Science — Grade 3

Amazing amaryllis activities

Students will use an amaryllis started from a bulb to explore the growth of the plant, measure, record and compare the growth of the leaves and the flower. They will enter the data on a spreadsheet and convert it into a graph.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics and Science)

By Mary Rizzo.

Resources on the web

Social trade-offs

The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to make and evaluate decisions by weighing the benefits and drawbacks of each alternative. In the lesson, students practice the skill of decision-making through role-playing. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Poison ivy

This lesson focuses on plant defense mechanisms, helping students gain a greater understanding of poison ivy's chemical defenses. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Paperbag paleontology

Cornell Paleontologist John Chiment enlists the aid of younger school children in sorting through materials collected at a dig site and, in the process, demonstrates that anyone can “do science.” (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–5 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Introducing biodiversity

In this Science NetLinks lesson, students use online resources to identify the basic components necessary for biodiversity and the critical and countless benefits of habitats, as well as the serious present and future threats to their ongoing existence. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

The great plant escape

Welcome to the Great Plant Escape. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)

Provided by: University of Ilinois Extension