Teaching 3rd Grade Science with Weather Patterns in California
Third grade is a sweet spot for starting more rigorous data analysis in science. When the seasons shift from fall to winter or spring to summer, your students are already noticing the changes in temperature and rainfall. That is the perfect time to pull up Weather... read more
Supporting 3rd Grade Science Lesson on Environmental Solutions
When we hit that point in the year where we look at how organisms interact with their surroundings, we usually focus on the survival basics. But shifting the conversation toward human intervention and environmental changes is where the real thinking happens for third... read more
Teaching third grade forces when the spring calendar is crowded
A third grader looks at the picture of a California condor perched on a rocky cliff and asks the question that opens the whole unit: if the bird isn’t doing anything, why doesn’t it fall off? It’s a better question than it sounds. The bird... read more