Third Grade - Beavers and More
Beaver Trail - GPS S3L1 - Students will enjoy a hike along the Blackwater Creek Swamp Trail. A worksheet will allow students to practice reading and listening to expository text.
Dress a Beaver - GPS S3L1 - This Project Wild activity provides a fun way to remember beaver adaptations as a teacher, student, or parent is "dressed" as a beaver.
Beaver Tracks - GPS S3L1, S3E2 - Students will make a plaster cast of a beaver track. Fossil formation and the importance of fossil evidence will be explored.
Build A Dam - GPS S3CS1, S3CS5 - After observing a beaver dam
as well as manmade dams, students will design and construct a dam that
will hold a specific amount of water using only natural components.
Wheel of Nature - This game format will provide review of the day's activities and as well as CRCT review.
Scavenger Hunt - GPS S3CS1, ELA3R1 - Students will gather items from the center after identifying them based on written clues provided.
Discovery Room - GPS S3CS1 - Students will explore nature by rotating through various learning centers and displays.
Minerals Lab - GPS S3E1 - Students will practice identifying minerals through streak tests and Mohr's hardness tests.
Beaver Trail - GPS S3L1 - Students will enjoy a hike along the Blackwater Creek Swamp Trail. A worksheet will allow students to practice reading and listening to expository text.
Dress a Beaver - GPS S3L1 - This Project Wild activity provides a fun way to remember beaver adaptations as a teacher, student, or parent is "dressed" as a beaver.
Beaver Tracks - GPS S3L1, S3E2 - Students will make a plaster cast of a beaver track. Fossil formation and the importance of fossil evidence will be explored.
Build A Dam - GPS S3CS1, S3CS5 - After observing a beaver dam
as well as manmade dams, students will design and construct a dam that
will hold a specific amount of water using only natural components.
Wheel of Nature - This game format will provide review of the day's activities and as well as CRCT review.
Scavenger Hunt - GPS S3CS1, ELA3R1 - Students will gather items from the center after identifying them based on written clues provided.
Discovery Room - GPS S3CS1 - Students will explore nature by rotating through various learning centers and displays.
Minerals Lab - GPS S3E1 - Students will practice identifying minerals through streak tests and Mohr's hardness tests.
