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Science: A STEM Approach – 3rd Class Online Resources

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Living Things I Energy and Forces I Materials I Earth and the Environment
 
Unit Lesson Page Link Description
Living Things 1 4

bobstaake.com—Mary had a Little Lamp 

Living Things 1 4

Online T-chart

Living Things 1 4

wordwall Quiz—Living Things – Non Living Things (True & False) - Activity TBC

Living Things 1 4

YouTube video—Miniscule – Picnic

Living Things 3 14

YouTube Video—Living Things and Nonliving Things | Living | Nonliving | kid's Science | 1st Grade Learning - Activity TBC

Living Things 3 14

classtools.net—Venn diagram creator

Living Things 4 20

YouTube video—Onward: Hawaii Botanist Races to Save Rare Plants | National Geographic (QR code)

Living Things 4 20

YouTube video—The biggest flower in the world – Botanist gets up close with Rafflesia! (QR code)

Living Things 4 20

Colour printout of leaves on pdf (page 2 only)

Living Things 5 24

Sheppard Software's Kid's Corner – Animals—Animal classification (Research QR code page 31)

Living Things 5 24

YouTube video—Smithsonians's National Zoo: We Save Species (QR code page 26)

Living Things 5 24

YouTube video—Wildlife Biologist – Career Spotlight (QR code page 26)

Living Things 5 24

Sheppard Software's Kid's Corner – Animals (Vertebrate features)

Living Things 5 25

SoftSchools—Animal Classification Game - Activity TBC

Living Things 5 25

Wordwall Quiz—Animal Classification - Activity TBC

Living Things Project 36

National Geographic Kids—Habitats - Activity TBC

Living Things Project 36

BrainPOP—Sortify: Animals - Activity TBC

Energy and Forces 1 46

YouTube video—Heat Wave

Energy and Forces 1 46

miro—Online KWL creator

Energy and Forces 1 46

YouTube video—Measuring Temperature – Eureka Episode 20

Energy and Forces 1 46

Definition of heat and temperature

Energy and Forces 2 50

YouTube video—Moving Water Molecules

Energy and Forces 2 50

YouTube video—Heat Energy Song (QR code page 52)

Energy and Forces 3 54

mathsisfun.com—The Interactive Thermometer

Energy and Forces 5 65

Image—Kullabs—Conduction, Convection, Radiation

Energy and Forces 5 65

Wonderopolis—What Does a Conductor Do? (Heat transfer, conductors and insulators)

Energy and Forces 5 66

YouTube video—What Material Conducts Heat Best Science Experiment

Energy and Forces 6 72

YouTube Video—Stop Heat from Escaping: Testing Insulation Materials - Activity TBC

Energy and Forces 6 72

Wonderopolis—What Does a Conductor Do? (Heat transfer, conductors and insulators)

Materials 1 91

creately—Y chart

Materials 2 95

YouTube video—FROZEN | "In Summer" – Sing-a-long with Olaf | Official Disney UK

Materials 3 99

YouTube video—Cheesy Pizza Bites | After School Snacks | Full-Time Kid | PBS Parents

Materials 3 99

YouTube video—Brian Cox School Experiments – melting - Activity TBC

Materials 4 103

Online T-chart

Materials 4 103

YouTube video—Easy Homemade Ice Cream | Full-Time Kid | PBS Parents

Materials 4 103

YouTube video—Ice Pan – Ice Cream made on Phuket streets in Thailand (Ice Cream Rolls)

Materials 6 112

YouTube video—The story of Aluminium Recycling

Materials Project 119

ABCYa—Crossword Puzzle Creator

Materials Project 119

instructables.com—Make a Recycled Paper Bead Bracelet!

Materials Project 121

FullTimeKid YouTube channel—Children's cooking videos

Materials Project 121

Online shopping sites – tesco.ie – Obtain cost of ingredients

Materials Project 121

Online shopping sites – aldi.ie – Obtain cost of ingredients

Materials Project 121

StoryboardThat—Storyboard creator

Materials Project 121

pixton—Online storyboard creator 

Earth and the Environment

1 133

YouTube video—Toy Story 3 Bonus Feature Preview 'Day & Night' animation

Earth and the Environment 2 136

YouTube video—Following the Sun: Crash Course Kids #8.2 - Activity TBC

Earth and the Environment 3 142

YouTube video—Sunrise to Sunset Time Lapse! [1080p]

Earth and the Environment 3 142

DK findout!—Day to Night video (QR code page 144)

Earth and the Environment 4 146

year3scienceric—Sun and Moon

Earth and the Environment 4 146

PBS.org—Tour the Solar System 

Earth and the Environment 4 147

NASA Science—Solar System Exploration (for research)

Earth and the Environment 4 147

NASA Science Space Place—How Far Away Is the Moon? (for research)

Earth and the Environment 4 147

year3scienceric—Actual sizes of the sun, moon and Earth

Earth and the Environment

5 151

YouTube video—Earth's Rotation & Revolution: Crash Course Kids 8.1

Earth and the Environment 5 151

PBS.org—Tour the Solar System

Earth and the Environment 5 151

YouTube Video—Moon Phase Animation

Earth and the Environment 5 151

YouTube Video—The Sun, Earth, and Moon – Solar System for Kids

Earth and the Environment 6 155

images.nasa.gov—Earth Moon

Earth and the Environment 6 155

YouTube Video—Moon Phase Animation

Earth and the Environment 6 155

wishingmoon—Moon Phase Chart

Earth and the Environment Project 166

Listen Notes Podcast—Healthy Eating Week

Earth and the Environment Project 166 St Mark's Primary School—Podcasts
Earth and the Environment Project 166

slideshare—FM Radio Program Script ** 

Earth and the Environment Project 166

Teaching Ideas—Podcasting

Earth and the Environment Project 166

PodBean—Podcast creator

Earth and the Environment Project 166

podomatic—Podcast creator

Earth and the Environment Project 166

buzzsprout—Podcast hosting