Grade 3 Lesson plan
Ashfen's Recharge Basin: A Grade 3 Short Research Lesson
A grade 3 short research lesson in which students gather facts from three short sources about a fictional town's wells and build one shared fact card.
Common Core ELA · Grade 3
W.3.7 Short research projects
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
Why water teaches this standard well
Third graders conduct a short research project that builds knowledge about a water topic, such as finding out where the school's tap water comes from or how much water different animals need. A single focused water question keeps a first research project manageable and concrete.
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Lesson plans
Grade 3 Lesson plan
What the Testers Check at Mosswick Pond: A Grade 3 Research Lesson
A grade 3 short research lesson in which students read three fact cards about testing at Mosswick Pond and write findings in their own words.
Projects
Grade 3 Project
The Ironbell Creek Water Trail Guide: A Grade 3 Project
A four-session grade 3 geography project building a five-stop trail guide that follows water down a fictional creek, from a hill spring back to the creek again.