Grade 3 Text and Multimedia Sets
Janine
D’Angelo
Valerie
Engelmann
Debbie
Haynes
Jennifer
Edwards
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SCIENCE ***
Ø Picture
Books/Books Fiction and Non-Fiction
1.
Janine
D’Angelo
Come Back, Salmon, by Molly Cone, Sierra Club
Books for Children,
ISBN 0871564890
Grades:
3-6
Content Standards:
·
Life
Science 3c – Students know living things cause changes in the environment in
which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other
organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: This book describes the
efforts of the
Locator: Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble; copy can also be found in Room
23,
2. Janine
D’Angelo
The
Salmon (Life Cycles), by
Sabrina Crewe and Colin Newman.
Published by Raintree/Steck-Vaugh (September 1998).
ISBN 0817262342.
Grades: K-2
Content Standards:
·
Life
Science 3c – Students know living things cause changes in the environment in
which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other
organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: Two introductory
series titles about the life cycles of animals in the wild. Full-color photos
and drawings appear throughout, and the large and easy texts contain bolded
words that are explained in the glossaries. Prairie Dog follows the development
of the animal from pup to adult, touching briefly on its behavior and habitat.
A cross-section of a burrow and an illustration showing other types of rodents
are included. Beginning with eggs about to hatch, Salmon are shown leaving the
nest, migrating to the ocean, leaping up waterfalls, changing color, fighting
over a female, escaping predators, and finally returning to their original
river. A double-page diagram of the parts of the sockeye salmon's body is
presented and other kinds of fish are pictured.
Locator: through Amazon.com
3.
Janine D’Angelo
Amazing Animal Stories, by Ellen Hobenfeld and
Wade Springborn; Thurman Publishing,
Grades: K-5
Content Standards:
·
Life
Science 3c – Students know living things cause changes in the environment in
which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other
organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: High interest/low
vocabulary/reading comprehension checked throughout. Lots of animals, facts and pictures. Questions outlined for main idea, stated facts and inference.
Locator: through Amazon.com; copy also in Room 23,
4.
Janine
D’Angelo
A Salmon for Simon, by Betty Waterton, illus.
Ann Blades; Groundwood Books Publishers (2003);
ISBN 0888992769
Grades: K-1
Content Standards:
·
Life
Science 3c – Students know living things cause changes in the environment in
which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other
organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: Simon, a Native American boy,
wants to catch a salmon. But when he
gets his chance, he doesn’t want it anymore because it is too strong and
beautiful. Great multicultural aspect
to this simple story.
Locator: Amazon.com; copy also
available in Room 23,
5. Valerie
Engelmann
¨The Salmon by Sabrina Crewe
Publisher: Raintree Steck-Vaughn,
Grade: K-3
Content
Standard:
· Life Science 3c-Students know living things cause changes in the environment in which they live; some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial.
· Life Science 3d-Students know when the environment changes,
some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new
locations.
Summary: This book talks about the habitat, eating
habits and the life cycle of the Sockeye salmon.
Located:
6. Valerie Engelmann
¨Salmon Story by Brenda Guiberson
Publisher: H.
Grade: 2-4
Content
Standard:
· Life Science 3c-Students know living things cause changes in
the environment in which they live; some of these changes are detrimental to
the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial.
· Life Science 3d-Students know when the environment changes,
some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new
locations.
Summary: This book describes the salmon’s journey
upstream and the threats of pollution and commercial fishing.
Located:
7. Valerie
Engelmann
¨National Audubon Society first field guide: rocks and minerals by Edward Ricciuti
Publisher: Scholastic
Grade: 5 and up
Content
Standard:
·Earth Science 6c-Students know the natural origin of the materials used to make common objects.
Summary: This book contains full color pictures and
details of over 150 rocks and minerals.
Each rock or mineral contains specific information about its weight,
colors, luster, etc.
Located: Pollock Pines Library
8. Valerie
Engelmann
¨Animals and the Seasons: The cycle of nature by Susanne Riha
Publisher:
Grade: K-3
Content
Standard:
·Earth Science 3b-Students know changes in weather occur from day to day and across seasons,
affecting Earth and its inhabitants.
Summary: This book goes describes each month
including what the weather is like, what type of vegetation grows and is in
season, and what type of animal activity you can expect to see.
Located:
9. Valerie
Engelmann
¨A Chronology of Weather by Michael Allaby
Publisher:
Facts on File,
Grade:
4-6
Content
Standard:
·Earth Science 3c-Students know water vapor in the air moves from one place to another and can
form fog or clouds, which are tiny droplets of water or ice, and can fall to
Earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
·Earth Science 4b-Students know the influence that the ocean has on the weather and the role that
the water cycle plays in weather patterns.
·Earth Science 4c-Students know the causes and effects of different types of severe weather.
·Earth Science 4d-Students know how to use weather maps and data to predict local weather and know
that weather forecasts depend on many variables.
Summary: This is a collection of books that
introduces meteorology, some aspects of environmental sciences, and
climatology.
Located:
10. Valerie
Engelmann
¨Snowmen At Night by Caralyn Buehner
Publisher: Phyllis Fogelman Books, 2002
Grade:
k-1
Content
Standard:
·Earth Science 3b-Students know changes in weather occur from day to day and across seasons,
affecting Earth and its inhabitants.
Summary: This book answers the question: what happens to snowmen at night as to why
the look so frumpy in the morning?
There is no other solution to why snowmen look not as good as the first
day than they were playing at night.
Located: Borders
11. Valerie
Engelmann
¥Poems for All Seasons by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Publisher: Harper Trophy, 1995
Grade: k-2
Content
Standard:
·Earth Science 3b-Students know changes in weather occur from day to day and across seasons,
affecting Earth and its inhabitants.
Summary: This book is great for beginning readers to
learn about the seasons through poetry.
Kids will read poems such as “Snowflake Soufflé” and “Sun” in poems that
are short enough to keep kids attention while they read.
Located: Borders
12. Deborah Haynes
Brown, Ruth. Ten Seeds.
• Estimated
• Content
Standard, Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.a Students
know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in
growth, survival, and reproduction.
3.d
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
• Purpose and Value: This picture book tells the story of ten
little seeds planted by a child. Before
the seeds can grow into plants, some seeds
and seedlings become food for bugs and birds.
One plant out of the ten survives to become a sunflower which then
produces ten little seeds that can be planted to begin the plant life cycle
over again. This book is a wonderful introduction to plant life cycles for
primary students.
• Locator Guide:
Available at many public libraries:
13. Deborah Haynes
Rice,
David. Lifetimes.
• Estimated
• Content
Standard, Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.a Students know
plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in growth,
survival, and reproduction.
3.d
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
• Purpose and Value:
Telling the story of various plants and animals, each with varying
life-spans, Rice explains the impact environment and circumstances have on
living things. Providing a wide variety
of examples from bugs with brief life spans to the long-lived saguaro cactus
and redwood trees, this book explains how plants survive and thrive in their
unique environments despite the sometimes harsh environmental circumstances.
• Locator Guide: Available at public libraries:
14. Deborah Haynes
Gibbons, Gail. From Seed to Plant.
• Estimated
• Content
Standard, Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.a Students
know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in
growth, survival, and reproduction.
3.d
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
• Purpose and Value:
This book is an excellent resource for teaching about plant
life-cycles. Illustrations are clear,
and the text covers all aspects of the plant life-cycle without being too long
to read to primary students. Vocabulary
can be challenging, so plan to use a strategy that will help your students
understand the academic language in the text.
• Locator Guide:
Available at the following public libraries: Folsom, Meadowvista, Belle Coolidge Community, Elk Grove,
15. Deborah Haynes
Scheer, Julian. Rain Makes Applesauce.
• Content
Standard, Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.a Students
know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in
growth, survival, and reproduction.
3.d
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
• Purpose and Value: A
part of this book’s value is in its award-winning illustrations (Caldecott
Honor Book, 1965.) However, it builds a
simple, clear case for how apples grow from seeds, making this book a perfect
literature resource for primary grade science lessons. The book’s repetitive refrain “… and rain
makes applesauce!” will appeal to primary as well as to intermediate grade
students.
• Locator Guide:
Available at these public libraries:
16. Deborah Haynes
Gjersvik, Marianne Haug. Green Fun: Plants as Play.
• Estimated
• Content
Standard, Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.a Students
know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in
growth, survival, and reproduction.
3.d
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
• Purpose and Value: This
author proposes that plants are
not only beautiful, but they
should be fun to play with as well.
Whether you garden in the
city, country, or in the suburbs, the
author
believes that plants which are played with are plants that will be remembered
for the lessons learned from them. Fun
activities to do with common plant include making snapdragon puppets and daisy
chains. What better way to learn about
plants than to have some hands-on
experiences?
• Locator Guide:
Available at the
Amazon.com.
17. Deborah Haynes
Cole, Joanna et al, The Magic School Bus
Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow.
Scholastic. 1995.
• Estimated
• Content Standard, Third Grade Science,
Life Sciences:
3.a Students
know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in
growth, survival, and reproduction.
3.d
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
• Purpose and Value: Miss Frizzle takes her students on another
adventure, this time through
the parts of a flower. Exploring
plant parts as well as
pollination, this fictional account of plant
life
helps young readers understand important aspects of a plant’s life cycle.
• Locator Guide: Available
at the Rocklin and Loomis Public Libraries as well as at Amazon.com.
18.
Jennifer Edwards
Type: Non-Fiction Picture Book
Title: Cactus Hotel
Author:
Brenda Z. Guiberson
Illustrator: Megan Lloyd
Publisher
or source: Owlet; Reprint edition (September 1993)
Estimated
reading level: 2nd – 5th
Grade
Annotation
describing purpose/value: Excellent
literature source to accompany Ecosystem studies. The illustrations and text help make the subject matter of desert
ecosystems and animal survival so understandable. It actually does a better job than the required textbook.
Content
Standard: Third Grade Life Sciences:
Life Science 3c – Students know living things cause
changes in the environment in which they live: some of these changes are
detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial
Life Science 3d – Students know when the environment
changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to
new locations.
Locator
Info: Located in Mrs. Dultz’s classroom
at Kingswood as well as bookstores.
19. Jennifer Edwards
Type: Non-Fiction Picture Book
Title: Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
Author:
Joanne Cole
Illustrator: Bruce Degan
Publisher
or source: Scholastic New York, c1992.
Estimated
reading level: 2nd – 5th
Grade
Annotation
describing purpose/value: Includes many
illustrations of the parts of the ocean and animals. Majority of pictures are labeled. Includes discussion of continental shelf and the food chain.
Content
Standard: Third Grade Life Sciences:
Life Science 3c – Students know living things cause
changes in the environment in which they live: some of these changes are
detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial
Life Science 3d – Students know when the environment
changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to
new locations.
Locator
Info: Located in Mrs. Dultz’s classroom
and South Natomas library.
20. Jennifer Edwards
Type: Non-Fiction Picture Book
Title: A River Ran Wild
Author:
Lynne Cherry
Publisher
or source: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston
Estimated
reading level: 4th – 6th
Grade
Content
Standard: Third Grade Life Sciences:
Life Science 3c – Students know living things cause
changes in the environment in which they live: some of these changes are
detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial
Life Science 3d – Students know when the environment
changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to
new locations.
Annotation
describing purpose/value: Author also
wrote The Great Kapok Tree, and hopes to inspire children to love the
earth. Book includes an author’s note
to emphasize to the readers that the story is true and to give background
information to make the story understandable.
The text explains about pollution and how one small area’s pollution can
be carried on to pollute other areas far away.
Book includes maps and historical timeline, and other short reports on
children who are environmental activists.
Locator Info: I own this book
and it can be found at Borders and Amazon.
ISBN 0395732409.
21. Jennifer Edwards
Type: Non-Fiction Book
Title: Giant Book of Winning Science Fair Projects
Authors:
Bob Bonnet and Dan Keene
Publisher
or source: Sterling Publishing Co.
Estimated
reading level: 3rd – 6th Grade
Content Standard: Third Grade
Investigation and Experimentation.
5. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and
conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept
and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop
their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
a.
Repeat observations to improve accuracy and know that the results of similar
scientific investigations seldom turn out exactly the same because of
differences in the things being investigated, methods being used, or
uncertainty in the observation.
b.
Differentiate evidence from opinion and know that scientists do not rely on
claims or conclusions unless they are backed by observations that can be
confirmed.
c.
Use numerical data in describing and comparing objects, events, and
measurements.
d.
Predict the outcome of a simple investigation and compare the result with the
prediction.
e.
Collect data in an investigation and analyze those data to develop a logical
conclusion.
Annotation describing purpose/value: Has a wide variety of science fair projects
that could also be used in the classroom to accompany a multitude of science
standards. The projects range in
difficulty and also in simplicity.
Students can flip through the book and pick a project that is
interesting or applies to a standard.
Locator
Info: I used this book at the Center
for Biophotonics. Available at
Amazon.com or UC Davis bookstore.
Sterling ISBN 0806943416
22. Jennifer Edwards
Type: Nonfiction Picture Book
Title: Eyewitness: Seashore
Authors: Steve Parker and Dave King
Publisher
or source: DK Publishing
Estimated
reading level: 2nd – 6th
Grade
Annotation
describing purpose/value: Illustrations
and photographs are outstanding, from huge sea animals to microscopic
organisms. Includes information on
preserving shores and conservation of resources.
Content
Standard: Third Grade Life Sciences:
Life Science 3c – Students know living things cause
changes in the environment in which they live: some of these changes are
detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial
Life Science 3d – Students know when the environment
changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to
new locations.
Locator
Info: Located in Mrs. Dultz’s classroom.
ISBN 0789458268
23. Jennifer Edwards
Type: Fiction Picture Book
Title: Where Does Pollution Come From?
Author: C. Vance Cast
Illustrator: Sue Wilkinson
Publisher
or source: Barrons Clever Calvin Series
Estimated
reading level: 2nd – 4th
Content
Standard: Third Grade Life Sciences:
Life Science 3c – Students know living things cause
changes in the environment in which they live: some of these changes are detrimental
to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial
Life Science 3d –
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and
reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Annotation
describing purpose/value: Discusses
pollution, landfills, how to recycle.
Has a glossary in back and other enrichment ideas. Also has a section for easy experiments.
Locator Info: Located in Mrs.
Dultz’s classroom at Kingswood.
Ø
Poems
1.
Deborah Haynes
Moss, Howard.
Tigers and Other Lilys. New York:
Atheneum. 1977.
• Estimated Reading Level: Appropriate for kindergarten through eighth
grade; however, primary students will benefit most by having the poems read to
them, rather than reading them to themselves.
• Content Standard, Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.b Students know examples of diverse life forms
in different
environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra,
forests, grasslands, and wetlands.
• Purpose and Value: This book describes plants that have animals
as part of their names. Besides being
easy to read and listen to because of its humorous poetic form, students will
enjoy this book for the connections it makes between the plant and animal
kingdoms. Follow-up discussions in the classroom may focus on what characteristics
each plant has that caused it to be named for an animal.
• Locator Guide:
Available at the Sutter County Library and at
Amazon.com.
2. Jennifer Edwards
Type: Poem
Title: Welcome to the Greenhouse
Author:
Jane Yolen
Publisher
or source: Houghton Mifflin
Estimated
reading level: 3rd – 6th
Content
Standard: Third Grade Life Sciences:
Life Science 3c – Students know living things cause
changes in the environment in which they live: some of these changes are
detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial
Life Science 3d – Students know when the environment
changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to
new locations.
Annotation
describing purpose/value: Descriptive
poem with dozens of adjectives and adverbs describing plants and how they grow
and are important. Poem is followed by
a section titled “Did You Know” that has information and facts on the
rainforest.
Locator
Info: Located in Mrs. Dultz’s room at
Kingswood.
3. Jennifer Ewards
Type: Poetry and Song Book
Title: 101 Science Poems and Songs for Young
Learners
Author:
Meish Goldish
Publisher
or source: Scholastic Professional Books
Estimated
reading level: 1st – 3rd
grade
Annotation
describing purpose/value: Excellent for
ELL students and resource students, or students who learn by putting words to a
tune.
Content Standard:
Poems cover a variety of Third Grade Science Standards including Life
Sciences, Physical Science, and Earth Science
Locator
Info: I used this book at my summer job at Center for Biophotonics. Available at Amazon.com.
Ø Internet
Resources
1.
Janine
D’Angelo
www.fws.gov = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Pamphlet also available on “Salmon of the
Presented by the USF&WS
– Pacific Region
Grades: K-6 = better if web site is
actually used by the teacher as a resource.
It is not very student-friendly, at least not for lower grades.
Content Standards:
·
Life
Science 3c – Students know living things cause changes in the environment in
which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other
organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: This web site is very
extensive and has lots of great information about all of wildlife in the
region. In particular, there are
“Fishing” and “Fisheries” links that provide valuable information including an
outline of the National Fish Hatchery System and several Federal program
activities.
Grades:
K-6
Content Standards:
·
Life
Science 3c – Students know living things cause changes in the environment in
which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other
organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: This site provides lesson
plans and activities for every grade, and gradations within each grade. There are parental, child, and teacher links
that provide resources to use for every subject.
3. Janine D’Angelo
http://webquest.org/ a WebQuest Portal
Grades:
K-3
Content
Standards:
·
Life Science 3c – Students know living things
cause changes in the environment in which they live: some of these changes are
detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: This site has many
WebQuests to chose from in all grades and all subjects. These are like electronic lessons or lesson
plans that a teacher can incorporate into his/her own lesson or lesson
plan. The WebQuests present some
information, as well as valuable links to obtain further information for both
teachers and students. There is one
designed by
4. Janine D’Angelo
http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/salmon/report.html
Grades:
3-6
Content Standards:
·
Life
Science 3c – Students know living things cause changes in the environment in
which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other
organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: This is a whole web site put together by the students at
5. Valerie Engelmann
ÍWeb Weather For Kids
Grade: 5-6
Content
Standard:
· Earth
Science 3c-Students know water vapor
in the air moves from one place to another and can form fog or clouds, which
are tiny droplets of water or ice, and can fall to Earth as rain, hail, sleet,
or snow.
· Earth
Science 4b-Students know the
influence that the ocean has on the weather and the role that the water cycle
plays in weather patterns.
· Earth
Science 4c-Students know the causes
and effects of different types of severe weather.
· Earth
Science 4d-Students know how to use
weather maps and data to predict local weather and know that weather forecasts
depend on many variables.
Summary: This site is fun for kids to learn how
thunderstorms happen, how tornadoes start, and how to tell the distance of a
thunderstorm. Kids can explore weather
by predicting weather.
Located: http://www.ucar.edu/40th/webweather/
6. Valerie
Engelmann
ÍWeather and Kids by Ken Aucoin
Copyright: Ken Aucoin, 2003
Grade: 5-6
Content
Standard:
·Earth Science 3c-Students know water vapor in the air moves from one place to another and can
form fog or clouds, which are tiny droplets of water or ice, and can fall to
Earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
·Earth Science 4b-Students know the influence that the ocean has on the weather and the role that
the water cycle plays in weather patterns.
·Earth Science 4c-Students know the causes and effects of different types of severe weather.
·Earth Science 4d-Students know how to use weather maps and data to predict local weather and know
that weather forecasts depend on many variables.
Summary: This site is allows students to explore
weather and tells kids safety tips about what to do in different storms. Kids can learn about hurricanes, tornadoes,
and thunderstorms. Kids can also learn
how to sky watch for a storm.
Located: http://www.weatherandkids.com/
7. Valerie
Engelmann
ÍSalmon Challenge
Grade: 3-9
Content
Standard:
· Life Science 3c-Students know living things cause changes in
the environment in which they live; some of these changes are detrimental to
the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial.
· Life Science 3d-Students know when the environment changes,
some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new
locations.
Summary: This is an interactive game to teach kids
that the decisions they make can have an effect on salmon. If students make good decisions, their
salmon will grow strong and go home to
Located: http://splash.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/salmonch.htm
8. Deborah Haynes
Internet site of Fullerton Arboretum.
• Estimated
Grade Level: Kindergarten through
eighth grade.
• Content
Standard, Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.a Students
know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in
growth, survival, and reproduction.
3.b Students know examples
of diverse life forms in different
environments,
such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands, and wetlands.
3.d
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
• Purpose and Value:
This site offers clear, simple charts of plant life cycles, the anatomy
of a flower, plant types, plant reproduction, the water cycle, seasons, and related
activities for drawing and writing about this topic. Primary students may need assistance in navigating the site, but
older students will have plenty of information and activities to explore. Chart and activity pages are easy to print
out. An entire section is devoted to
lesson plans for teachers. Topic range from schoolyard plant identification to a
plant’s environmental adaptations.
• Locator Guide: This site is available
at:
http://www.arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/cycle.asp
9. Deborah Haynes
Internet site by David Ducker.
• Estimated
Grade Level: Third through eighth grade
• Content
Standard, Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.a Students
know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in
growth, survival, and reproduction.
3.b Students know examples
of diverse life forms in different
environments,
such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands, and wetlands.
3.d
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
• Purpose and Value:
This site explains common plant life-cycle terms in an
easy-to-understand format. Students can
look up topics such as photosynthesis, chlorophyll, and seed
transportation. An easy-to-use
dictionary is included in the site.
This site is a great online research tool for intermediate grade and
junior high school students.
• Locator Guide:
Visit this site at:
http://www.alienexplorer.com/ecology/topic3.html
10. Jennifer Edwards
Type:
Internet website by Bureau of Land Management
Title: http://www.blm.gov/education/LearningLandscapes/students.html
Estimated
viewing level: 2nd – 6th
grade
Annotation
describing purpose/value: This site is
not only fun for students, but has resources for teachers as well. Students can read amazing facts, adopt a
soil creature, play games, mail drawings to be posted on the website, take a
journey underground, all while learning about our environment and different
types of ecosystems.
Content Standard: Third Grade Science, Life
Sciences:
3.a Students know plants and animals have
structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and
reproduction.
3.d Students
know when the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and
reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Locator
Information: http://www.blm.gov/education/LearningLandscapes/students.html
Ø Videos
1.
Janine
D’Angelo
A Visit to the
Grades: 1-5
Content Standards:
·
Life
Science 3c – Students know living things cause changes in the environment in
which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other
organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: This is a VHS video from the
California Department of Water Resources about the fish hatchery, fish life
cycles. The information is good,
although sometimes presentation is a little dry. It can certainly be used as a resource for teachers in lower
grades and for students in higher grades.
Locator: Can be obtained through their
web site: http://wwwdwr.water.ca.gov/ - copy also available at
2.
Janine
D’Angelo
The Magic Schoolbus – Dive
to the Coral Reef
Grades: K – 4
Content Standards:
·
Life
Science 3c – Students know living things cause changes in the environment in
which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other
organisms, and some are beneficial
·
Life
Science 3d – Students know when the environment changes, some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Summary: VHS video, animated and in
color (1992); this is another in the Magic Schoolbus series – this time diving
into the waters to explore the coral reef and the creatures living there. Students will love the animation and the
information presented.
Locator: Can be purchased through Amazon.com; copy also can be found in Room
23,
3. Deborah Haynes
• Estimated
reading level for book: Kindergarten -
fourth grade
Estimated
grade level for video: Kindergarten
through sixth grade
• Content
Standard, Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.a Students
know plants and animals have structures that serve
different functions in
growth, survival, and reproduction.
3.d
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
• Purpose and Value:
This book and video talk about how little seeds become big trees. The video stresses the importance of taking care
of trees because of their importance to the earth and to people.
• Locator Guide:
Book available at many public libraries: Central,
4. Jennifer Edwards
Type: VHS Visual Recording
Title: Eyewitness Jungle
Credits: Music, Guy Dagul ; executive producers,
Simon Jollands and Eve Krzyzanowski; series producer, Bridget Sneyd. Narrated
by Martin Sheen.
Publisher
or source: Café Productions Ltd., BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.,
Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Estimated
viewing level: 3rd – 6th
grades
Annotation
describing purpose/value: This series
is excellent (in book or video format).
Martin Sheen does a fantastic job of narrating the video. The photographs are incredible, and filled
with interesting scenes and animal action.
Not a video the student will fall asleep watching.
Content Standard:
Third Grade Science, Life Sciences:
3.a Students know plants and animals have
structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and
reproduction.
3.d Students
know when the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and
reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
Locator
Info: Located in Sacramento Library.