Literal vs. Nonliteral figurative language 3rd grade worksheet

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Literal vs. nonliteral figurative language 3rd grade worksheet

In this 3rd-grade worksheet, students will read a sentence and then decide whether it is talking about something literal or something nonliteral.  If it is nonliteral, students will then write what the interpretation of the figurative language should actually be; what the sentence actually means.

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3rd Grade Multiples of 10 Dice Game

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3rd grade multiples of 10 dice game image

In this activity, students will partner up. They will each get a single die. They will record their first roll on the worksheet. Then roll again and multiply it by 10. Next, they will find the product of their first roll times their 2nd roll which was multiplied by 10. Finally, students will find the sum of all of their products. The player with the highest sum wins the game.

 

You can find other worksheets and ideas for teaching 3rd grade at 3rdGrade.xyz and EducationalResource.org.

Mmmmmm, Multiplication Bingo

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Multiplication, groups of, repeated addition, number lines bingo game image

I use this Bingo activity as a review of multiplication strategies in my 3rd-grade classroom. There are 30 student cards and a teacher call sheet. This activity reviews groups of, repeated addition, using number lines to multiply and arrays. There are 16 squares per card and 25 different squares in the game. This way each card is unique and not all kids have all possible answers. When a student gets "Bingo" I actually have them go "Mmmmm, Multiplication" as if multiplication tasted good. It is fun.

Earth Science: Mapping Useful Ores Research Activity

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Earth Science: Mapping Useful Ores Research Activity

In this assignment, students will open up a Google Doc, you can have it printed as well, and fill out a table of some very useful industrial ores. The ores that will be researched are diamonds, gold, rock salt, bauxite, iron, and titanium. Students will research which 3 countries in the world are the top producers of each ore. They will then find and write 2 or more industrial uses for each ore. As they are doing their research, students will also use a map and mark where these countries are. This is great to reinforce the geography standards.

Convection, Conduction Radiation Thermal Energy Transfer Lab

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heat transfer lab

In this Earth Science or Physical Science lab, students will gain an understanding of the three types of thermal energy transfer, conduction, radiation, and convection. Students will use hot, cold, and room temperature water to demonstrate convection by using food coloring. Students will then see how long chocolate chips take to melt when you add heat to just one side of some tin foil. Finally, they will use heat lamps, thermometers, and dark and light-colored papers to demonstrate radiation and the absorption of radiated heat.

Modeling Air Convection Currents and High and Low Pressure Systems

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high and low pressure lab

In this lab I have students observe what happens to water, which represents air, warms up and what happens to water as it cools down. Using a hot plate, a large glass cake pan, a bag of ice and food coloring can easily demonstrate how wind is formed. The demonstration can also be used in topics of high/low pressure, warm and cold fronts, mantle convection if you would like. The assignment, however, is for high and low pressure systems and wind.