Technology-Rich Learning Experiences for Third Graders

Technology-Rich Learning Experiences
for Third Graders

The following resources are designed for third graders and their teachers.

Starters

Subject Areas

Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Overall

Third Grade Language Arts

Publisher Language Arts Resources

Houghton Mifflin Reading - Grade 3
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/3/index.html
Links to activities.

Houghton Mifflin Power Proofreading
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/index.html
Interactive proofreading activity.

Houghton Mifflin Wacky Web Tales
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Write Mad-Libs on a variety of topics. Includes parts of speech help and how to write a tale.

Houghton Mifflin KidViews
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/rdg/chall.html
Find and submit book reviews.

Language Arts Sequenced Lesson Plans

GLC from Georgia Department of Education
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/seqlps/sudisplay.asp?SUID=129
Daily plans for language arts

Interactive Activities

BBC Literacy Center Ages 4-8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/literacy.shtml
Explore activities in literacy.

Book Adventure
http://www.bookadventure.com/
Quizzes based on books

Grid Club Language Arts Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_eng.shtml
Lots of interactive games on English concepts.

Imaginator
http://www.gridclub.com/games/english/imaginator/index.html
Great online, story building tool.

Listen and Write Poetry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/
Explore the Rap Realm, Wonderwords, Simile Satellite, and Free Style.

Naturescapes - Tiered Reading
http://www.eduscapes.com/nature/
Building your own with the Video and Image Starter Resources.

Play Magnetic Poetry - regular or kid's poetry
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/magnet/index.html
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
Write poems, submit poems, read poems and evaluate poems

Print and Go from Grid Club
http://www.gridclub.com/games/dt/printandgo/home.shtml
Create a book, story, bookmark, poster, postcard, membership, paper, etc.

ReadWrite Think: Student Materials
http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Interactive tools that support national language arts standards.

ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plans 3-5
http://readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp

ReviseWise English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/index.shtml
Explore activities in reading, writing, spealling, grammar, and games.

Weekly Reader - Third Grade
http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/grade3/

Starters for Narrative, Persuasive, & Expository Writing

The following bullets are K-12 resources. Explore the following resources for writing project ideas:

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Third Grade Math

Math Resources

42explore: Charts and Graphs
http://www.42explore.com/graphs.htm

42explore: Geometric Shapes
http://www.42explore.com/geomet.htm

42explore: Statistics & Probability
http://www.42explore.com/statistics.htm

AAA Math - Grade 3
http://www.aaamath.com/B/grade3.htm

BBC ReviseWise Math - Ages 4-11
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/index.shtml
Games about numbers, data handling, shape, mental math, and games.

GLC from Georgia Department of Education
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/seqlps/sudisplay.asp?SUID=136
Daily plans for math

Harcourt Math Games for Grade 3
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/13/4.html

Houghton Mifflin - Test Prep Practice - Grade 3
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/testprep/gr4/index.html

Houghton Mifflin - Test Quest: Be a Better Test-Taker - Grade 3
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/testquest/3/index.html
Ideas for test taking. Contains audio and examples.

Houghton Mifflin - Brain Teasers - Grade 3
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/brain/gr3/index.html
A dozen brain teasers related to math topics. Could be printed.

Houghton Mifflin - Math Games - Grade 3
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/egames/ega_3.html
Four great math review games.

Houghton Mifflin - E Math Manipulatives - Grade 3
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/manip/mn_3.html
A dozen eManipulatives for many areas including fractions and decimals.

Teach 4 Kids Math - 3rd Grade
http://www.teachrkids.com/fronts/curr-3.htm

Math Sequenced Lesson Plans

GLC from Georgia Department of Education
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/
Daily plans for math

Interactive Activities

Cat Math
http://www.mathcats.com/

Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

Create a Graph from NCES
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/

Figure This: Take a Challenge
http://www.figurethis.org/index.html

Grid Club Math Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_mat.shtml
Lots of interactive games on math concepts.

Illuminations from NCTM (Grades 3-5)
http://illuminations.nctm.org/pages/35.html
Many interactive activities to match national math standards.

ReviseWise Maths from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/
Activities on numbers, data handling, shape, space, measure, and mental math.

Third Grade Math! from KidPort
http://www.kidport.com/Grade3/Math/MathIndex.htm

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Third Grade Science

Overall

Grid Club Science Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_sci.shtml
Lots of interactive games on science concepts.

Harcourt Science Video Update
http://www.harcourtschool.com/articles/video_updates/
Lots of short video clips on a wide range of science topics.

ReviseWise Science from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/

Science from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2science.shtml

Life Science

Scott Foresman: Life Science
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_3/unit_A/index.htm
How plants live, how animals change, living things and environment.

Exploring Biomes - with Illinois Standards (for Teachers)
http://ilsi.ltc1c.k12.il.us/biomes/student.html

42explore: Animal Homes
http://www.42explore.com/animhom.htm

42explore: Animal Tracks
http://www.42explore.com/animaltracks.htm

42explore: Bats
http://www.42explore.com/bats.htm

42explore: Bees
http://www.42explore.com/bees.htm

42explore: Birds
http://www.42explore.com/birds.htm

42explore: Creatures of the Night
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/night.htm

42explore: Frogs and Toads
http://42explore.com/frogs.htm

42explore: Insects
http://www.42explore.com/insects.htm

42explore: Owls
http://www.42explore.com/owls.htm

42explore: Pond Life
http://www.42explore.com/pond.htm

42explore: Prairies
http://www.42explore.com/prairie.htm

42explore: Rabbits
http://42explore.com/rabbits.htm

42explore: Rivers
http://www.42explore.com/rivers.htm

42explore: Snakes
http://www.42explore.com/snake.htm

42explore: Trees and Forests
http://www.42explore.com/treesforests.htm

42explore: Turtles and Tortoises
http://42explore.com/turtle.htm

42explore: Wetlands
http://www.42explore.com/wetland.htm

42explore: Wolves
http://www.42explore.com/wolves.htm

Adventures of Herman the Earthworm
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/index.html

Build a Prairie
http://www.bellmuseum.org/mnideals/prairie/build/index.html

Chain Reaction - Build a Food Chain
http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm

Exploring Biomes - with Illinois Standards (for Teachers)
http://ilsi.ltc1c.k12.il.us/biomes/student.html

Fermilab Life Science - Prairies
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/data/life_science.html

Frog WebQuest
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq107/

Habitat Adventure WebQuest
http://www2.lhric.org/course/irvingtn/rothchan/habitat1.htm

Homes on the Prairie
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/homesprairie.html

Illinois Prairie
Bird - http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/eco_birds.html
Insects - http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/eco_birds.html
Mammals - http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/eco_mammals.html
Reptiles - http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/eco_reptiles.html
Animal Adaptation - http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/eco_an_adapt.html

Illinois Wetlands
http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Wetlands/Wetlands.html

Northern Prairie Wildlife
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

Prairie Plants
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/plants/prairieplants.htm

Prairies
http://www.chias.org/www/edu/mitc/teeepra1.html

Prairies in the Prairie State
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/midewin/index.html

Prairie Frontier
http://www.prairiefrontier.com/pages/families/prairies.html
Butterflies and Wildflowers - http://www.prairiefrontier.com/pages/butterflies/butterflies.html

Project ER - Environment Rescue
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/ProjectER/

Physical Science

Scott Foresman: Physical Science
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_3/unit_B/index.htm

42explore: Bridge Building
http://www.42explore.com/bridge.htm

42explore: Building and Construction
http://www.42explore.com/construct.htm

42explore: Inventors and Invention
http://www.42explore2.com/invent.htm

42explore: Iron and Steel
http://www.42explore.com/ironsteel.htm

42explore: Simple Machines
http://www.42explore.com/smplmac.htm

BBC Physical Processes Games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/physical/

Forces and Motion
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=12029

Gander Academy - Simple Machines
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/machinessimple.htm

Inventor's Toolbox
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

Magnets WebQuest
http://www.radford.edu/%7Esbisset/grp203.htm

Moving Along with Simple Machines
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/cur/simp-mach/default.htm#Content%20Background

Simple Machines - Franklin
http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html

World of Simple Machines
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=13341

Earth Science

Scott Foresman: Earth Science
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_3/unit_C/index.htm

42explore: Astronomy
http://www.42explore.com/astronomy.htm

Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Lots of activities

KidsAstronomy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

Astronomy for Kids
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/index.html

Earth, Sun, Moon from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml
Games and quiz

Exploring Planets in the Classroom
http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html

Geology Tour
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/stereo_atlas/HTDOCS/GEOLOGY.HTM

NASA Kids
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

NASA Photos
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/photo.html

Phases of the Moon WebQuest
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/phanover/moon_webquest_home.htm

Astronomy from Ology at AMNH
http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/

Solar System Simulator
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
See what planets look like from other places

Space Kids
http://www.spacekids.com/

The Space Place
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/index.shtml

StarChild
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

Understanding the Universe
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/universe/index.html

Windows on the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

Your Weight on Other Worlds
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/

Human Body

Scott Foresman: Human Body
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_3/unit_D/index.htm
body system health

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Third Grade Social Studies

General

GLC from Georgia Department of Education
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/seqlps/sudisplay.asp?SUID=280
Daily plans for social studies

Illinois

State of Illinois
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/

A Home in the Heartland Online
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/welcome.htm
Life in Illinois from 1700 to present

Government

Citizenship from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2/id_citizenship_ks2.shtml
An interactive site for learning about making decisions, communities and recycling.

42explore: Economics
http://www.42explore2.com/econ.htm

42explore: Money
http://www.42explore2.com/money.htm

US House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/

US Senate
http://www.senate.gov/

US Presidents Articles from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/uspres/index.htm

White House Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

History

42explore: Automobile
http://www.42explore.com/auto.htm

42explore: Buffalo Soldiers
http://www.42explore2.com/bufldier.htm

42explore: Cinco de Mayo
http://www.42explore2.com/biographies.htm

42explore: Civil War
http://www.42explore2.com/civilwar.htm

42explore: Colonial Life
http://www.42explore2.com/colonial.htm