Monday, August 22, 2011

Welcome to 3rd Grade Fun!

Math, Math, Math!!!

Math Magic - math drills

Ghostblasters  - addition fact practice - 2 players

Ghostblasters  - subtraction fact practice - 2 players

Cool Math 4 Kids  - all kinds of math!


Science is Everywhere!
Our 2nd Unit of Inquiry - How the World Works
Our Central Idea:  The gravititional pull of the moon effects physical conditions of the Earth.
An exploration into:
-the relationship between the moon and conditions on the earth (reflection)
-how the moon's phases impact tides (causation, form)
-the impact of the moon has had on societies over time (causation)

Moon Facts

Kid's Cosmos: Facts about the Moon

The Moon

Moon Phase Calendar

Moonrise and moonset for October 2011

Moonrise and moonset for November 2011

Eagle Cam - There is very interesting information about this mom and dad eagle at the top of this page, as well as a timeline of all their babies and life for the last 4 years. Afterwards, scroll down to the cam site, (sometimes a very short commercial will appear first), and then you can see the eagle family in the nest in Decorah, Iowa. It seems they have new babies February or March of each new year..