Grade 3 - Ontario Science - Lessons/Workbook Mega Bundle

This mega bundle provides everything you need to teach all the units in the Grade 3 Ontario 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 workbooks, which contain fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Soils in the Environment Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• All About Soil
• Soil is Alive!
• What is In Our Soil?
• Experiment – Soil Composition Test
• Layers of Soil
• Investing Components of Soil
• Newspaper Article: The Superhero of Our Ecosystem
• Sandy Soil
• Silt Soil
• Clay Soil
• Loamy Soil
• Experiment – Testing Water Absorption
• Activity – Soil Permeability Test
• Water and Soil
• Blog Post: The Amazing Filtering Powers of Soil
• Plants Profiles – Types of Soil
• Plant Profile – Cactus
• Newspaper Article: Understanding Soils
• Soil and Its Super Powers in Food Production
• Additives in Soil
• Pesticides – Benefits and Drawbacks
• Coding - Else Statements
• Organic Vs Non-Organic
• Organic Matter
• Composting
• Improving Soil – Crop Rotation
• Different Uses of Earth’s Materials
• How Soil Supports Living Things
• Erosion
• Experiment – Soil Erosion Model
• Weathering Rocks = Soil Formation
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
• Controlling Soil Erosion
• Writing Code – Soil Types
• STEM – Testing Soil
• STEM Assignment – Soil Testing Machine
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Growth & Changes in Plants Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Basic Needs of Plants
• Needs of Plants – Making Connections
• Parts of a plant – (roots, stem, leaves, flower, and seeds)
• Lab – Water Travels Through a Plant
• Investigating Plants
• Coding – Drawing Plants
• Seed Plant – Life Cycle
• Lab – Germinate Seeds on a Window
• Bulb Plant – Life Cycle
• Parts of a Flower
• How Seeds Spread
• Difference Between Plants
• Newspaper Article: Survival of the Fittest
• Adapting Plants
• If/Else Statements - Survival of the Fittest
• Newspaper Article: Plants Eat Too!
• Photosynthesis – Plants and the Sun
• Humans and Animals Need the Sun
• How We Use Plants
• Blog Post: Nature's Medicine Cabinet
• Indigenous Use of Plants
• Plants Need Animals
• Experiment – Pollination
• Writing Code – Robotic Bees
• Research – What is Harming Bees?
• Animals Need Plants
• Research – Favourite Foods
• How Food is Grown
• Growing Green with Recycling
• Growing Green: How to Use Plants the Right Way
• Locally Grown Food
• Organic Food
• Environmental Challenges to Plants
• How Humans Can Help Plants
• Replenishing Plants
• Two Billion Tress
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Strong and Stable Structures Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What Makes Up Our World?
• How Things Stay Up!
• What are Structures?
• Human-Made and Natural Structures
• Structures Hold a Load
• Newspaper Article: The Secret of Folding and Layering
• Live and Dead Loads
• Stability of Structures
• Structures – Form and Function
• Designing Structures – Form and Function
• Properties of Materials
• Experiment – Testing Materials
• Strong Building Materials
• How Buildings Stay Up Against Wind
• How Buildings Stand Up to Shaking
• What Buildings Are Made Of
• Objects Made of Materials
• Describing Materials
• Strong Structures
• Fact or Fiction? – Strengthening Materials Edition
• What Parts are Missing To Make it Strong?
• Fasteners
• Blog Post: The World of Joining Materials
• Which Fastener Would You Use?
• Centre of Gravity
• Forces on Structures
• Effects of Forces on Objects
• Struts and Ties
• Newspaper Article: The Heroes of Travel
• Coding – Build a Bridge Scene
• Strong Shape – Triangles
• Safe Structures
• Coding – Sensors in Tall Buildings
• Leaning Towers of Pisa – Centre of Gravity
• Newspaper Article: Nature's Balancing Act
• Structures In My Environment
• Drawing Contest – Dream Structure Design
• Coding – Making a Castle Scene
• The Great Pyramid Still Standing
• Effects of Shelters on The Environment
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Forces and Motion Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Forces – Push and Pull
• Non-Contact Forces
• Gravity – A Pulling Force
• Research – Isaac Newton
• Activity – Exploring Gravity and Orbit
• Electrostatic Force
• Lightning – Electrostatic Force
• Static Electricity
• Photocopiers Using Static Electricity
• Danger of Static Electricity
• Newspaper Article: How Materials Affect Forces
• Spelling Bee – Forceful Spellers Showdown
• Magnetic Force
• Maglev Cars: Zooming into the Future!
• Fact or Fiction? Magnetism Myths
• Blog Post: Our Giant Magnet the Earth
• Story: Mike's Magnetic Adventure
• Magnetizing an Object
• Strength of Magnets
• How a Compass Works
• Magnets Harmful Effects on Technology
• Research – Bank Cards and Magnets
• Newspaper Article: Magical Magnets in Medicine
• Devices Using Non-Contact Forces
• How Hard Drives Work
• Contact Force - Applied Force , Frictional Force, Muscular Force & Tension , Spring Force
• Forces Acting on Objects
• Forces From Different Directions
• Objects Changing Direction
• Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
• Forces in Our Everyday Lives
• Forces, Magnetic Forces and Electrical Forces
• Forces in Nature – Natural Disasters
• Natural Forces - Erosion
• Describing The Strength Of Force
• Protective Gear – Sports
• Protective Equipment
• Introduction to If/Then Statements
• Coding – Else Statements
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Google Lesson Slides

This full year lesson slide bundle provides you with all Google Lesson Slides you need to teach the Grade Ontario 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 copies of the Google Slides for the three different units to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.