Students identify 3rd grade personification, idioms, metaphors, similes, and alliteration. They practice figurative language skills by dodging tarpons and collecting keys within a fun game challenge.
Students will analyze geologic maps to determine rock types, faults, and ages. They learn about Arizona's ancient environments and review essential Earth Science terms.
Help third graders reinforce and reteach prefixes and suffixes in a fun way. Students collect jewels and answer reading questions, building key vocabulary through an engaging game.
Students will discover prefixes and how they change word meanings by matching clues to words in this engaging bingo game. Build vocabulary creatively!
Engage students in a hands-on exploration of rock abrasion. They will classify, measure mass loss in a tumbler, and calculate change rates, revealing weathering's powerful impact.
Students explore ten Earth Science disciplines, research career descriptions, salaries, and educational paths. They discover diverse opportunities and financial potential in geology.
Students learn human anatomy by interactively labeling or assembling a skeleton. Immediate feedback and unlimited practice help them master skeletal structure, improving understanding and scores.
Engage students measuring metric distances by propelling pens across the room. They will discover the Magnus Effect and learn to analyze data using spreadsheets with formulas.
Students explore rock weathering processes by identifying examples and creating a presentation. They analyze mechanisms, agents, and climate connections, then present their findings.
Students will actively search for key vocabulary related to metamorphosis. Reinforce terms describing a caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly, ideal for 3rd graders.
Students practice mineral identification using a dichotomous key. Given characteristics like luster and hardness, they learn to apply the key and master essential vocabulary before their test.
Students will master mineral identification in a 4-day lab. They will test streak, cleavage, luster, hardness, and other properties, then apply a dichotomous key.
