3rd Grade Physics Resources
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LESSON PLANS
Observing Sound Waves
Students will conduct an experiment that will allow them to see sound waves in action.SubjectsSciencePhysicsSound (Acoustics) -
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Can Sound Travel Through Things?
Through simple experimentation, students will learn how sound waves function and travel.SubjectsSciencePhysicsSound (Acoustics) -
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Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
Use this educational worksheet to teach children about non-renewable and renewable energy resources. In this activity,…Subjects:ScienceEcologyEarth Science -
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How Do Different Surfaces Affect the Momentum of Marbles?
Help your pupils better understand momentum with this hands-on activity. Pupils are challenged to use various equations…SubjectsSciencePhysicsMotion and Momentum -
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Inertia in Motion
Through experimentation, students will learn about the first law of motion, including inertia, force, and friction.SubjectsSciencePhysicsNewton's Laws -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
KWL Chart - Sound, Heat, and Light
Introduce your students to a KWL chart that is a graphic organizer for recording what students Know, Want to know, and…Subjects:SciencePhysicsSound (Acoustics) -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Newton's Laws Printable Book (3-6)
Browse this printable book of teacher resources that provides science activities using readily available materials.…Subjects:SciencePhysicsNewton's Laws -
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High Sounds & Low Sounds
Try a printable science activity that focuses on high and low sounds.Subjects:SciencePhysicsSound (Acoustics) -
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The Ferris Wheel
Try a printable science activity that focuses on wheels as simple machines.Subjects:MachinesInventionsVocabulary -
ACTIVITIES
Sydney & Simon: Full STEAM Ahead DIY Water Pump Instructions
Follow these printable instructions to build a water pump, just like the one in Sydney & Simon: Full STEAM Ahead. Along…Subjects:PhysicsScience -
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Electricity Wordsearch
Try a printable science activity that focuses on electricity vocabulary.Subjects:VocabularyPhysicsLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Shadow Drawings
Try a printable science activity that focuses on understanding shadows.Subjects:SciencePhysicsLight and Optics -
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My Compass and Magnet Observations
Students make observations and draw conclusions using compasses and magnets.Subjects:SciencePhysicsMagnetism -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
KWL Chart - Matter
Introduce your students to a KWL chart that is a graphic organizer for recording what students Know, Want to know, and…Subjects:SciencePhysicsEnergy and Matter -
LESSON PLANS
Jumping Coins
Students will learn about work versus force by dropping coins on a ruler.SubjectsSciencePhysicsForce and Motion -
WORKSHEETS
Whirlybirds
Build and modify flying paper vehicles in order to observe the effects of gravity, air resistance, and slipstreaming.Subjects:SciencePhysicsAerodynamics -
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Roller Coasters
Build a miniature roller coaster in order to observe the effects of gravity and momentum.Subjects:PhysicsScienceEngineering -
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Laws of Motion
Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates students' understanding of Newton's three laws of motion. By observing…Subjects:SciencePhysicsNewton's Laws -
LESSON PLANS
Learning about Levers
Students will make a lever to lift stones, and will learn the science behind levers.SubjectsSciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
WORKSHEETS
Chutes Away
By making different types of parachutes, students will learn about the effects of air resistance on falling objects.Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Science and Language Arts: Be a Physical Science Detective
Students solve a science mystery.Subjects:PhysicsLanguage Arts and WritingScience -
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Potential and Kinetic Energy Quiz
Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates students' understanding of potential, radiant, and kinetic energy.…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Playground Physics Printable Book (Grades 3-6)
Share a book that describes science activities on the playground that use readily available materials. Students will…Subjects:PhysicsScience -
WORKSHEETS
Rubber Band Blast Part I
Children explore the range of a rubber band. This worksheet includes several FutureFit Extension Activities that…Subjects:PhysicsScience
