The Science Penguin

1. All in One Science Interactive Notebook

This file includes 250 foldable activities, cut and paste, sorts, and graphic organizers AND ideas and resources for setting up your science notebook for grades 3-6. Activities for life, physical, and earth science are organized by topic. 

55+ Interactive Notebook pages for 3rd Grade TEKS Included:

• Science Tool Classification
• Science Tools Fold-up
• Properties of Matter Fold-up
• Triple Beam Balance Cut and Paste
• Pan Balance Cut and Paste
• Relative Density (Sink or Float) Cut and Paste
• Magnetic or Non-magnetic Pockets Sort
• States of Matter Graphic Organizer
• States of Matter Fold-up
• Solid Properties Fold-up
• Liquid Properties Fold-up
• Gas Properties Fold-up
• Adding Heat Fold-up
• Before and After a Physical Change Fold-up
• Mixture Fold-up
• Force and Motion Vocabulary Fold-up
• Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Fold-up
• Gravity Cut and Paste
• Push and Pull Cut-outs
• Uses of Energy Fold-up
• Rapid Changes Fold-up
• Earthquakes Fold-up
• Volcanoes Fold-up
• Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Fold-up
• Characteristics of Soil Fold-up
• Layers of Soil Fold-up
• Factors in the Formation of Soil Fold-up
• Weather Instruments Fold-up
• Comparing Temperatures Fold-up
• Order of Planets Fold-up
• Sun, Earth, and Moon Facts Fold-ups
• Sun-Moon-Earth System Cut and Paste
• Planets Fold-up
• Sunflower Life Cycle Fold-up
• Mealworm Life Cycle Wheel
• Salmon Life Cycle Fold-up
• Ant Life Cycle Wheel
• Praying Mantis Life Cycle Fold-up
• Complete Metamorphosis Fold-up
• Incomplete Metamorphosis Fold-up
• Components of the Biosphere Cut and Paste
• Ecosystems Fold-up
• Ecosystem Levels Fold-up
• Food Chain Vocabulary Fold-up
• Food Webs and Food Chains Cut and Paste
• Adaptations Fold-up
• Structures and Functions Fold-up
• Desert Plant Structures Fold-up
• Temperate Deciduous Structures Fold-up
• Tropical Rainforest Plant Structures Fold-up
• Aquatic Plant Structures Fold-up
• Grassland Plant Structures Fold-up
• Tundra Plant Structures Fold-up
• Patterns Fold-up
• Similarities and Differences Fold-up
• Cause and Effect Fold-up
• Descriptive Investigation Fold-up
• Tables and Graphs
• Observations and Measurements Fold-up
• Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Fold-up

2. iLearn Science Jr.

iLearn Science Jr. will help you kick off your year of science fun! A suggested teaching schedule breaks the resource into 17 days of activities. You'll be set for several weeks of science!

This file includes:

• 38 slide PowerPoint with information about safety and tools

• Safety activity

• Ten tools practice activities (8 hands-on, 2 based on discussion and notebooking)

• Fun investigation to practice new skills with science tools

• Written assessment

• Recording sheets for each activity (2 per page for most), as well as 6 different choices of recording booklets for the investigation so you can accommodate your students' needs

3. Science in a Snap

This file includes four units: Matter, Force, Adaptations, and Life Cycles. All lessons include:

• recommended use

• objective

• teacher prep and materials needed

• sample notebook photo

• recommended reflection prompt

• student printables

Matter: 16 lessons

Introduction to Sorting

Sorting Matter

Cotton Properties

Birthday Bags

Solids

Liquids

Gases

States of Matter Sort

Comparing Properties

Physical Change Intro

Water Observations Part 1

Water Observations Part 2

Physical Change Stations

Morning Breakfast 

Changes in Matter

Assessment

Force and Motion: 6 lessons

Intro to Force & Motion

Force & Motion Vocabulary

Cause and Effect

Effects of Force Stations (multi-day)

Racecar Investigation (multi-day)

Assessment

Adaptations: 10 lessons

Adaptations Vocabulary

Plant Observations

External Structure of a Flower

Celery Stems

Animal Observations

Camouflage

Alligator Adaptations

Bird Beaks 

Journey to the Desert

Assessment

Life Cycles: 11 lessons

Life Cycle Observations

From Baby to Adult

Life Cycle Vocabulary

Penguin Life Cycle Fold-up

Butterfly Life Cycle Fold-up

Cricket Life Cycle Fold-up

Watermelon Life Cycle Fold-up

Frog Life Cycle Fold-up

Comparing Life Cycle

Insect Metamorphosis

Assessment

FYI, this resource does not include Science Planning Guides.