Lesson Overview

Earth and Me
3rd Grade
Lesson Overview Time Other Things to Know: Advance Preparation
1  Pre Test 40 min * Book: Everybody Needs a Rock
 Observations &Classification of 40 min * Rock Hunt in school yard or nearby park
Rocks 45 min * Collect extra rocks (4-6)
45 min * Prepare: What We Think About Rocks chart
2  Granite – A Mixture of Minerals 50 min * Copy: Let’s Take a Rock Apart
50 min * Copy & Laminate: Word Sort Cards
3  Gravel, Sand, Silt, Clay 40 min * Book: Dirt
60 min * Copy: Earth Materials Log Book
* Cut Paper into five section (pg 28)
4  Soil 45 min * Collect: ½ pint milk cartons for activity 7
45 min
5  Adding Water to Earth 50 min * Copy & Laminate: Word Sort Card Set
Materials 50 min * Fill 40 plastic cups ¾ full with water
* Fill soufflé cups with gravel, sand, silt ,and clay
6  Renewable/Non-Renewable 60 min * Book: Weslandia
Natural Resources 60 min * Copy: Wesley’s Resources
* Collect variety of common objects
7  Earth Materials as Building 45 min * Prepare: sandstone brick ingredients
Materials 45 min * Need newspapers for table covering
8  Erosion /Runoff 60 min * Need: apple and sharp knife
Choices in land use alter environment 60 min * Need: one gallon mild jug for activity 9
* Make: topsoil mixture bags for each group
9  Clean an Oil Spill 60 min * Book: Oil Spill
Humans affect the environment 60 min * Need: leafy carrot or celery tops or lettuce
* Prepare Oil (pg 68)
* Don’t empty your waste baskets for 2 weeks
* Copy: Presentation Checklist/Prewriting Sheet
10  Reduce, Reuse Recycle 30 min * Copy: Packaging Survey
60 min * Collect lunch room trash
60 min * Make labels or signs for sorting process
* Collect examples of various packages
11  Erosion vs. Landslides 60 min * Set Up: Paint pan w/ soil mixture
60 min * Prepare: Earth materials mixture
* Need: Ice cubes
12  Earthquakes 60 min * Copy: Prewriting Thinking Sheet
Rapid Change * Punch holes in cardboard/ Cut yarn (pg 88)
13  Volcanoes 60 min * Video: Volcano: Too Hot to Handle
Rapid Change 40 min * Need: research material on volcanoes
 Post Test * Make: What We Think About Volcanoes chart