Ecology

For our Ecology Unit, students worked on a wiki page each, researching and explaining one strategy that can be used to help save the planet.  Please enjoy these pages on our Class Wiki.



The Nervous System - The BRAIN

One of the major parts of the nervous system is your brain!  You need to understand the three major parts of the brain: 1) Cerebrum, 2) Cerebellum and 3) Brain Stem (or Medulla) and what they do.  


1. Go to the following links from page 38 of The Usborne Complete Book of the Human Body by Anna Claybourne.  Explore the list of links there.  Enjoy the 3-D brain activity!


2. Read (or listen to) pages 1-2 of this article.  


3. Write a comment below:
a) Name the three major parts of the brain
b) Name one thing that each of those parts does or controls.
c) Your initials or first name.

The Muscular System

1. Please go to Spelling and Vocabulary City, log in, and complete your assignments in the green box for the Muscular System Vocabulary.

2. Watch this video to review the 3 types of muscles:

Earth's Rotation and Orbit

1. Click below to watch the video of the Earth rotating.  Can you tell where it is day, and where it is night?

2.  Watch this video about seasons.

3. Review how seasons work with this Earth in Motion Game.

4. In a comment below, explain why we have day and night, AND why we have seasons.  

You should:

-  write in your OWN words, in complete sentences 

- write at least 3 sentences

- use these words: rotation, axis, and orbit

Planet Research Report

Here are all the resources you may need for the Planet Report.  You may ask questions about the project in the comments below if you have questions at home.


Here are some useful downloads if you need new papers:

Need the instructions, notes, or resources page for the report?  Click here.
Click here if you need another copy of the graphic organizer.
Also, here is a copy of your editor's checklist.


Here are some useful links for your research:

Enchanted Learning: Astronomy

NASA: The Solar System

Kids Astronomy

The 8 Planets Just for Kids

National Geographic: Solar System

Anatomy of the Ear

1. To Start this lesson please watch this video to review what we have studied about sound thus far, and introduce how sound travels through the ear.

 2. Next, focus just on how the ear works again, by watching this video:

3. Read (or listen to) this article.  Learn about the outer, middle, and inner ear.

4. Read (or listen to) this article on how to protect your ears.

5. Take this quiz.  If you didn't get them all correct, try again until you know them all. 

6. Either print your results and bring them to school, OR copy your results and paste them in an email to Ms. Boughey: sarah.boughey@tasis.ch.

7. On the Sound and Ear test, you will have to complete a diagram like this one.  You will also need to find the auditory nerve, which is not labeled here.  Be sure to study it at home!

8. Optional: If you have questions about the ear, post them in the comments box below.

The Skeletal System - Get to Know Your Bones!

Picture from this site.

From Core Knowlege Curriculum Sequence for 3rd grade, students need to master:


The Skeletal System, including:

• Skeleton, bones, marrow
• Skull, cranium
• Ribs, ribcage, sternum
• Spinal column, vertebrae
• Scapula (shoulder blades), pelvis, tibia, fibula

What do you know about the bones?


1. Click here, and test your knowledge of the names of the bones.


2. Students who are English learners may find this unit tricky if they do not yet know all the general names of the body parts and bones before studying the scientific names of the bones.  Listen (and sing and dance along) to this video to become familiar with the basic names of bones.





3. Read this article about the skeletal system. 


4. Post a comment below naming one bone and what it does for the body.
   Try to post something new that your classmates have not written yet.


5. Learn the names of the main bones here.  Click "show answer" first to review.  Turn up your volume to hear the names of the bones!

6. Learn ALL the bones you need to know here.  You can hear their names and read a little about each bone.  Then play games 1 and 2  at the bottom to continue to review.

7.  Need more practice?  Practice the names of the bones again, here.


8. Quiz yourself!   You may skip numbers 11, 12, 17, and 18.  Or, use them for bonus points!  Print out your final score to the quiz and turn it in to the teacher when you are finished with the lesson. 

Good work!  In class we will work with velcro and 3D model skeletons and continue to study their names and jobs.  Feel free to explore the links at the bottom, especially Skeleton Review Games for extra practice.