Gr. 3 Internet Resources: 

Resources last updated on 6\26\03

Animals Life Cycles: General/Butterflies/Mealworms/Preying Mantis  

General

American Field Guide Animals
http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/topics/animals/index.html
What's so special about the Giant Water Bug? How are people working to protect the Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle? In this section, you'll learn some fascinating facts about Animals and meet some strange and wonderful creatures. Check out the featured video clips for a peek at some of our most intriguing segments on Animals; or dig deeper into the collection by browsing the subtopic categories.

The Antlion Pit 
http://www.antlionpit.com/index.html
A collection of resources related to the fascinating antlion, or "doodlebug."

Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life 
http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/uli.htm
This site, created by the Center for Insect Science Education Outreach  at the University of Arizona, is online curriculum and resources developed to support K-3 teachers interested in moving from a traditional textbook-driven curriculum to a more integrated, hands on, inquiry approach. This site contains  twenty integrated lessons with science and math activities that use live insects. Lessons are available in Spanish and are aligned with National Science Education Standards(NSES).

Bugs Count
http://www.onlineclass.com/bugs/
"Welcome to Bugs Count!, a math and science unit that can introduce your
young K-3 students to the world of bugs and to the simplest technology
skills. Your school will interact and share information with schools
around the world, while taking advantage of a variety of hands-on
activities in the classroom."

 

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Butterflies

See Grade 1/Science/Animals/Butterfiles

 

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Mealworms

Cycle of Learning: Students track mealworms as they morph through life
http://www97.intel.com/education/odyssey/day_011/day_011.htm

Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life 
http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/uli.htm
This site, created by the Center for Insect Science Education Outreach  at the University of Arizona, is online curriculum and resources developed to support K-3 teachers interested in moving from a traditional textbook-driven curriculum to a more integrated, hands on, inquiry approach. This site contains  twenty integrated lessons with science and math activities that use live insects. Lessons are available in Spanish and are aligned with National Science Education Standards(NSES).

Bugbios
http://bugbios.com

Darkling Beetle/Mealworm Information
http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/mealinfo.htm
Submitted by L. Zaranski

Mealworms and Beetles
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/bugs/beetles.htm
Experts answer kids' questions about mealworms and beetles. 

 

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Preying mantis

Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life 
http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/uli.htm
This site, created by the Center for Insect Science Education Outreach  at the University of Arizona, is online curriculum and resources developed to support K-3 teachers interested in moving from a traditional textbook-driven curriculum to a more integrated, hands on, inquiry approach. This site contains  twenty integrated lessons with science and math activities that use live insects. Lessons are available in Spanish and are aligned with National Science Education Standards(NSES).

Bugbios
http://bugbios.com

University of Kentucky Entomology: PRAYING MANTIDS
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/trees/ef418.htm

Bugbios
http://bugbios.com

Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2154.html

 

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Machines

Exploratorium: Science Snacks About Mechanics
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconmechanics.html

Edheads - Simple Machines Activities - Grades 3 and up - Simple Machine
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

Invention at Play
http://www.inventionatplay.org/
"Invention at Play is a highly interactive, engaging and surprising traveling exhibit that focuses on the similarities between the way children and adults play and the creative processes used by innovators in science and technology. It departs from traditional representations of inventors as extraordinary geniuses who are "not like us‚" to celebrate the creative skills and processes that are familiar and accessible to all people."

Structures and Mechanisms: Pulleys and Gears
http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/scitech/science/strands/sm4.htm

Structures and Mechanisms
http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/scitech/science/strands/sm3.htm
Lesson plans.

BuildingBig
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/
Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with BUILDING BIG™, a five-part PBS television series and Web site from WGBH Boston.

PulleySystems
http://home.a-city.de/walter.fendt/physengl/pulleysystem.htm

Lever Principle
http://home.a-city.de/walter.fendt/physengl/lever.htm
This applet shows a symmetrical lever with some mass pieces.

Invention at Play
http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/iap/index.html

Straws and Pins - Building Up
http://netra.exploratorium.edu/scale/straws.html
"Building up with straws and pins provides students the opportunity to  experience many of the basic physics and engineering concepts inherent in structures. Tall structures emphasize concepts such as balancing the forces of weight and the strength of materials as well as stability, tension, and compression"

Flying Pig: Executive Toys for you to make
http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/Pages/piston.htm
Here is a web site that show animations of simple machines and has automata's that you can download and have your students make.

Dirtmeister's Science Reporters Investigate and Report on Simple Machines
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/index.htm
Hello, science reporters! I challenge you to learn about the six types of simple machines. Then find an example of one you've seen at school, home, or anywhere and write about it.

Simple Machines
http://www.cosi.org/onlineExhibits/simpMach/sm1.html

Exploring Simple Machines
http://www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Machines/Machines.htm
Your project will be to invent and build a simple machine that can be used in one of the following places:  garden/farm, kitchen/restaurant, office/school, garage, on a boat.

BrainPop: Simple Machines
http://www.brainpop.com/tech/simplemachines/
A pop quiz and a movie explaining the science behind levers and inclined planes.

Inventors Toolbox
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
Covers the basics of simple machines as well as more sophisticated kinds of machines, and then applies them in examples of inventions by Leonardo himself and by viewing the "Gadget Anatomy" page where students can study complex machines.

"inQuiry Almanack"
http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html
Philadelphia's Franklin Institute spotlights the six basic machines and the science behind each, with extra information on each machine and an occasional demonstration of a specific principal.

Moving Along With Simple Machines
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/cur/simp-mach/instruction.htm
The teachers of Henry County, Georgia designed this four week elementary unit on simple machines.

ThinkQuest: Simple Machines
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002079F/sub3.htm
This ThinkQuest entry on the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH takes students through explanations, pictures and animations of simple machines.Of particular interest to students will be the instructions for building a working elevator out of K'Nex building blocks.

Simple Machines Made Simpler
http://www.smartown.com/sp2000/machines2000/
SmartTown presents this brightly adorned, musically inclined site about each of the simple machines with crisp explanations and animated examples of each.

Simple Machines Lesson Plans
http://www.crpc.rice.edu/CRPC/GT/dawsonm/CAST/CAST95.html
Workshop presented by the Science Teachers Association of Texas.

History of Inventions
http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html
There are several inventions that have changed the way we live. 

How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Build a Project
http://www.looklearnanddo.com/documents/projects.html

Inventors Toolbox: The Elements of Machines
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

Inclined Planes
http://weirdrichard.com:80/inclined.htm
Pictures of various inclined planes made with Lego. 

Wedges
http://weirdrichard.com:80/wedge.htm
Pictures of wedges made with Legos. 

inQuiry Almanack: Simple Machines
http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html

Machines that use Levers
http://www.howstuffworks.com/inside-scale.htm

How Machines Use Gears
http://www.howstuffworks.com/gears.htm

Blocks
http://www.blockcorner.com/content.html
Blocks is an online building toy for kids of all ages. Create blocks and move them around by typing in commands from a simple programming language.Email your structure to a friend and you can work on it together. Be sure to read the directions first. 

Franklin Institute On-line - Simple Machines
http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html
Pictures and facts about planes, levers, pulleys, wheels, wedges, screws. 

 Inventor's Toolbox - The Elements of Machines
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
More simple machines plus gears. 

Playground Physics
http://lyra.colorado.edu/sbo/mary/play/
Designed as an introduction to some basic concepts in classical mechanics for school grades. The idea is to use the experience children have on the playground and relate that experience to basic physics concepts.

Roller Coaster Physics
http://coasters.eb.com/ride.html
Simulation of roller coaster. 

Roller Coaster
http://coasters.eb.com/ride.html
Encyclopedia Britannica Simulation.

Roller Coasters: Inventing the Scream Machine
http://search.eb.com/coasters/
Find out about the history of roller coasters and the physics of how roller coasters work with a Shockwave illustrated demonstration and a clickable glossary of terms to explain what is happening to the ride and the rider. Did you know that when you are looping the loop, you are experiencing not only fear, but acceleration stress and centrifugal force?

The Science of Hockey
http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey
Developed by the Exploratorium with the assistance of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, this site takes you inside the sport and explains the science behind the world's fastest game. The site contains RealVideo and Audio interviews with top scientists and NHL players and coaches. Part of the Exploratorium's Sport! Science site.

Roller Coaster Physics
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Anthology/Pav/Science/Physics/book/home.html
This online resource introduces the science of roller coasters, including weightlessness, hills and dips, and the physiological effects of acceleration. 

Skateboard Science
http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/
This online exhibit from the Exploratorium explains how skateboarders seemingly break the laws of gravity with tricks shown and explained in physics terms.

Amusement Park Physics 
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster.html
Annenberg/CPB Roller coaster, carousel, bumper cars, free fall, pendulum, and safety issues.

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ 
In this exhibit, you'll have a chance to find out by designing your own roller coaster. Plan it carefully--it has to pass a safety inspection."

Simple Machines
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
These devices were all in common use for centuries before Leonardo's time.

http://www.sci-ctr.edu.sg/interexh/java/Cannon/index.html
Now try and hit the target. When implemented, you will get a reward for hitting the target depending on how many times it takes you to be successful. 

 

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Magnetism/Electricity

Exploratorium: Science Snacks About Magnetism
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconmagnetism.html

Exploratorium: Science Snacks About Electricity
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconelectricity.html

BrainPOP
It has cartoon movies on these concepts with quizzes and activity pages. 
This link goes right to the page for Magnets.
http://brainpop.com/science/forces/magnetism/index.weml
This link goes to the page on electricity.
http://brainpop.com/science/electricity/electricity/index.weml

Watt's Up? A Co-nnect Energy Project
http://exchange.co-nect.net/Teleprojects/project/Watts/
Through this project, students monitor electricity use in their school, compare this data with other schools, develop and implement a conservation plan, and try to significantly curtail electricity use and spending. 

Interactive Physics Modules
http://ippex.pppl.gov/ippex/module_4/
Interactive site explaining the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism. 

Theatre of Electricity
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html
Virtual exhibit of the largest Van de Graaff generator. If you ever spend time in Boston, MA, don't miss this live show - it's cool! 

Mad Science
 http://www.madscience.org/madweb/entrance/Kids/index.htm
Experiments 5 & 6 are simple and safe electricity experiments to try (but make sure you get permission from an adult). 

Schoolhouse Rock - Electricity
www.genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/
Song lyrics and sound file - listen to this catchy tune! 

Beekman & Jax - Magnets
http://beakman.com/interact/mag.html
Virtual demonstration of how a needle gets magnetically charged. 

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