Month: January 2020

Animals Survive in a Group

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How do organisms interact with each other and their environment to survive?

Today we learned that being part of a group can help animals survive by finding food, shelter, water, defending themselves from predators, reproducing and caring for offspring. We read informational texts on ants, ducks, fish, cheetahs, and beavers to understand cause and effect based on how an animal behaves to survive.

Our class took notes after reading each text and we noticed patterns with these animal behaviors.  Now, students will sort the animal groups and categorize them by: shelter, food/water, defense, and care of offspring.

Complete the padlet below and sort each animal group.

  • give evidence to why you chose to sort it the way you did
  • Use correct spelling and punctuation
  • Write in complete sentences

Sort Animal Groups

If you would like to explore other animals, visit Kiddle.co 

Here’s the video we watched in class to show different animal group behaviors. Have fun watching it again!

Youtube video on animals

Ecosystems and Winter Word Search

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Hello 3D!  I miss seeing everyone.  I will definitely be back by Monday. I’m sorry that I have been out sick for so long.  I found the following BrainPop videos that tie in nicely with our ecosystem unit of study.  Have fun learning!

Brainpop on Fossils

Brainpop on Ecosystems

BrainPop Extinction

When you finish the science videos, here are two winter word searches you can try.  Just click and drag on the word you find with your mouse. When you find all the words from the word bank on the right, the game will ask if you want to download the game, please say no. Click out of the tab and come back to my blog to try the other word search. Good luck searching!

Winter word search

Winter Wonderland word search

Bar Model Tutorials

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Our class has been working hard learning about problem solving strategies.  We have become experts with addition and subtraction bar modeling with one-step and two-step problems.  Another way to learn more deeply about problem solving is to teach problem solving steps to others.  Our class made their first math tutorials on bar modeling using Screencastify.  Each student was assigned a word problem that was differentiated in the classroom.  Students worked with a partner to talk, analyze, and discuss the steps needed to solve the word problems. The written format became the script needed to later create a Google Slide to organize their thinking.  Mr. Casal worked with our class to create these Google Slides.  Once the Google Slides were completed, students learned about Screencastify to deliver their tutorial digitally.  We studied several tutorials from other teachers and speakers in order to learn how to make similar teaching videos. The students appreciated the power of knowledge that can be taught through these tutorials and wanted to be part of this digital world. Teaching a broader audience is very rewarding!

Please take a moment to view and learn from these wonderful bar model tutorials. I am so proud of our third grade students’ work and commitment. The link below will bring you to a YouTube playlist.  Have fun learning!

bar model tutorials

Climate Change on TrueFlix

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We have been learning a lot about natural habitats and how organisms survive. Please do the following assignment:

  • Go to the library database on Heathcotegateway
  • Choose TrueFLix
  • Click on Ecosystems
  • Click on Climate Change and read the book
  • You can use the audio option to help understand the text better
  • Take notes and write notes using boxes and bullets

Fossils and Ecosystems

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Good morning 3D! Take some time today to check out these videos about Ecosystems and Fossils. Our new science unit will talk a lot about these two scientific topics. Feel free to watch the videos (with your headphones on) and of course, read the books. Remember if you want the text read aloud, click the button on the top that says, “Read to Me.” The books are long, so you may have to visit this page again during CCT or at home. Enjoy learning new things by reading the non-fiction texts below.

Paleontology

Ecosystems