THIRD GRADE MATH
Line Symmetry Lesson
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/4_Line_Symmetry
Explore symmetry in the world around you with this easy to understand, interactive lesson.
THIRD GRADE SCIENCE
CosmicQuest
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/index.html
Build your own space station and learn cool facts about all of the planets.
Kidz Exploring Space
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210901/Activities2.htm
Find out about the amazing history of space travel on this timeline.
NASA Photojournal
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html
Take a close look at the marvels of the universe.
National Geographic: Destination Space
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/destinationspace
Blast off and take a tour of the solar system.
Scholastic Space Missions
http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/index.htm
Learn about three different space missions.
Space Place
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/
Visit this site for all kinds of facts, games and puzzles about Space.
THIRD GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
Americans in the Raw
http://www.history.ohio-state.edu/projects/Immigration/AmericansintheRaw
See amazing photographs of the immigrant experience in the late 1800s and early 1900s and read the stories behind the pictures.
Aunt Babette's Cookbook: Foreign and Domestic Recipes
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/cookbooks/image.cfm?TitleNo=10&image=001
Ever heard of butternut candy? Try some of these authentic recipes from 1889.
A Boy's Journey
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/seymour/index.htm
Learn about the experience of a nine-year-old Polish immigrant, as told by the 90-year-old man that boy became.
Ellis Island History
http://ellisisland.com/indexHistory.html
Find out what life was like as an immigrant at Ellis Island with these photographs and information.
The Food Timeline
http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html
Find thousands of recipes for different foods throughout history.
The History Place - Child Labor in America: 1908-1912
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html
Can you imagine being 8 or 9 and working a 14-hour day? These unbelievable photographs show what life was like for many immigrant children at the turn of the 20th century.
Immigration Activity
http://www.geocities.com/ricctra/immigration.html
Thank Brooks Crossing's Ms. Ricco for this wonderful mini-webquest that helps students understand the immigrant experience.
An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm
Experience the different stops on Ellis Island as the immigrants did, through this photographic tour.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
http://thirteen.org/tenement/index.html
Through this interactive site, find out what life was like for immigrants who settled on the Lower East Side in New York City as they started their new lives in America.
Meet Three Recent Immigrants
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/recent/index.htm
Imagine moving to another country and starting a new life there. Find out what that experience felt like for three children who moved to America in the 1990s.
New York, NY, Ellis Island - Immigration: 1900-1920
http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/immigration_id.html
View this series of photographs to get an image of how Ellis Island appeared to the immigrants from 1900-1920.
20th Century US History Timeline
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/timeline4.html
Travel through time to see how the world has changed in the last 100 years.
Way Back US History for Kids
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kids/tech1900
Find out how the first cars, telephones and music videos worked.
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