Specimen Specialists Grade 3

An introductory 3-day coding unit for 6th-grade students using Micro:bits. Students learn basic programming concepts like algorithms, loops, and event handlers through interactive physical computing and cooperative pair programming.

A 1st-grade science unit where students work in expert groups to explore Earth, the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus in relation to the Sun. Each group reads specialized text and sketches key observations to build collaborative knowledge.

A third-grade project-based learning lesson where students learn about Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and collaborate to create their own media campaign focusing on water conservation, pollution prevention, or global clean water access. Includes an introductory slide deck, student planning packet, and a comprehensive teacher guide with rubrics.

Students collaborate in teams to script, storyboard, and edit their water conservation PSA, which they will then present to make a difference in their community.

Students learn the elements of persuasive communication, including target audience, emotional appeal, memorable slogans, and engaging hooks, laying the groundwork for their PSA scripts.

Students explore the distribution of water on Earth, discover how little freshwater is accessible for human use, and learn the science of why water conservation is critical.

This lesson covers the fundamentals of seismic energy, comparing P-waves and S-waves, analyzing seismograph readouts, and exploring how scientists decode the Earth's interior structure.

An active, inquiry-driven introduction to forces, gravity, friction, and magnetism. Students explore concepts through a slide deck, guided notes, hands-on inquiry journals with data graphing, independent scenario practices, and a differentiated choice board.

A thrilling comparison lesson focused on polar bears and grizzly bears. Students read a themed comparison passage, complete fact-retrieval questions, and play a write-in bingo review game based on the book 'Who Would Win? Polar Bear vs. Grizzly Bear'.

An interactive STEM challenge and read-aloud experience based on Leo Timmers' 'Elephant Island'. Students design and build floating island rafts to rescue Arnold and his friends.

The complete 8-day camp program containing the comprehensive Teacher Manual, printable Challenge Task Cards, and the daily Student Camp Journal.

An interactive vocabulary lesson on Earth and Space Science, featuring visual matching card decks and tactile fill-in-the-blank cloze activities covering rocks, weather, water cycles, and space.

A 5th-grade viewing guide lesson centered around the ecological themes of The Bee Movie. This lesson provides tiered scaffolds (Emerging, Expanding, and Bridging) to support English Language Learners in analyzing pollination, human-bee interaction, and environmental responsibility.

An end-of-year science project lesson where 6th-grade students explore plant and animal cells through creative coloring worksheets and a student-designed cell analogy project. Includes high-quality coloring diagrams and a comprehensive graphic organizer guide.

A comprehensive STEM lesson where students design, build, and launch water bottle rockets to explore pressure, volume, and Newton's laws. Students apply physics principles and mathematical formulas to model trajectories and calculate apogee height from hang time.

A 2-day hands-on STEM engineering challenge where 3rd-grade students design, build, and test index card bridges to explore balanced and unbalanced forces, gravity, and load-bearing structures.

A hands-on 2nd-grade science unit where students study the Painted Lady butterfly's anatomy, trace its life cycle, and compile their findings into a guided research report. Includes interactive visual slides, a multi-page student lab book, and a detailed teacher facilitation guide with grading rubrics and answer keys.