for Amplify Science Units 1-4! BUNDLE!
AIR -- An Incredibly Cool STEAM Unit for Upper Elementary!
Balloon cars, hovercrafts, gliders, prototypes, zip-lines and air rockets, helicopters and more . . .
Here is a full unit with more than 20 hours of critical thinking and hands-on activities designed specifically for all 21st Century Learners and nonverbally gifted learners. STEM teachers: this unit guides students through the engineering process time and time again—elementary style!
Not only is this unit packed with critical thinking opportunities and rich in deeper understanding of physica
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
Learning Targets with success criteria - 3rd grade SCIENCE standards
This resource is based on the SCIENCE Georgia Standards of Excellence for third grade. Each learning target has a "Learning Intention" otherwise known as learning target or objective, and then clear achievable success criteria for the learning intention. These learning intentions and success criteria will act as rubrics for EVERY third grade Georgia standard. This particular package includes the SCIENCE standards only. These learning targets and success criteria will also help guide your les
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Third Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 4 - Weather and Climate
Attached is my unit 4 Amplify plan. The unit is a 20 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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3rd
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Also included in: Third Grade Unit Plans for Amplify Science Units 1-4! BUNDLE!
STEM Kid Constructions -- Rubber Band Swing Ride
Another STEM unit that is very popular with my students. We teachers are a sneaky sort, though . . . because this unit is packed with challenging critical thinking activities, math, physics, and engineering—even a GATE social-emotional lesson. If you’ve purchased any of my STEM design lessons and units before, you know what to expect. If you have not, please read the reviews!
Use this for your advanced groups, or send students off on an independent investigation.
Level: Extra challenging f
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Third Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 3 - Environments and Survival
Attached is my unit 3 Amplify plan. The unit is a 18 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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3rd
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Also included in: Third Grade Unit Plans for Amplify Science Units 1-4! BUNDLE!
STEM Paper Tower Project - 2 to 3 Day Detailed Lesson
Students are going to be tasked with creating a freestanding paper tower. Students may use any items/materials to create the tower, but the tower must be completely made of paper. The tower must be approximately 1 meter high and be able to hold a 2.5 lb. weight. Students will be given a budget for materials to complete this assignment.This project requires students to work together, research various structures, and create a tower than can withstand a specified weight.These plans include:- Detail
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Year 1 to 6 Long term plans and bonus medium term plan art.
Our Year 1-6 Long-Term Plans have been meticulously crafted to create a dynamic curriculum that integrates literacy, maths, science, geography, PSHE, and history, fostering a deep understanding of each subject while encouraging interdisciplinary connections. And as a bonus, we've got an exciting 6-week medium-term art plan that adds a splash of creativity to the mix! Let's dive in:Year 1:Literacy: Develop foundational reading and writing skills through exciting stories and phonics activities. Ex
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1st - 6th
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ONTARIO GRADE 3/4 FRENCH IMMERSION LONG RANGE PLANS
Simplified Grade 3/4 Ontario French-immersion long-range plans. Written in point-form so that you can take the ideas and make them your own. The timing is perfect and has been successful.
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Manitoba Report Card Comments: Grade 3 Science (full paragraph copy/paste)
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 3 Science Clusters/Outcomes. These are easy to use and ready to copy & paste into your reports. Of course you will adjust the comments for specific students, but this will give you a general outline! Edit/Adapt as you see fit, as this is a Word doc.Please see the preview!
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3rd
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Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express READING + STEM Elementary GATE
If you’ve come to know my units, you’ll find the same sort of critical thinking and hands-on exploration and creativity here . . .
Come all the way across the curriculum from READING to STEM activities in this hands-on unit. My advanced group 2nd graders loved this! I would use this for advanced 1st graders in their second semester or 3rd grade as well. I don’t think it would be a stretch to say 4th graders would enjoy it as well.
“Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express” is a Reading Rainbow
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1st - 4th
Human Impact on the Environment (6 Day Unit)
This unit serves to provide students with an introduction to how people impact nature. Environmental preservation is a broad topic, so this short unit focuses on the preservation of trees. Most students have been exposed to trees. They might be able to name different types of trees, they may have experiences climbing or playing around trees, and, depending on where the students live, they may have seen trees in varying stages of life. The unit opens with two activities which differentiate betwee
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K - 6th
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Mirette on the High Wire CALDECOTT for Primary GATE Hands-on with STEM
Bring Emily Arnold McCully’s Caldecott Winning book, Mirette on the High Wire, alive with this active unit! We combine a rich exploration—primary grades appropriate—of language and science to produce a meaningful learning experience.
Materials: Activity Sheets (included), string, and other common classroom supplies
Time: About 3 hours total if all the parts are included
Level: GATE 1st or 2nd and 3rd
Primary Source Analysis and Inferences: Let’s set the stage by seeing what students ca
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1st - 3rd
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EdTPA 5 lesson plan unit -How can we help the living things in the environment?
UPDATE- This link will take you to a new Google version of these lessons that includes the instructional materials and assessments for just $2 more! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Google-Version-EdTPA-unit-How-can-we-help-the-living-things-in-the-environment-8703495I turned this in as my EdTPA lesson plan unit portion in 2015. I believe the requirements are different but it is a great 5 lesson unit plan that brings together ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies. The standards inclu
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1st - 3rd
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Bear Unit Study | Science Zoology | Reading Comprehension | Writing Prompts
Did you know that a male grizzly bear can weigh up to 600 lbs? Or did you know that polar bears have 3 eyelids to protect their eyes? Learn this and so much more with this 44 page Bear Unit Study. This study covers Grizzly Bears, Black Bears, Polar Bears, and Panda Bears. There are informational pages on each type of bear. There are also reading comprehension stories with questions after each story. This study also includes writing prompts, a crossword puzzle, a word search, vocabulary, a colori
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3rd - 7th
Visual Arts: Colour FULL UNIT PLAN (3-4 week unit)
This is a full unit plan with everything you need to teach it. It includes lessons plans for each day, each lesson plan includes:
- Title
- Prior Knowledge
- Element of Design
- Principle of Design
- Overall Expectations
- Specific Expectations
- Learning Goal
- Success Criteria
- Materials/Resources List
- Set-Up List
- Expected Duration
- Guided Task
- Independent Task
- Assessment (assessment methods included and attached)
- Accomodations
One lessons integrated with the Science Unit: Strong
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1st - 6th
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WeDo 2.0 Unit (w/Engineering Design Process)
This is an month long unit that adds structure to lessons with WeDo Lego Robots. It can be modified for all grade levels. It incorporates the Engineering Design process for children. There are 2 builds that should be done as a whole group or in groups, 2 builds where the students explore while they record what they learn in a journal log page in the page. Last, the students complete 2 challenges and work through the engineering design process through and recording what they learn through the pro
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1st - 12th
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Caldecott for Primary GATE +STEM
Strong STEM-literacy springboard activities with this nonfiction piece! Pair it thematically with my Mirette on the High Wire Caldecott lessons, and the students will experience literature from inside to outside and from up to down.
You get instructions, ready-to-print activity sheets, Common Core references, and everything you need to set you down the path on this book. Make a quick trip to the local craft store for a really cool extension, or just use common materials in the classroom to ge
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2nd - 4th
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