Ms. Andie's Grade 3 Community of Learners
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addition and subtraction videos
Fractions
Multiplication Arrays practice
Multiplication and Division
Perimeter explorations
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Thinking like a Scientist
Forces that Attract and Repel
Materials and Structures
Plants and Soils
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Canada links
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Housing around the world
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Materials and Structures
Learning about Structures and Materials
ideas page
http://engagingstudents.blackgold.ca/index.php/division-i/sci-d1/science-3/topic-b-building-with-a-variety-of-materials/
Building Block challenges by Bruce Yeany
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My Youtube finds : Materials and Structures
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Engineers
- video channel
Bill Nye: Architecture
- video
Bill Nye: Structures
- video
Vocabulary
https://quizlet.com/180381470/building-things-grade-3-alberta-part-1-flash-cards/
Building Challenges
Structure challenges to try on your own
25 Awesome Structure challenges with low cost materials
- website
25 Awesome Structure challenges with low cost materials
- website
Structure Challenges
- website
Structure Challenges
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/abt_chall.html
A variety of challenges
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/webct/science/3science/secondphysicalscience.htm
Exploration Links to show in class:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials_fs.shtml
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/hetm.html
Hands on explorations with materials and structures
https://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/
Adding Strength with triangles
http://www.rogersconnection.com/triangles/
Joining materials in cardboard structures
(Youtube)
Learning about Structures and Materials
ideas page
http://engagingstudents.blackgold.ca/index.php/division-i/sci-d1/science-3/topic-b-building-with-a-variety-of-materials/
Properties of materials
- Game styled exploration
The level of reading in this is high but it lists important properties of materials.
http://theconstructor.org/building/properties-of-building-materials-construction/14891/
Short slides shows on materials
http://www.slideshare.net/emiesrpe16/materialespresentacion?next_slideshow=1
http://www.slideshare.net/eloisarecinos/aterials?next_slideshow=2
http://www.slideshare.net/AnniePau/natural-and-manmade-materials?next_slideshow=3
http://www.slideshare.net/Ben38gc/natural-and-man-made-materials-36364915?next_slideshow=4
http://www.slideshare.net/Marranz/materials-11706494?next_slideshow=6
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG70W9FFq--8R-FF0GQOEHu38Qk8_XV0a