Science Teaching Resources for Year 3
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Growth and Change Teaching Resource Pack
An extensive collection of teaching resources to use when learning about growth and change.
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Water is Life Teaching Resource Pack
A collection of Water is Life teaching resources including posters, worksheets and activities for teaching about how we use water and where it comes from.
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Sun, Earth and Moon Teaching Resource Pack
A collection of teaching resources including posters, worksheets and experiments to use when teaching your class about the interplay of the sun, Earth and moon.
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Push and Pull - Teaching Resource Pack
A resource pack containing a range of posters, worksheets and activities to use when teaching your class about forces, specifically push and pull.
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The Heat is On Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concept of heat energy, including heat sources, heat transfer, thermal conductors and thermal insulators.
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Light and Sound Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concepts of light and sound and how they are sensed.
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The Interplay of the Sun, Earth and Moon Unit Plan
This Earth and Space Sciences unit addresses the celestial bodies of the sun, Earth and moon. It explores their sizes, shapes, positions and movements and the interactions between them.
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What Are Forces? Unit Plan
This Science unit addresses the concept of forces.
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Design a Musical Instrument
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of sound.
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Sound Research
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how sound travels.
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Sounds of Change
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if the pitch and volume of sounds can be changed.
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Make a Sound
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if similar sounds can be made in different ways.
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C'mon, Feel the Noise
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sound and how it is made.
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Line Up the Light
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light travels in a straight line.
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No Light, No Sight
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light is needed in order to see.
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Let the Sun Shine In
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sources of light and identify the sun as a light source.
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Sensational Senses
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the five senses and the information they provide.
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Changing Shadows
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if shadows change throughout the day.
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The Interplay of the Sun, Earth and Moon
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the interplay of the sun, Earth and moon.
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Day and Night
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate what causes day and night.
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The Relative Sizes of the Sun, Earth and Moon
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the relative sizes of the sun, Earth and moon.
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Celestial Bodies - The Moon
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the key features of the moon.
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Celestial Bodies - The Earth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the key features of Earth.
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Celestial Bodies - The Sun
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the key features of the sun.
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Look to the Skies!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore prior knowledge and understanding of day and night.
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Force Knowledge Check
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of push and pull forces.
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Forces Revision
A 60 minute lesson in which students will revise the forces covered in the unit.
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Gravity Investigation
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of gravity.
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Sources of Heat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify kinetic, electrical and chemical sources of heat energy.
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Gravity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of gravity.
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Whatever Floats Your Boat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of buoyancy.
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The Force of Friction
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of friction.