

Miss Ross' 3rd grade Science Investigations @ P.K. Yonge Developmental Research school


3rd
grade
with Miss Ross
This unit will take 5-6 weeks to complete and will assess students:
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weekly with short answer and fill in the blank individual quizzes
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What is a star?
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_____________ is the hottest star.
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_____________ is the largest star.
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What do stars provide?
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a group jigsaw with presentation on stars and types
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example in video below
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science response journal notes will be graded throughout the unit
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a constellation collection will be created at the end of the unit individually
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potential display shown below
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a Model Eliciting Activity that will be individually graded at the end of the unit
Assessment for this Unit ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


Example of Group Jigsaw with a video presentation of a Blue Star from Youtube:
Below is an example of sewing constellations. Students will create their own constellations and then use yarn and a plastic needle to show the image from the stars. The students will create a mythology around their image and then describe one of the stars including its color, lumosity, and heat.

