Hi, Beal Students and Families!

The schedule below will help you with your daily work. Have fun learning!

Remote Learning Lessons for Grade: Science Grade 3 Week 8

Week of: 5/25

Tasks: Monday

Video https://mysteryscience.com/weather/mystery-3/climate-geography-

global-weather-patterns/98?code=MTY5OTU3MDA&t=student

Questions Why are some places always hot? In this Mystery, students are

introduced to the concept of “climate” and explore the world’s five

major climates. In the activity, Climate Decoder, students color one

part of a world map to figure out the different climates of that

region. Students then combine maps and search for global climate

patterns.

Activity 1. This week in science we will explore the mystery, “Why are some

places always hot?” We learned about the idea of ‘climate’--that

in every place on earth, the weather tends to act a certain way

over the year. Your child will learn how there are five basic

climate zones: polar, temperate, mild, desert, and tropical. You

can continue to support your child’s curiosity by talking about a

friend or family member who lives in a different climate, and

discussing how that climate affects their life. Or look for

aspects of our local environment which show what kind of climate

we live in.

2. Watch mystery answering questions as you go.

3. Activity: Do the activity taking pictures as you go if you have

the equipment. If you need to improvise please do. You need:

crayons, ruler, handouts, end-of-mystery assessment

4. Follow the mystery with the instructions of the activity.

5. Complete end-of-mystery assessment. Tasks: Tuesday

Video https://mysteryscience.com/weather/mystery-4/natural-hazards-

engineering/153?code=MTY5OTU3MDA&t=student

Questions How can you keep a house from blowing away in a windstorm? In this

Mystery, students explore the effects of natural hazards, such as

tornadoes, hurricanes, and dust storms. In the activity, Design a

Windproof House, students build paper house models. Then, using

limited materials, students design multiple solutions that will make their

houses sturdy enough to survive a windstorm, and compare the merits

of their solutions.

Activity 1. This week, we will solve the Mystery, “How can you protect a

house from blowing away in a windstorm?” Students will invent

creative ways to protect their paper houses from the wind.

2. You can encourage your child to make personal connections at

home! Discuss any wind-related hazards that may happen near

where you live: Are there any tornadoes, hurricanes, or dust

storms? How do people prepare for them?

3. Watch mystery and answer questions as you go.

4. Experiment: Do the experiment taking pictures as you go if you

have the equipment. If you need to improvise please do. You

need: blank paper, scissors, dot stickers, paper clips, toothpicks,

handouts, end-of-mystery assessment.

5. Students first need one paper clip and two dot stickers to build

their paper house model. For the second part of the activity,

each pair will need a blank sheet of paper, six toothpicks, four

paper clips, and two dot stickers to design a solution that

prevents their house from blowing over in the wind. You may

want to separate the supplies for these two parts of the activity

for ease of classroom distribution.

6. Follow the mystery with the instructions of the activity.

7. Complete end-of-mystery assessment.

8. Complete end-of-unit assessment. Tasks: Wednesday Must Do

Video StemScopes: Content Connections Video-Acquired Characteristics.

Questions What are acquired characteristics.

Activity 1. Log onto StemScopes through the Student Applications.

2. Go to Assignments.

3. Click on Content Connections Video-Acquired Characteristics.

4. Watch video and pause when it asks you questions and discuss

the answers.

5. Watch video answering questions as you go.

These are the review challenge assignments for this week. Go to STEMscopes and

complete the questions on the following assignments. Let's see how many shout outs I

can give this week. Send me a message when you are finished. If you think you have

finished already check to make sure I have not returned anything to you.

1. Reading Science A-Inherited Traits and Learned Behavior

2. Multiple Choice Assessment from Environmental Traits using the STEMscopedia to help

3. Concept Attainment quiz from Environmental Traits using the STEMscopedia to help

4. STEMscopedia from Environmental Traits

I have posted a list of websites on the bealelementary.org page. Please choose activities

that your child would like to explore. Please pick an activity from the list to do with

your scientist each day that you don’t do an assignment. Have fun and stay curious.