Grade 3 Lesson Plan
Technology / Engineering Lesson Check-List With MA Frameworks
| Lesson Title | Lesson Summary | # of Sessions | Session Lengths | 3-5.TE. 1.1 | 3-5.TE. 1.2 | 3-5.TE. 1.3 | 3-5.TE. 2.1 | 3-5.TE. 2.2 | 3-5.TE. 2.3 | 3-5.TE. 2.4 | Other Frameworks ES, PS, or LS |
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3-A-1-Sparky'sEngineer | Children will be introduced to various engineering professions with the use of the Sparky's Engineer story book. | 1 | One 50 min Session | ||||||||
3-B-1-TreeHouse | Students work in groups in order to build a treehouse structure. Students will identify appropriate materials and tools needed to build their tree house and improve group working skills. | 5 | One 35 minute session, Four 50-80 minute sessions | x | x | x | x | x | |||
3-C-1-MaterialsToBuild | This lesson introduces students to materials and their properties; students will have the opportunity to manipulate a variety of materials and to discuss their respective properties. | 1 | One 20-45 minute session | x | x | 3-5.PS.1.1 |
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3-C-2-PropertiesOfMaterials | This lesson expands students' knowledge of material properties by familiarizing them with different types of materials and their applications in real-world situations. | 1 | One 50-70 minute session | x | x | 3-5.PS.1.1 |
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3-C-3-SoundMachine | This lesson introduces students to volume and pitch through the creation of a sound machine. It also allows children to review the Engineering Design Process while strengthening their teamwork and manipulative skills. | 2 | One 35 minute sessions One 50-80 minute Session | x | x | 3-5.PS.1.1 |
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3-C-4-MineralsObserveandIdentify | This lesson provides students with the opportunity to observe various properties of minerals and to record their observations in a notebook. | 1 | One 40-60 minute session | x | 3-5.ES.0.1 3-5.ES.0.2 |
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3-C-5-RocksObservingProperties | This lesson allows students to study various types of rocks. After students have discussed "rocks" and "minerals", they will observe and record observations about rocks using a "Rock Journal. | 1 | One 40-60 minute session | x | 3-5.ES.0.3 |
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3-C-6-MakingaRockandMineralCollection | This lesson will extend students' understanding of rocks and minerals; students will create a rock collection and design an enclosure for these rocks using classroom materials. | 1 | One 40-60 minute session | x | x | 3-5.ES.0.1 3-5.ES.0.2 3-5.ES.0.3 |
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3-C-7-SoilWaterRetention | Students will investigate the properties of various soil types. They will make predictions about the quantity of water that soil and sand mixtures can retain, and will then design an experiment to test these predictions. | 1 | One 40-60 minute session | x | x | 3-5.ES.0.5 |
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3-C-8-SoilComposition | The objective of this lesson is to extend students' understanding of the composition of soil with a hands-on activity. Students will examine a variety of soil samples with a hand lens and will then create their own soil mixtures of organic and inorganic materials. | 1 | One 40-60 minute session | 3-5.ES.0.4 |
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3-D-1-PlantsStructure | After learning to identify various plant structures and their respective functions, students will demonstrate their knowledge by sketching each plant structure and describing its function. | 1 | One 50 minute session | x | 3-5.LS.0.3 |
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3-D-2-PlantLifeCycles | Students will learn to construct a diagram that demonstrates how plants change in a predictable pattern called a life cycle. | 1 | One 50 minute session | x | 3-5.LS.0.3 |
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3-D-3-CornandBeanLifeCycles | Students will learn to construct a diagram that demonstrates how corn and bean plants change in a predictable pattern called a life cycle. | 1 | One 50 minute session | x | 3-5.LS.0.3 |
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3-D-4-GrowingPlants | This lesson provides students with the opportunity to design, construct, and test a container for growing plants. Students will then record observations and sketch plant structures. | 4 | 35 minute sessions, One 40-80 minute session, One 5-15 minute session | x | x | x | x | x | 3-5.LS.0.3 3-5.LS.0.9 |
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3-D-5-AnimalLifeCycles | Students will learn to construct a diagram that demonstrates how animals change in a predictable pattern called a life cycle. | 1 | One 50 minute session | x | 3-5.LS.0.3 |
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3-E-1-MapleTreesStructure | Students will study important structures of maple trees and will learn to sketch maple bark, fruit, leaves, and twigs. This lesson provides background information useful for continued study of maple trees and the maple sugaring process. | 1 | One 50 minute session | x | 3-5.LS.0.2 |
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3-E-2-CollectingMapleSap | Students will use their knowledge of the maple sugaring process to design a container for maple sap collection. The Engineering Design Process (EDO) will provide students with a framework for designing the container. | 1 | One 50 minute session | x | 3-5.LS.0.2 |
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3-F-1-WaterCyclePart1 | This lesson introduces children to the water cycle and the connection between heat and the various phases of water. A demonstration of the water cycle will allow students to visualize the solid, liquid and gas phases of water and to experience condensation and evaporation. | 1 | One 40-50 minute session | x | 3-5.PS.0.3 |
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3-F-2-WaterCyclePart2 | After seeing a demonstration of the water cycle (see lesson 3.F.1 The Water Cycle: Part 1), students will diagram and label the water cycle on their own. The students will also confirm that water expands when cooled. | 3 | One 30-40 minute session Two 40-50 minute sessions | x | 3-5.PS.0.3 |
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3-F-3-RockCandy | This lesson introduces children to the creation of sugar crystals, which occurs when water evaporates from a saturated sugar-water solution. | 2 | One 50-60 minute session One 50-80 minute session | x | 3-5.PS.0.3 |
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3-G-1-WhatIsAGraph | This lesson introduces students to bar graphs, line graphs, and pie graphs. It also provides the students with an opportunity to interpret information and to create graphs from given data. | 1 | One 50 minute session | x | |||||||
3-G-2-WhatisaCentimeter | This lesson introduces the students to the metric system with respect to the length of objects. Students will become familiar with measuring common objects, such as a pencil or desk, and will learn how centimeters compare to inches. | 1 | One 50-60 minute session |
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