http://quizlet.com/3205236/rocks-and-minerals-3rd-grade-fairfax-county-flash-cards/ http://interactivesites.weebly.com/rocks-and-minerals http://coolsciencelab.com/third_grade.htm#Rocks & Minerals The Virtual Rock Laboratory!-What kind of rock floats in water? Which rocks split easily? What kinds of rocks are more resistant to wearing away? Find out the answers to these questions & more by testing various rocks in your own virtual laboratory! Name That Rock! -This activity is one that I built and designed myself. Play this game to learn about some of the most common rocks in the world. The 15 Most Wanted Quiz Game! -This activity is one that I designed for my sixth graders. It will also help you learn to identify some of the most common rocks found throughout the world. Minerals and Metals Around the House -Did you ever stop and think about just how many raw materials are used in all of the things that we have in our house? This game helps you discover just some of the many minerals and metals that are used in making the many things that we take for granted. Mohs' Drill & Castle of Doom! -Learn about Mohs Mineral Hardness Scale while escaping the Castle of Doom! The walls are closing in on you. To escape, you must drill through the walls. See if you can find the right drill to blast through the wall. Igneous Rock Crystallization Animations -Click on the labeled features to learn about how igneous rocks form under different cooling conditions.Cementation of Sedimentary Rocks -This animation gives you a better understanding as to how sedimentary rocks like sandstone form over time. Rock Cycle Interactive -Begin your adventure by collecting and learning about various rocks. All of the rocks that you collect are ones that we are learning about and will be on our lab practical! Also, be sure to click on the Rock Cycle Diagram. There are a lot of good animations to click on to help you better understand all of the processes that happen in the rock cycle. Interactive Animated Rock Cycle -This animation does an excellent job helping you to understand all of the different parts of the rock cycle. Click the image to start the animation. Each time the main animation stops, be sure to click on the blinking features to see a visualization. Drag & Drop Rock Cycle Chart -This activity will help you review all of the basic processes that happen throughout the course of the rock cycle. See if you can correctly place each label into this rock cycle chart. Another Animated Rock Cycle -Although I like our rock cycle chart better than the one in this activity, there are some cool looking animations that are worth clicking on! Take the Rock ID. Challenge -There are pictures of 12 different rocks. Test each rock by doing a number of on-line experiments. Be sure to use the "Rock Key" to help you in figuring out what each rock is. Good luck! Find a Rock -Use the Foss database to find out about all sorts of rocks and minerals. A lot of the rocks and minerals found here, are ones that we've already discovered and learned about in class. I think that you'll be surprised at what you will remember from class! Layers of the Earth -This site does a great job of quickly explaining the three basic layers of the Earth. Shape it Up! -In science lab, we explored how the Grand Canyon was formed by the powerful eroding force of water. This activity explores how wind, water, volcanoes, and glaciers have an impact on the shape of our land over time. Be sure to play this game more than once! Although you might get the same landform with the same erosional force, it might be showing you a different length of time! Habitats & Ecosystems Worlds Within the Sea -See if you can follow the clues until you have connected all of the creatures in each of the three ocean ecosystems: The Deep Sea, The Coral Reef, and The Continental Shelf. Habitats of the Rainforest -This game is similar to the one above, except that it explores three different ecosystems found in the rainforests of the Central African Republic: The Forest, The Bai, and The River. Click on each of the three boxes to begin your adventure. Life in the City -You might not think that the city would be a habitat that would support a great diversity of life. This activity takes you to a city park and gives you a closer look at the surprising world around us! Fun with Food Webs -See if you can put all of the plants and animals in the correct spots for three different types of food webs- meadow, arctic, & pond habitats. Build a Fish-See if you can design a fish with the right adaptations to survive. Try different combinations and see which ones work together. Food Chain Reaction-A lot of people don't realize just how much the survival of each plant and animal affects the balance of a food web. Play this game to learn more. Recycle City -Click on different parts of the map to learn more about Recycle City. Then play the Dumptown Game to learn more about the ways in which we can recycle, reduce, & reuse waste. The Great Habitat Match-Up-The place in which animals live is called their habitat. See if you can match all of the animals with their habitats. Habitats & Food Chains -This activity features a woodland and a pond habitat. Take pictures of 8 different organisms that live in these habitats. Be sure to click on the magnifying lens to learn more about each organism. Also, see if you can correctly create 2 different food chains using organisms from these two different habitats.
Heat: http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/gary/heat/activities/mystery/Mystery.html http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/beat-the-heat/en/# http://www.tryscience.org/ Forces & Movement -In this activity, drag the red handle back to the yellow light to give the truck a little push. Find out how far the truck travels. Be sure to test the larger truck as well. Does it go as far? Why or why not? Forces in Action -In this activity, see how far the truck travels when you increase or decrease the slope. You can also see how placing different sized parachutes and different sized weights on the back of the truck affects the motion of the truck as well. Forces Interactive -This website allows you to explore virtually everything you'd ever want to know about forces! Click on the RED box or the "mind map" on the bottom of the screen to begin your adventure. Exploring Friction -In this activity, see how far the sleigh travels on different surfaces using either a small push force or a large push force. Which surface did the sleigh travel the furthest? Why do you think so? Which surface did the sleigh travel the smallest distance? Why do you think so? The Energy Resource Game -Which energy resources are non-renewable? Which energy sources are inexhaustible? Play the energy resource game to find out! First, identify the resources, then click and drag the item to one of the 3 black holes. If you identify the resource correctly, it will disappear! Strange Matter- The Transformer! -In this activity, you get to transform or change matter into different things by heating them, beating them, or by chemically treating them. Find out what happens when we take the raw materials of silicon, iron, and carbon and put them through the transformer! Strange Matter-The Crusher! -Which materials are the strongest? In this activity, you get to crush all sorts of different types of materials. Click on different contests and find out who the winners are! Remember: The strongest material crushes last! Strange Matter-Zoom! -Discover the incredibly small world where materials scientists do their work by zooming inside a soda can. Click on the red arrow to begin your adventure! The Great Balloon Race -Why do hot air balloons rise? It all has to do with density!! The more packed together something is, the more dense it is. As we have discovered in science lab, when matter is less dense, it tends to float. When matter is more dense it tends to sink. But how does this work with a hot air balloon? Well, when the air inside a balloon is heated, the air molecules move around faster and spread out, becoming less dense. That's why a hot air balloon rises! To lower the hot air balloon once again, we allow the air in the balloon to cool down. See how good your air balloon flying skills are in this activity. See if you can beat my personal best score of 2:00 minutes for the "easy" race! Line Rider -See if you can carefully design a sledding track that will allow our sledder to make a successful run down the track. Be sure not to make your slope too steep! Have fun and good luck!