Description
These 3rd-grade science lesson plans include everything you need to teach the 3rd-grade NGSS 3-PS2 Motion and Stability and Forces and Interactions standard.
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Lessons in this unit:
Lesson 1 – Force and Motion
Lesson 2 – Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Lesson 3 – Energy Transfer
Lesson 4 – Gravity
Lesson 5 – Friction and Air Resistance
Lesson 6 – Magnetic Force
Lesson 7 – Electrostatic Force
Lesson 8 – Start Your Engines
Lesson 9 – Design Challenge Using Magnets
✅Please make sure that you have access to YouTube before purchasing this unit.
Included within this resource are:
– the standards
– suggested YouTube Videos and Books
– Physicist Poster
* KLEWS Chart (KWL for Science)
– Energy Transfer Poster
– student worksheets for collecting data and recording observations
– push or pull task cards
– Simple Experiments for energy transfer and gravity
– Friction Experiment
– Paper Drop Experiment
– Magnet Stations and Recording Booklet
* Soda Can and Water Bending Experiments
*Start Your Engines Activity
– Maglev Trains Reading
* Forces and Motion Posters
* Forces and Motion Mini Booklet
– 20 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions
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Lindsey’s review on TpT:
“As I’m trying to find my way navigating and adjusting to our science curriculum changes as we’ve aligned to NGSS, this resource was extremely helpful. I especially thought the magnetic exploration stations were fantastic!”