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Third Grade Basic Science Concepts

First grade - third grade science teaching resourceBest of the Mailbox Science (Grades 1-3)

Grade Level: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade
Price: $17.95
Product #: 2001494
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Help your students explore and understand important science concepts with the fun activities in this teacher resource book. The hands-on activities are easy to set up, and the ready-to-use reproducibles save you time.

The activities in this teaching resource will make science fun for students and strengthen essential skills . Inside you'll find the following:

  • Science-based thematic units with across-the-curriculum activities
  • Background information
  • Helpful ideas for science centers
  • Experiments
  • Independent and small group activities
  • Critical-thinking activities
  • Literature links
  • Student reproducibles
  • Patterns

Units in this teaching resource book cover the life, earth, and physical science topics that you need, including:

  • Life Science
  • Germs
  • Monarch Butterfly
  • Animal Homes
  • Spiders
  • Owls
  • Bears
  • Animals in Winter
  • Reptiles
  • Dandelions
  • Seeds
  • Life Cycles
  • Pond Life
  • Ocean Life
  • Ants
  • Bones
  • Dental Health
  • Senses
  • Moon
  • Solar System
  • Clouds
  • Water Cycle
  • Rocks
  • Magnets
  • Matter
  • Sound
  • Light
  • Electricity
  • Simple Machines
  • Force

Pages: 160
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Science Skill Builders Teacher SuppliesScience Skill Builders

Grade Level: Second - Third Grade
Price: $15.95
Product #: WR00195
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Prepare students for the new science assessment tests. Helps build many essential science and reading skills.

This engaging teacher resource book is organized into 20 six-page lessons. The book covers four content areas: earth, life, health, and physical science. Each of the four content areas has five lessons. Each lesson includes a two-page article adapted from Weekly Reader magazine or from Science Spin magazine. Each article is accompanied by a two-page reading comprehension and vocabulary activity and by a two-page hands-on science activity that gives students practice to reinforce concepts contained in the articles.

More and more educators are demanding materials to ensure that students are prepared for the new science assessments. Science Skill Builders reflects the type of reading passages that students will see on standardized science tests. It also helps students develop competency in science content and skills with practical, hands-on application of scientific principles through classroom experiments and observation.

The 20 six-page lessons in each book:

  • Cover the full range of topics in earth, life, physical, and health sciences
  • Help students develop content-area reading comprehension skills
  • Include classroom experiments and observation activities that provide hands-on application of scientific principles
  • Include science vocabulary and concepts students need to know

Reproducible, 8 1/4" x 10 7/8", 128 pages, b&w.
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science projects and activitiesCreative Kids: Simple Science Fun

Grade Level: First, Second, Third
Price: $15.99
Product #: 1003196
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Children are introduced to quick and easy science experiences which are amazing, exciting, and intellectually stimulating.

This book ventures into all three areas of science study: life (e.g., growth, food chains, and habitats), earth (e.g., air, soil, and water), and physical (e.g., matter, light, and force).

Each experience has been designed to be quick and easy. With only minor or no preparation required, children are introduced to science experiences which are amazing, exciting, and intellectually stimulating.

Experiment with air pressure, homemade chemicals, gravity, and water to discover principles of physical science.

Investigate Earth by learning how a volcano erupts, how rocks become smooth, and what is in the air we breathe.

Examine the basis of life, why plants grow toward the sun, and how fish swim underwater.

Simple Science Fun begins to teach children the value of decision-making, which will become a necessary skill as they grow.

Pages: 160
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Science Teaching Supplies / MaterialsScience in a Box

Grade Level: Second - Third Grade
Price: $22.95
Product #: 2060894
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  • 26 ready-to-use science activities
  • Reinforce key concepts found in state standards
  • Provide more practice with follow-up center activities
  • Save time with reusable kits on life, earth, and physical science topics

Make science easier for you to teach and for your students to understand with these exciting hands-on activities devoted to life, earth, and physical science topics. You'll find ready-to-go materials for 26 simple, fun science activities you can store in shoe boxes and use year after year. All content supports National Science Education Standards.

All you need to do is pull out an activity's ready-to-go pages, gather a few common supplies, and store it all in a shoe box.

Materials provided for each box include:

  • one high-interest, whole-class science activity
  • colorful ready-to-use visuals, patterns, or manipulatives
  • reproducible pattern pages or recording sheets
  • a simple explanation of the activity's expected outcome
  • a center idea to extend and reinforce the featured science skill

Assemble the boxes all at once or just as you need them. In no time, you'll have your own classroom library of science activities to use year after year!

160 pages
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Plants Bulletin Board Set Theme, Thematic Unit

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Plants Bulletin Board Set

Price: $6.99
Product #: 4001761

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Use the detailed illustrations in this mini bulletin board to teach science concepts. Includes 73 interactive die-cut pieces, a 21" x 6" title, and an insert guide with suggested activities. Use the coordinating pieces to create informative, captivating displays.
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Health Theme Book Thematic Unit Third - Fourth GradeStaying Healthy

Grade Level: Third - Fourth Grade
Price: $5.95
Product #: WR00854
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Activities develop health skills while reinforcing comprehension in young students and important health concepts in older students. Includes information drawn from the health curriculum found in most elementary schools, plus up-to-date data and food pyramids. These engaging stories and stimulating activities will help students make a connection between what they are learning and real life.

Students make many decisions that affect heir health. To make the right choices, they need to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle and believe that achieving it can be fun. Through a series of engaging lessons and activities, this teaching practice book helps students achieve that goal.

Staying Healthy for Grades 3-4 teaches:

  • The functions of the body's vital systems
  • The correlation between exercise and good health
  • Healthful eating habits
  • The causes of and appropriate responses to disease
  • The danger resulting from the misuse of tobacco, alcohol, and other harmful substances
  • That emotional health is part of overall physical health

This teaching resource book provides opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading, writing, and language skills. It also helps them build concept development in math, science, social studies, research, and art. The information and activities in this workbook can easily be used as part of cross-curricular lesson plans that encourage investigation as well as oral and written communication.

48 pages, full color, paperback.
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my body thematic unitMy Body

Grade Level: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades
Price: $7.99
Product #: 1000211
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This book has been a classroom favorite for years! It is designed to provide information about the human body for the primary child. Parts of the human body are explained and illustrated. Patterns are included for life-size replicas that the children can make and take home.

It is our hope that if children learn about their bodies at an early age, they will not abuse them later. We hope they will join with us and become excited about learning what is going on inside the body and strive to stay healthy!

Pages: 40
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Go Green Science Teaching Materials Grades 2-3Ready, Set, Go Green!

Grade Level: Second - Third Grade
Price: $8.99
Product #: 3235731
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Eco-Friendly Activities for School and Home

On your mark, get set, go green!

Did you know that every person in the United States creates about five pounds of trash a day? Did you know that recycling one ton of paper can save 17 trees? Did you know that people in North America use more water than any other people on Earth? If not, then welcome to Ready, Set, Go Green!

Environmental awareness is everywhere in the media today. It is a huge concern for many adults, and this is impacting children as well. Ready, Set, Go Green! explains current environmental topics in a way that students will understand. The goal is to increase students’ sensitivity and concern about the environment while encouraging them to have fun at the same time. This book is filled with interesting facts and figures, fun activity pages, quick and easy tips, and project ideas.

Features:

  • Fun-Filled Activities
  • Easy Tips and Project Ideas
  • Curriculum Connections
  • Environmental Checklist
  • Quiz and Glossary


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Natural Resources Bulletin Board Set
Natural Resources Bulletin Board Set
Grs. K-5
$6.99
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