3rd Grade Earth Sciences Activities

The Grade 2 Science Living Systems educational resource packet, is designed to engage young learners in exploring the fascinating relationship between plants, animals, and the land! **Aligned with the Alberta's curriculum shifts of 2023

This packet includes:

• A workbook
• Cutouts
• Assessment
• Answer Keys
• Teacher Notes

Topics explored:

1. How Human Behaviors Affect the Environment: Understand the impact of human actions on the natural world, including pollution, habitat destruction, and climate change.
2. Positive Behaviors: Explore positive actions individuals and communities can take to reduce their environmental footprint, such as the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), repurposing materials, supporting conservation efforts, and protecting natural spaces like national parks and community gardens.
3. Negative Behaviors: Identify and examine detrimental actions that harm the environment, including littering, pollution of air, water, and soil, overexploitation of natural resources, and the introduction of invasive species.
4. First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Peoples' Relationship to Land, Plants, and Animals: Learn about the traditional ecological knowledge and stewardship practices of Indigenous peoples in Canada, including their deep connections to the land, sustainable resource management techniques, and cultural significance of plants and animals.

Engage your students with this comprehensive Solar Eclipse Activity Set, designed to help them have a basic understanding of the 2024 Solar Eclipse. This set includes a variety of activities suitable for students in grades 2, 3, 4, 5, and even 6.

This activity set includes four different activities that challenge students to learn new vocabulary, facts, and perspectives related to solar eclipses.

The activities are:

• Word Search Puzzle: Find 30 hidden words related to the solar eclipse in a grid of letters. The words can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or backward.
• Crossword Puzzle: Solve 13 clues to fill in the crossword puzzle with words related to the solar eclipse.
• Word Scramble: Unscramble 11 words related to the solar eclipse and write them in the correct spaces.
• Vocabulary Passage: Read a short passage about the solar eclipse and fill in the blank spaces with the correct words from the vocabulary list. The passage introduces some important terms and concepts related to this celestial event.

You can use this product as a whole-class activity, homework assignment, small group, or independent activity.

Each activity comes with an answer key for teachers and allows students to check their work independently.

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This handy worksheets aim to help learners enhance their understanding of geography and the Earth's diverse landscapes with real pictures.

Learning objectives:

• To introduce students to various types of landforms, including mountain, river, valley, desert, island, plains, canyon, glacier, volcano, hill, waterfall and cliff.

Students will be able to recognize, name, and differentiate between different landforms.

These worksheets include:

• 2 pages of landforms worksheets
• Answer keys

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Are you ready to bring the magic of a solar eclipse into your classroom or home? Say hello to our Solar Eclipse Spinner Wheel Coloring Craft, the perfect hands-on activity for curious kids in grades 1-3!

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

• A fun-to-color spinner wheel craft that shows the phases of a solar eclipse.
• A bonus reading passage designed to teach kids about solar eclipses in a kid-friendly way.
• A drawing activity to spark creativity and help reinforce their learning.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YOUR CLASSROOM OR HOMESCHOOL:

• Minimal prep! Just print, cut, assemble, and color. All you need is a brad pin to put it together.
• Engages kids in STEM learning while letting them explore their creative side.
• Perfect for science lessons, eclipse day prep, or just sparking curiosity about the universe.
• Designed to be both fun and educational—your kids won’t even realize how much they’re learning!

PERFECT FOR:

• Classroom science centers
• Homeschool lessons at the kitchen table
• Hands-on fun during eclipse season

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This is a digital download. You will not receive anything in the mail.

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Headbands

2 French designs and 2 English designs for the K-3 classroom

Making these fun and simple headbands are always a HIT with the littles. A quick no prep activity is just what every teacher needs. Copy, cut and paste. Students can wear these all day on the day of the Solar Eclipse or on the day after. A little sweet tongue in cheek headband!

How to use this:

Set it out as a self-guided activity with materials, pencils, glue sticks, and scissors for students to use.

Create the headbands as a whole class activity and watch as students help each other measure the headbands together.

Teacher assisted for the littles, and you can easily cut and glue (or staple if that is easier).

What's included in this resource:

-1 head band design with 'J'ai survecu l'eclipse solaire 2024"

-1 head band design with 'Je suis sain et sauf apres l'eclipse solaire 2024'

-1 head band design with 'I survived the Solar Eclipse 2024"

-1 head band design with 'I mark myself safe from Solar Eclipse 2024'

Directions:

-Colour the sun rays yellow or leave them white

-Simply cut along the dotted line around the sun rays, then cut the strips for attaching around the child’s head.

-glue each strip to either side of the sun/eclipse shape

What grade level is appropriate?

I personally feel that this resource is ideal for any students from K-2 although those in Grade 3 may love these headbands too!

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What grade level:

I personally use these texts with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students in French Immersion. I feel confident that students from K-3 will find these most useful and teachers can come back to the texts with any students who may be experiencing challenges in their French reading skills. Core French teachers will be sure to add the resource to their repertoire for Grades 4 to 6 as they learn to read and write at the Junior level.

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Some of the Benefits of this resource:

1. Students use hands on materials
2. Boost confidence in French language acquisition with whole group, small group, independent work, and one-to-one instruction using the same resource
3. Fun headband that they can wear around school and at home
4. Students grow in independence at their own pace
5. Reinforce the fun and excitement of this once in a lifetime opportunity
6. Social wellness and personal autonomy in using French in the classroom
7. Scaffold and support language acquisition, oral communication, and writing skills
8. Headbands are a 100% successful activity at this age group!

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If you are looking to explore non-fiction text structures, this What is Climate Change? Book Report Project digital product for 4th-grade students is perfect. It's designed to enhance non-fiction reading comprehension and book report writing skills!

This resource includes:

• Comprehensive Google Slides digital lesson
• 9-page printable PDF book report flip book template

Please see the product preview for more visual details.

NOTE: You need a (free) Google account to access the digital lesson, and you will need access to the book "What is Climate Change" in the What is? book series to complete the digital and printable activities.

Students will dive into the historical context of climate change, gaining a deeper understanding of this relevant topic. The digital lesson guides students through key facts, timelines, and the impact of these events.

How to use this resource:

• Have students read the book, "What is Climate Change?"
• Print the book report flip book template
• Open and present the Google Slides digital lesson
• Follow the intuitive prompts, which will take you through each step of the book report. For example, if it's time to work on the "facts" page, there is a series of multiple-choice questions on specific facts detailed in the text that will help refresh the students' memories and comprehension. Then students can fill in the facts they found most interesting.
• Have fun guessing the mystery puzzle between each section of the book report!

The printable PDF book report flip book template provides creative book report ideas, such as summarizing the events, using critical thinking skills, and creating a timeline. It can be used with any non-fiction book. Students will also use a book review template to evaluate the topic's significance and relevance today. Overall, this project offers an engaging way for students to explore non-fiction text structures while learning about a crucial topic.

The non-fiction book report flip book pages include:

   ✏book title info

   ✏rating & review

   ✏vocabulary

   ✏facts

   ✏text ideas

   ✏series of events

   ✏making life connections

   ✏what I learned

   ✏questions I have

   ✏setting & subject

   ✏interesting event

   ✏important event

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Want to explore the great outdoors with your learners? This project is filled with interactive ways to connect with nature. You will learn more about plants and animals that live in your backyard.

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- Bird Bingo

- Bird Journal

- Plant Journal

- Bird Matching Game

- Nature Coloring Book

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Are you looking to engage your students with a hands-on, interactive unit for Earth Science? This rock cycle unit includes everything you need to nurture and excitement for Earth Science and covers all your standards related to the cycle of rocks and rock formation.

You’ll love this 5-day unit because it is packed full of the resources you need for investigating the rock cycle. You’ll find detailed lesson plans, web-based investigations, a rock cycle simulation,  a reading passage about the rock cylce, an interactive science notebook page, and a rock cycle game.

If you’re teaching in an inquiry-based classroom, you’ll be pleased to find this unit is structured to follow the inquiry cycle-tuning in, finding out, sorting out, going further, and drawing conclusions.

A peek inside the Rock Cylce unit

• video or reading response
• crayon rock simulation
• web-based interactive lesson
• rock cycle reading passage 
• rock cycle interactive science notebook page
• ride the rock cycle game

Your students will love this hands-on classifying rock cycle unit from the rock cycle simulation to the web investigation. They’ll also be eager to show off their learning with the culminating rock cylcle game.

You’ll love how easy it is to plan and prep! Make a few copies gather a few supplies, and your rock cycle unit planning is done!

Extend your rocks and minerals with one of these complimentary units: 

Distinguishing Between Rocks and Minerals Earth Science Unit

Identifying Minerals Earth Science Unit

Types of Rocks Earth Science Unit

Weathering Erosion and Deposition Earth Science Unit

Rocks and Minerals Cooperative Review Activities and Test

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Turkey - themed Life Cycle & Traits set for Thanksgiving / Fall / Autumn . Great NO PREP substitute plans, etc. Includes venn diagram, life cycle sequencing, and traits.

6 pages include:

1. Turkey Traits : Cut out the traits & paste the correct traits

2. * * * Traits : Answer sheet

3. Turkey Life Cycle: fill in the blanks

4. Turkey Life Cycle, Sequencing: Cut & paste

5. * * * Turkey Life Cycle Sequencing, Answer Sheet

6. Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: TURKEY VS ROBIN

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This fun Pet Rock writing activity is perfect for kids! Student's will create or bring a pet rock. They will then fill out a certificate of adoption for their pet rock and finally fill out a page telling all about their pet rock!

Adopting a pet rock has never been more fun!

This includes:

- a Certificate of Adoption/ Birth Certificate

- a All About My Pet Rock page

Is this editable?

Some of it. You can type in your student's names, the name of their pet rock and the date.

You cannot edit any part of the actual product.

**Pet Rocks not included

I also love to use this activity at the end of the year countdown on day R!

This printable contains a set of Earth Day Readers about Pollution. These Earth Day readers are perfect to teach your learners about pollution and its effects on Earth. Learners will also be exposed to real-life images of pollution and its damage to the environment as well as ways that can help to conserve and protect our Earth from damage.

The printable contains real-life photos (except for 3 clipart images)

This packs contains:

- 5 Easy Readers

Topics Included:

- Pollution (10 pages)

- Air Pollution (14 pages)

- Water Pollution (21 pages)

- Land Pollution (25 pages)

- Reducing Pollution (22 pages)

Content of the books:

- Pollution: General overview of pollution

- Air Pollution: Mentions about what it is and what are the main causes.

- Water Pollution: Mentions about what it is and what are the main causes.

- Land Pollution: Mentions about what it is and what are the main causes.

- Reducing Pollution: Mentions several ways that pollution can be reduced.

These easy readers are in a simple print, cut, and staple format! Also, you can choose to print the easy readers in color OR choose to print in grayscale in your printer settings.

Check out this Earth Day - Sorting Recycling Activity.

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Happy vs. Sad Earth: A Fun and Educational Way to Spark Environmental Awareness in Students!

Looking for an engaging activity to teach kids about taking care of the planet? Happy vs. Sad Earth is the perfect solution! This interactive game combines fun with education, empowering students to become eco-conscious from a young age.

Here's how it benefits students:

• Develops Environmental Stewardship: Through sorting pictures of positive and negative actions for the Earth, students learn the impact of their choices on our planet.
• Boosts Critical Thinking: Students analyze the pictures and make connections between actions and their consequences, fostering critical thinking skills.
• Encourages Sustainability: Happy vs. Sad Earth promotes eco-friendly habits like recycling and pollution awareness, inspiring a love for a clean and healthy Earth.
• Aligns with STEM Education: This activity incorporates sorting, categorization, and critical thinking, aligning with core STEM education goals.
• Makes Learning Fun: Vibrant visuals and engaging gameplay keep students excited to learn about environmental responsibility.

Happy vs. Sad Earth is ideal for:

• Classrooms
• Homeschooling environments
• Environmental education programs

Get started today and watch your students transform into the next generation of eco-warriors! Together, one sorted picture at a time, we can create a brighter, greener future for our planet!

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Elevate your Earth Day celebrations with this set of 15 no-prep art prompts designed specifically for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Graders! Engage learners in creativity and environmental awareness with these thoughtfully crafted prompts.

Each prompt is carefully tailored to Earth Day themes, encouraging students to explore topics like recycling, conservation, nature, and sustainability through art. With no prep needed for teachers, you can seamlessly integrate these prompts into your lesson plans and activities.

These prompts inspire imagination and foster a deeper understanding of our planet's importance. Spark meaningful discussions and showcase students' artistic talents with these art prompts.

Red Fox Anatomy Unit Study: Printable Worksheets for Nature and Science Learning
Explore the fascinating world of fox anatomy with this comprehensive digital download! Perfect for homeschoolers and nature enthusiasts, this anatomy worksheet and study guide combines elementary science with hands-on learning. Ideal for fox unit studies, nature study, or as part of your nature curriculum, these homeschool printables offer engaging activities to learn about the red fox. Includes detailed anatomy printables, science worksheets, and a fun approach to anatomy unit studies. Start your educational journey today!

What’s Inside:

• Label a Fox: Below is a list of body parts to label on the picture of a fox.
• Fun Fact Quiz: Test your knowledge about foxes with fun and engaging questions!
• Coloring Activity: Let’s color a fox and bring it to life with your favorite shades.
• Dot-to-Dot Fox: Let’s create a fox using dots and reveal the hidden image.
• Creative Drawing: Draw your own fox and let your imagination run wild!

Color By Number features cute and adorable coloring page of Back to school . These fun coloring pages will help children master their numbers and improve their manual dexterity through coloring. Little ones will enjoy learning the numbers and coloring the pictures. It also helps in developing fine motor skills, counting, number recognition, eye-hand coordination and improves pen controls.

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• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

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This is an activity to do during or after watching the Lorax! This is to go along with a science lesson about the process of photosynthesis, the parts of a plant, and the connection the movie has to photosynthesis.

Students will be putting together and labeling the process of photosynthesis and the parts of a plant. Then they will also describe how The Lorax Movie connects to the process of photosynthesis.

You can pace these activities in multiple ways but I would recommend having the students do the photosynthesis and parts of a plant activity before watching the movie. Then after they have watched the movie, have them complete the connect activity. But you can do it in many different ways.

This activity takes very little prep. Each student will need a copy of each sheet (they are labeled) and scissors, glue sticks/tape, colored pencils, and normal pencils. You could even have students work in groups!

This would be a great product to introduce and/or review photosynthesis and the parts of a plant. You could even use it as an assessment!

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Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• energy transfer
• interact
• food chain
• food web
• carbon-oxygen cycle
• photosynthesis
• overpopulation
• environmental
• disturbance
• cell respiration

Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of the moon with this interactive and educational resource designed for primary school students! This product offers a variety of activities to help children learn all about the phases of the moon and lunar phenomena in a fun and engaging way.

Children will explore:

Moon Phases Cards: With child-friendly explanations and colorful pictures, students will learn about each phase of the moon, from new moon to full moon. Lunar Eclipses: Discover how and why lunar eclipses occur with simple, easy-to-understand information. Tides: Learn how the moon affects the Earth’s tides and why they change. Interactive activities include:

Draw Each Phase of the Moon: Children can recreate the phases of the moon by drawing them. Cut and Paste Phases of the Moon: A hands-on activity where children match pictures of the phases of the moon with their correct names. Match the Phases of the Moon with Their Names: Students match pictures of the phases of the moon with the correct names for each phase. Fill in the Blanks: Test their knowledge by filling in the blanks with the correct names for the phases of the moon. Perfect for use in the classroom or as homework, this resource helps young learners deepen their understanding of the moon through a combination of learning and creativity!

Celebrate Earth Day with this Find Someone Who printable game! This activity makes a great icebreaker, morning meeting activity or brain break activity in your kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade and fifth grade classes. Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various Earth Day themed categories, such as "find someone who has planted a tree before."

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What's included:

• 1 Find Someone Who worksheet with 16 boxes for students to fill in
• Editable Google Slides file (option with and without clipart)

Some examples included:

• Find someone who turns off the water when brushing their teeth.
• Find someone who uses a reusable cup at school.
• Find someone who has created something with recycled materials.

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