Grade Three

Grade Three

3-1-02 Observe, compare, and contrast the structure and appearance of several types of plants.

3-1-08 Explain how different adaptations of plants help them survive in particular environments.

http://www.gov.nt.ca/kids/school/school.htm
This web site discusses plants which grow in the Northwest Territories.*

http://chili.rt66.com/hrbmoore/HOMEPAGE/NameIndexAC.html
Click on the 2 letter link beside each name to see a full size image.*

http://ucs.byu.edu/bioag/aghort/aghort100/images.htm
Excellent cultivated plant images,*

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/plants/
Excellent site about the plants in the tundra biome at a level students will understand with many great images.*

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/grasslnd/plants/index.htm
Similar to above only about the grasslands. Contains some info for 3-1-09 on harmful plants.*

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/taiga/plants/index.htm
As above only about the taiga.*

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/index.htm
As above about the rainforest. Click on adaptation for a good discussion of what it is.*

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/index.htm
As above desert plants.*

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/index.htm
As above deciduous forest.*

3-1-03 Show respect for plants as living things.

3-1-04 Conduct experiments to determine conditions needed for healthy plant growth.

3-1-10 Care for a flowering plant throughout its life cycle, tracking its growth, and its changes over time.

3-1-11 Identify characteristics that remain constant and those that change throughout the life cycle of a flowering plant.

http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/csc/seasonal/spring00/spotdir/2/index.htm#intro
Watch the buds grow in these time lapse photo animations.*

http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/csc/seasonal/winter00/spotdir/1/audio.htm
Although it takes a long time to download you can listen to an expert explain what twigs can tell us about trees.*

The above were found off this original site

http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/csc/seasonal/index.htm
on Seasonal Changes there are many interesting activities students could go through with guidance.*

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/
The Great Plant Escape-Although there is more information than needed there are some excellent discussions. Check out the section on plant parts.*

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/plantparts.html
Students match the salad vegetables with the corresponding plant part and build a salad. Simple but good.*

http://www.mobot.org/PFG/
Look at the leaf collection as well as other links.*

3-1-09 Identify plant adaptations that can be harmful to humans, and describe their effects.

http://www.lanakids.com/plants.html
Very kid friendly site.*

3-1-16 Identify how humans from various cultures use plant parts for food and medicine.

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/hazeltons/foodf.htm
This page from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College discusses how plants were used for food by the Gitxsan andWet'suwet'wn peoples. Clicking on the plant name will bring up a photo and more information.*

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/hazeltons/techf.htm
This website discusses how plants were used for other things beside food.*

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/hazeltons/medicf.htm
This shows plants used for medicinal purposes.*

http://www.mindconnection.com/library/factfile/10plants.htm
Short listing of 10 plants that shook the world.*

http://rainforesteducation.com/medicines/RFMedicines/medicines1.htm
Easy text and photos.*

http://www.drblythe.com/wtloss/appy5.htm
If you scroll down the page you will find discussions of specific plants used for medicines.*

3-1-17 Investigate to determine how humans from various cultures make useful products from plant materials.

http://www2.sd81.bc.ca/~fnap/fnaptoc.html
This Grassroots Project from Nelson BC is an excellent site scroll down to Trees through to Diamond Willow and Fungus and look at the descriptions of how the plants are used.*

3-2-07 Identify shapes that are part of natural and human-built structures from various cultures and describe how these shapes help to provide strength and stability.

3-2-13 Identify various materials used in the construction of buildings in their community and in communities around the world.

http://www.greatbuildings.com
The 3D section would be good for looking at shapes. You can see structures from around the world along with a description of where they are built. Great site.*

http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/buildings.htm
Whole page of links to buildings sites!

http://www.geocities.com/bbuildings/
Big Buildings from all over the world including Canada.

http://webgallery.nmstc.ca/structures/index.cfm
This site has many great images of Canada.*

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/default.html
Site with images of American architecture from various centuries.*

http://www.nas.com/jpcolbertart/ArtistPg/house1.html
This is a simple photo essay of a couple building a house with straw bales, the first pages show the construction and when you get to house5 and house6 the straw bales are added.*

The following web sites gives some background information on magnetism.
http://www.science-tech.nmstc.ca/english/schoolzone/Info_Magnets.cfm
The Canada Science and Technology Museum*

http://www.mqii.com/tech_resources/education/index.htm
Kids Magnet Zone*

3-3-11 Describe and demonstrate ways to use everyday materials to produce electrostatic charges.
3-3-12 Investigate to determine how electrostatically charged materials interact with each other and other with uncharged materials.
3-3-13 Identify ways in which problems associated with static electricity can be avoided or eliminated.

The following site is good for teacher reference*
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/emotor/stmiscon.html

http://sln.fi.edu/weather/lightning/lightning.html
All about lightning from the Franklin Institute.*

http://www.winonadailynews.com/health/991103_frank.html
A short article on low humidity and static electricity.*

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wlightn0.htm
These discuss the dangers of lightning and gives some facts. Some facts may be difficult for Grade 3 but useable.*

3-4-04 Describe and compare components of soil samples collected at different locations and depths.

3-4-09 Identify animals found in soil and explain their importance to soil quality.

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zzoo/zdmain.html
Talks about microbes in soil, compost, there is even a "poo corner" that talks about dung microbes.*

http://fas.sfu.ca/css/gcs/ask/
Ask a Great Canadian Scientest Site.*

http://quarles.unbc.ca/nres/soc/soc.htm
This site has great images of soil but the descriptions are too complicated for Grade Three. Ignore the comment about downloading a program as it is not needed.*

http://www.swifty.com/apase/charlotte/soil1.html
Lots of text but pertinent to soils.*

http://quarles.unbc.ca/nres/soc/soc.htm
Canadian Soils site.*

http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/globe/index.htm
Take a look at the soil gallery.*

3-4-10 Describe ways to return organic matter to the soil.

http://go4green.sask.com/home/garden/compost1.html
This would be a good site to make a study guide for, so students could work through the material.*

This Web Site was prepared by Leslie Gentes
Sargent Park School
January 2001