Science - Manitoba Grade 3 - Full Year Bundle - Clusters 1, 2, 3, 4

Manitoba Science Curriculum - Teaching made easy! This full year bundle covers all clusters in the Manitoba Science, Grade 3 Curriculum - Growth and Changes in Plants, Materials and Structures, Forces that Attract or Repel, and Soils in the Environment. All of the expectations in the Manitoba - Science Grade 3 Curriculum have been covered.

Students will practice literacy skills when demonstrating their understanding of the subject material. These sheets were made for cross-curricular connections between language and science. Each comprehensive unit contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, reflections, word searches, role plays, and more. We’ve presented the material in a variety of text forms, including reports, news articles, blog posts, and stories. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all activities!

Cluster 1: GROWTH AND CHANGES IN PLANTS

Some of the concepts covered:

• The Magic of Seeds
• Plant Profile - Cactus
• Newspaper Article: Plants Eat Too!
• Photosynthesis: Nature's Solar Power
• Activity – Photosynthesis Tag
• Experiment – Tasty Leaves
• Plants Responding to Light
• Activity – Plants Respond to Light
• Game #1: Fact or Fiction? The Plant Edition
• Plant Parts and Their Super Powers
• Memory Game: Plant Parts and Functions
• Activity – Plant Parts Pictionary
• Newspaper Article: Survival of the Fittest
• Watch Out: The Dark Side of Plants
• Newspaper Article: Beware of Toxic Plants
• Activity – Beware of the Plants! Poster Making
• Journey: From Seed to Flower
• Seed Plant – Life Cycle
• Experiment – Basic Needs of Plants
• Lab – Germinate Seeds on a Window
• Changing Plants and Unchanging Characteristics
• Common Needs of Plants and Animals
• Experiment - pollination
• Animals Need Plants
• Activity – Mix and Match Plant Part Salad
• Eating Right with Canada's Food Guides
• Story: Best Friends Forever
• Activity: The Great Garden Role-Play
• Plants: The Environmental Heroes
• Plants and Our Changing World
• Growing Careers: Working with Plants
• Newspaper Article: Plants Around the World
• Blog Post: Nature's Medicine Cabinet
• Story: Plants in the Kitchen
• How We Use Plants
• Innovative Plant Products
• Game #2: Fact or Fiction? Plant Utilization Challenge
• Activity – Plant Product Scavenger Hunt
• Growing Green with Recycling
• Growing Green: How to Use Plants the Right Way
• Trivia Card: Plant Fact Masters
• Green Thumbs Spelling Bee
• Activity – Plant Word Search Creators
• Activity – Snowman Vocabulary Challenge
• Unit Test
• Answer pages for all activities

Cluster 2: Materials & Structures

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What are Structures ?
• Human - Made and Natural Structures
• Investigate – Find Natural and Human Made Structures
• Structures Hold a Load
• Live and Dead Loads
• Stability of Structures
• Activity – Balancing Act
• Properties of Materials
• Experiment – Testing Materials
• Describing Materials
• Natural or Human-Made Materials
• Activity – Discovering Construction Materials
• Materials Used Now vs Then
• How Buildings Have Changed
• Creating Stronger Building Materials
• Fact or Fiction? – Strengthening Materials Edition
• Experiments – Layering Paper and Folding Paper
• Which Fasteners Would You Use?
• Blog Post: The World of Joining Materials
• Activity – Joining Materials Experiment
• Struts and Ties
• Strong Shape - Triangles
• Experiment - Triangles
• Activity – Shape Hunt
• Strong Frames Make Strong Structures
• Story: Benny's Birdhouse
• Activity – Ultimate Builders Challenge
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa: Standing Tall
• Coding – Leaning Tower of Pisa
• Blog Post: Building Dreams into Reality
• Story: The Building Blocks of Manitoba
• Forces on Structures
• Activity – Balance and Forces Jeopardy
• How Buildings Stay Up Against Wind and Earthquakes
• Building Materials Around the World
• Blog Post: Exploring Ancient Wonders
• Green Buildings: Helping Our Planet
• Newspaper Article: Cool Building Stuff for the Future!
• Activity: Solving Force Dilemmas Role Play
• Memory Game: Materials and Structures
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Cluster 3 - Forces that Attract or Repel

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• All About Soil
• Weathering Rocks – Soil Formation
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
• Spelling Bee – Soil Science Edition
• Soil is Alive – What is in our Soil?
• Experiment – Soil Composition Test
• Memory Game: Soil Components
• Layers of Soil
• Experiment – Layers of Soil Model
• Investigating Components of Soil
• Newspaper Article: The Superhero of Our Ecosystem
• Blog Post: The Wonderful World of Humus!
• Exploring Soil Separation
• Activity – Soil Sieving and Sedimentation Experiment
• Story: Sandy and Clay's Adventure in Soil-Land
• Soils of the World
• Sandy Soil, Silt Soil, Clay Soil, and Loamy Soil
• Writing Code – Soil Types
• Experiment – Testing Water Absorption
• Activity – Soil Permeability Test
• Fact or Fiction? – Soil Properties
• Water and Soil
• Activity – Water and Soil Experiment
• Blog Post: The Amazing Filtering Powers of Soil
• Experiment – Making A Water Filter
• Plants Profiles – Types of Soil
• Plant Profile - Cactus
• Activity – Plant Growth in Different Soils Experiment
• Newspaper Article: Understanding Soils
• STEM – Testing Soil
• STEM Assignment – Soil Testing Machine
• Wonders of Soil Trivia Card
• Soil and Its Superpowers in Food Production
• Story: Tiny Engineers of the Earth
• Organic Matter
• Composting
• Organic Vs Non-Organic
• Importance of Soil – First Nations/Métis
• Pop Bottle Composter
• Different Uses of Earth’s Materials
• How Soil Supports Living Things
• Unit Test - Soil
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Cluster 4 - Soils in the Environment

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Forces – Push and Pull
• Forceful Pairs – Vocabulary Memory Game
• Spelling Bee – Forceful Spellers Showdown
• Gravity – Science Experiment
• Experiment – Egg Drop
• Research – Isaac Newton: Gravity
• Activity – Exploring Gravity and Orbit
• Activity – Gravity-Pulled Paint Splendor
• Magnetic Force
• Activity – Magnetic Pictionary
• Newspaper Article: Poles and Fields Uncovered
• Magnetic or Not?
• Experiment – Magnetic Strength and Distances
• Experiment – How Materials Affect Magnets
• Magnetizing an Object
• Activity – The Magnetic Paper Clip Challenge
• Maglev Cars: Zooming into the Future!
• Experiment – Magnetic Car
• Coding – Maglev Cars
• Fact or Fiction? Magnetism Myths
• Blog Post: Our Giant Magnet the Earth
• How a Compass Works
• Activity – Making Your Own Compass
• Magnets Harmful Effects on Technology
• Newspaper Article: Magical Magnets in Medicine
• Static Electricity
• Experiments: Magic Spoon, Bending Water, Rolling a Can, and Sticky Balloons
• Lightning – Electrostatic Force
• Dangers of Static Electricity
• Newspaper Article: How Materials Affect Forces
• Examples of Non-Contact Forces
• Fact or Fiction? The Force Edition
• Devices Using Non-Contact Forces
• Coding – Bank Cards and Magnets
• Research – Bank Cards and Magnets
• Coding Activity – Hard Drive
• Photocopiers Using Static Electricity
• Activity – Force Jeopardy
• Contact, Magnetic and Electrical Forces
• Forces - Activities
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning goals in the science curriculum.