3rd Grade Science
(11 Units, 81 Lessons)
Unit 9 - Electricity(13 Lessons)
What Do We Already Know?3rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
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Electricity
Big Idea:Self-guided exploration is a fabulous way to introduce a unit. In this lesson, students will explore components of an electrical circuit and will be challenged with communicating their beginning understandings.
Go With the Flow3rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
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Electricity
Big Idea:Although students are typically able, through trial and error, to light a bulb, building knowledge of building a complete pathway for charges to travel from a source to a receiver is essential.
On Again, Off Again3rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
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Electricity
Big Idea:My students are familiar with the idea of the flow of electricity being broken-due to mis-wiring or poorly constructed circuits. This lesson will cause them to work with intentional breaks in the flow of electricity.
3 Students, 2 Receivers, and 1 Switch3rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
» Unit:
Electricity
Big Idea:During this unit, I have allowed students to learn all of the content through exploration and realization. In this lesson, students are encouraged to explore, using their current knowledge, how to create a working circuit with several components.
Conductors and Insulators3rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
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Electricity
Big Idea:Going on a type of scavenger hunt can be intriguing for students. When that hunt causes them to gain knowledge of scientific concepts, the motivation is high. Students will use their independent thinking skills to make sense of the world around them.
Mystery Conductors Day 13rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
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Electricity
Big Idea:Today's lesson will allow students to show what they know about circuits without having all of the materials given to them. They will have to define a problem and solve it as a group, using their prior knowledge.
Mystery Conductors Day 23rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
» Unit:
Electricity
Big Idea:Today's lesson will allow students to show what they know about circuits without having all of the materials given to them. They will have to define a problem and solve it as a group, using their prior knowledge.
Parallel Circuits Day 13rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
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Electricity
Big Idea:Students have been building series circuits all along, without it being defined as such. They now have enough working information to define series and parallel circuits and build both.
Parallel Circuits Day 23rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
» Unit:
Electricity
Big Idea:Students have been building series circuits all along, without it being defined as such. They now have enough working information to define series and parallel circuits and build both.
Electromagnets (1/3)3rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
» Unit:
Electricity
Big Idea:Students have learned and experimented with both magnetism and electricity. It is now time, during these 3 lessons, to put that information together and explore the concept of electromagnets!
Electromagnets (2/3)3rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
» Unit:
Electricity
Big Idea:Students have learned and experimented with both magnetism and electricity. It is now time, during these 3 lessons, to put that information together and explore the concept of electromagnets!
Electromagnets (3/3)3rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
» Unit:
Electricity
Big Idea:Many times, science is presented as a "follow these steps and see what happens" learning opportunity. Today, students will use their prior knowledge to make meaning on their own and journey through an investigation.
Graphing of Results3rd Grade Science» Unit:Electricity
3rd Grade Science
» Unit:
Electricity
Big Idea:Students have researched, explored, and built electromagnets. Today, they will put all of their knowledge together to test and communicate their results through graphing.
