9 Materials & Resources

• Nature Study and Life Text by Jenkins and Kellogg
• (also on Menu Bar)
• (For more information about the above textbook, see the notes on the 3rd Grade Science page. If your family has more than one student, everyone may like to observe the same set of plants and animals together.)
• Alternative Text General Science
• Online Biology Text Book
• Online Chemistry demonstrations
• How to Write a Lab Report
• Virtual geology lab, earthquake, global warming, virtual cave
• The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)
         A Plain Story Simply Told
  
• CYOI possible resource: use menu at left on NOVA website

Topics to be covered this year

• Earth's history
• Earth science (optional fun quiz)
• Ecology and environment
• Weather and climate
• Air and air pressure
• Air masses and fronts
• Water and its uses
• Erosion
• Air and water pollution
• Heats and fuels
• Electricity and electronics (voltage circuit simulator)
• RAM and SAM
• Solar and nuclear energy
• Nature and uses of light
• Simple and complex machines
• Atomic structure (optional: fun with the Atoms Family)
  
• Chemistry of matter
• Molecular theory (more)
• Nature and use of chemicals
• Metals and plastics
• Space and astronomy
• Space travel
• Nature and causes of disease
  • Optional: Solve the mystery disease

Extras

• Flash Cards
• Lessons, tests, and more from Math Science Nucleus on Earth Science: Earth's history, space science, water, and weather