The Adventures of 3rd Grade

3rd graders will sure miss their beloved Miss Jester.  She taught them a lot about multiplication, desert, and how to write an opinion piece.  



This week the kids got to write their spelling words in sand.  We started learning about the desert in Reading, and will be learning it next week in many more parts of our curriculm.  



The Third Graders have been very busy with our Biography Unit.  We started this unit learning about Ruby Bridges and the Civil Rights Movement.  We read the biography and the autobiography first.  Then we wrote a summary, wrote character traits, and made connections to our own life.  We also illustrated our summary to create a movie for this unit.  Here are all three groups’ movie.  Ask your child what group he or she is in and be sure to click on the video.
Group one

Group2

Group 3

This past week, we began learning about electrical current. We decided to experiment with what items can pass a current through it. We tested items like a popsicle stick and a paper clip. We also tested tricky items like a pencil and twist ties. In the end, the children got a chance to even go around the classroom to test items they could find. Electricity sure is exciting!

The third grade has started a new unit on electricity! Our first task was, using the same materials, get a light bulb to light. The kids were not instructed, but instead asked to try, explore, and see if they could get the bulb to light on their own. Many attempts were made, and soon the kids started to notice how important it was to have a connection made from the battery to the bulb. It needed to be a closed circuit to work. There were squeals of joy when the bulb lit!

After our bulbs were lit, and we understood what a circuit looks like, we began talking about voltage. Voltage is the electric force that causes the free electrons to move from one atom to another. Just like water needs pressure to force it through a hose, electrical current needs some force to make it flow. The kids knew that the power came from the battery. They had to predict which battery would have the most voltage (AAA, AA, C, Or D) we were able to use a multimeter to measure the volts. The children noticed no matter eh size, they all had about the same voltage! Each battery had 1.5 volts! We also had the chance to talk about 9volts!

Third graders put their design thinking and knowledge of simple machines to the test! Today they had to design and create their own moving vehicle. There was planning, designing, testing, redesign, and testing again. Some ideas were successful, and some were not. But they were able to learn from their mistakes and be successful. It was a fun morning and a great opportunity for a STEM project right before break!

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Max’s grandma came to third grade to share some special family traditions with us. We read a fun story about a bear, looked at menorahs, and played dreidle. We love when families show us what is special to them.

Today we had yet another meeting for Harlic garlic

We counted how much garlic we still have left. We also brainstormed ways to sell our left overs, and we counted the money! We have sold $930.00 dollars worth of garlic so far! That is incredible!

Third grade decided to sell garlic before pageant! We also are in the beginning stages of what to do with all of that money!

Here are some pictures from our meeting!