3rd Grade Physical Science Websites

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3rd Grade Physical Science Websites

Websites for 3rd Grade Physical Science
Forces and Interactions: Motion and Stability

These websites support the NGSS standards at this grade level and are labeled by the type of website that it is (Student or Teacher Background, Student Online Activities, Teacher Activities, Student or Teacher Videos).

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Resource Link Abstract Website Types
BBC Science Clip Force and MovementInteractive Video on Force and Movement. Don't forget to check out other clips on the site.Student Background;Student Online Activities
BrainPop: ElectricitySUBSCRIPTION ONLY - Cool animated movies, quizzes, facts about electricity; site features subjects that correspond to National Science Standards. Parents: See Family Access.Student Online Activities;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
CERNLandCERNLand is a virtual themepark that uses multimedia, interactive games, and fun lessons to bring the excitement of physics to children starting from the age of 7. No prior or in-depth knowledge of physics is required, only enthusiasm.Student Background;Student Online Activities
City TechnologyA collaboration of college faculty in Engineering and Education, public elementary teachers and children.Student Background;Student Online Activities;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
Curiosity MachineLog in is required, but is free. Students can earn "badges." The Curiosity Machine hosts collection of exciting (and sometimes very challenging) experiments and projects designed for children, along with their parents, to encourage curiosity, creativity and persistence! 1. OBSERVEwatch videos of actual engineers and scientists talking to children about the inventions and projects they work on. 2. BUILDget ideas from the videos and create your very own invention. 3. SHAREshare your adventure photos and videos, sketches and thinking.Student Background;Student Online Activities;Teacher Background
Engineering AdventuresEngineering Everywhere is a FREE engineering curriculum for elementary level students. Choose from seven units with fun, hands-on engineering design challenges based on real events around the worldStudent Background;Student Online Activities;Student Videos;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
Forces Can Push or Pull - Song by Jack HartmannForces Can Push or Pull. Your children will learn the most important science fundamentals about forces in this super catchy science song. This song for kids about forces teaches children that a force either pushes or pulls and forces make things move. The video shows many kid-friendly examples of forces and how they push or pull things in the environment. Children push in their chairs in a classroom, pull in a game of tug-of-war, a kite is pushed by the wind to make it fly, children push and pull playground toys. All of these examples are clearly shown on this video with both audio and video telling the children if the force is a push or pull. Forces Can Push or Pull will help children clearly see how forces move things all around them. After seeing this song and video in force, teachers and parents can extend learning about science by observing all different movements in their home and school environment and decide it’s a push and pull.Student Videos
Funderstanding Roller CoasterBuild your own rolller coaster while learning about all the different forces that go into creating a roller coasterStudent Background;Student Online Activities;Teacher Background
Gamequarium: Force and MotionThis site has video links (to Youtube) for lots of different science topics. It also has lots of advertisements in the pages. Good reference for finding videos. Then we suggest you bookmark the YouTube url so that you can find it again with fewer ads to look at while students are present.Student Videos;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
How to Build and Launch a Foam RocketIn NASA's "Foam Rocket" activity, students build rubber-band-powered rockets and launch them at various angles to learn about rocket stability and trajectory. This lesson provides students with an excellent hands-on perspective on key mathematical concepts as well as data analysis and reasoning.Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
How to Make a Battery - MonkeySeeThis website has a great series of videos on how batteries and work and how to make several different ones in the classroom (potato, lemon, using coins and using a film canister). The site plays a short commercial before the video, but the video is worth it.Student Videos;Teacher Videos
HowToSmile.orgSMILE is a collection of educational materials on the web – all designed especially for those who teach school-aged kids in non-classroom settings. SMILE is a group of science museums dedicated to bringing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) out of the academic cloister and into the wider world. All organizations are resource hubs for educational programs that involve people of all ages and backgrounds.Teacher Activities;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
Lab4PhysicsLab4Physics is a mobile APP especially created for Physics teachers and students that allows them to use smartphones and tablets as lab instruments. This tool will help students experiment and develop new skills. Speedometer, Accelerometer, Sound. FREETeacher Activities;App
Magnet Lesson PlansA list of lesson plans for teaching about magnets.Teacher Activities
Magnet ManLots of facts, activity and experiment ideas, and links to fascinating information about magnets.Student Background;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
MinutePhyscisThis YouTube Channel has a great assortment of short videos showing all things physical. Fun and EduationalStudent Videos;Teacher Videos;Teacher Blogs
MinutePhyscis: The Tides1:58 minutes long. Why do we have tides?Student Videos;Teacher Videos;Teacher Blogs
PBS Design Squad NationThe goal of Design Squad is to give students a stronger understanding of the design process, and the connection between engineering and the things we all use in everyday life. The results of engineering are all around us: from cars to cameras and everything in between. Design Squad Nation equips kids with science and math skills, inspires them, and lays the foundation they need to participate in engineering activities later in life. Use these Design Squad Nation resources to explore the world of science and engineering.Teacher Activities;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
Pendulum PaintingHere's a fun way to integrate art and science. Turn your pendulums into "paint brushes" and make some beautiful art work that can be sent home as presents to the family.Teacher Activities
PhET simulations: Electricity and MagnetismThis site has lots of different simulations for many aspects of electricity and magnetism and circuits.Student Online Activities;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
PhET simulations: Interactive Simulations for Science and MathThis site has lots of different simulations for many different science and math topicsStudent Background;Student Online Activities;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
Pinterest: Force and Motion BoardThis Pinterest Board has a wide assortment of lesson ideas for a force and motion unit.Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
Pushing and Pulling - Force, Work and EnergyThis is a small video for kids explaining all about Pushing and Pulling - Force,Work and Energy.Student Videos
Science for Kids - PhysicsThe Physics page on Science for Kids has games, experiments, images, videos, facts, lessons and activities on subjects such as electricity, magnetism, force and motionStudent Background;Student Online Activities;Student Videos;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
Science Made Simple - Static Electricity/Everything is Made of AtomsActivities and background on static electricity and atoms. Includes age-appropriate language and vocabulary, sections for early and advanced readers.Student Background;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
SlideShare: Force and MotionThis power point like presentation is a review of a Force and Motion Lesson. Embedded in the slide deck are links to short videosStudent Background;Student Online Activities;Student Videos;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
SMILE Program Physics Lesson PlansThis webpage has over 200 physics lesson plans. All are single concept lesson plansTeacher Activities;Teacher Background
The Catapult ProjectJoin 7th grade integrated science and math teacher Zara Acosta as she leads her students through a 6-week catapult design project. Students learn about the laws of motion and forces, probability, and engineering design, and then apply these principles to design their own catapult. Multiple firings of the catapult the project give students practice with data analysis, with the goal of improving the catapult's accuracy.Teacher Activities;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
WatchKnowLearn.orgThis website has free educational videos on all topics (including science) for all age levels. There is specifically a section for younger learners.Student Background;Student Videos;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
YouTube for TeachersYouTube for teachers is designed with playlists for your classroom or search for specific topics.Student Videos;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
Zoom: PendulumsThis website has several online games and some do at home/school activities about pendulums.Student Background;Student Online Activities;Teacher Activities

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