Grade 3 - Matter Unit - Alberta Science - Lesson/Workbook Bundle

Grade 3 - Matter Unit - Alberta Science Curriculum - Lesson/Workbook Bundle. This bundle was created to provide everything you need to teach the Grade 3 Matter unit in the Alberta Science Curriculum.

With your purchase, you will receive lesson slides that follow the 3-Part lesson format, engaging your students from start to finish. You will also receive the workbook, which contains fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Workbook Details:
This resource covers all the outcomes in the Grade 3, Alberta Science Curriculum – Matter unit.

There are 196 activity sheets that cover the outcomes in the science curriculum. This comprehensive unit contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, assignments, experiments, STEM activities, coding, exit cards, reflections, and more. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all activities!

This best-selling resource has been updated in 2026 to include even more engaging worksheets and hands-on activities. Check out the preview of this unit to learn more about how it can benefit your students.

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Raw Materials
• Natural or Human Made Materials
• Activity – Where Physical Materials Come From
• Physical Change – Making Cotton and Cutting Materials
• Activity - Physical Change - Bending/Folding
• Making Paper - Physical/Chemical Changes
• Materials – Plastic, Wood and Paper Products
• Chemical Change - Making Plastic
• Making Natural Rubber
• Where Materials Used Now vs Then
• Indigenous Use of Trees and Rocks
• Wigwams and Longhouse Shelters
• Inukshuks
• Indigenous Use of Ice and Shells
• Indigenous Use of Plants and Animals
• The Importance of the Buffalo
• What is Matter?
• Particle Theory
• All About Liquids
• Experiment - Flowing Liquids
• Characteristics of Solids
• Experiment - Weight of Solid vs Liquid
• All About Gases
• Does Air Have Any Weight
• Changes in State - Physical Changes Involving Heat
• Melting Point and Boiling Point
• Lab Experiment - Melting
• Freezing Point and Freezing Rain
• Cryosphere - Glaciers
• Evaporation– Examples
• Lab Experiment - Evaporation
• Condensation – reading and experiment
• Sublimation and deposition
• Changes in States of Matter
• Water Cycle Diagram
• Experiment - Water Cycle
• Coding - Supercomputers Predicting Weather
• Investigate - Local Weather
• Writing Code - Weather Reports
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Google Lesson Slides

Grade 3 - Matter Unit - Google Lesson Slides - Alberta Science Curriculum. This resource is packed with all the lessons you need to teach the Matter Unit, Grade 3, Alberta Science Curriculum.

We have structured these lessons to follow the popular 3-Part Lesson format. By using these lessons, you will be provided with learning goals, discussion questions, relevant YouTube videos, interactive slides, exit cards, and more. Check out the variety of activities you'll receive below.

Part 1: Minds On!
- Learning Goals
- Discussion Questions

- Polls/Surveys

- Picture Prompts

- Jokes and Riddles

- Relevant Quotes

Part 2: Action!
- Interactive Activities

- Drag and Drop

- Fill in the Blanks

- Matching

- Sorting

- Polls/Surveys and Graphing

- Embedded YouTube Videos

Part 3: Consolidation

- Exit Cards

- 3-2-1 Reflections

- One Word Reflections

- Act It Out!

- Quick Draw

- One Sentence Summary

After purchasing this resource, you will be able to download a copy of this file to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.