Third Grade Research Units
Grade Level |
Unit |
Search Term |
Books |
Online Resource Path |
United Streaming Video |
3 |
Planets |
Your planet name |
Go to Your Library Website, click on the Magnifying glass. Enter your search term. Run a subject search. |
Go To Grolier Online, enter "Planets fast facts" or the name of your planet. Go To POWER Library. Go to Facts For Learning,World Almanac for Kids, Planets, Space, the Solar System, The Planets. Search by planet name. |
Click on the video title to view the video. The Magic School Bus Gets Lost in Space. The Magic School Bus Sees Stars ( covers birth of a star, constellations.) The Magic School Bus Gains Weight (covers degrees of gravity and effects of it.) The Magic School Bus Out of this World (covers asteroids, meteors,and magnetism in space.) A Closer Look At The Planets (covers planets, moons, inner and outer planets.) Spin Around the Solar System: Our Rocky Neighbors: The Inner Planets (covers rotation and orbits) Spin Around the Solar System: The Outer Planets: The Gas Giants Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner Rover (actual NASA footage on Mars!) A First Look at the Solar System (covers features of each planet, orbits, moons, and what scientists have learned through space missions.) Reasons for the Seasons ( covers revolution and rotation.) Closer Look at the Moon (cover tides and phases of the moon.) What is an Orbit? |
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