What is a good activity or craft for third graders learning about weather?
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Have them make a collage about weather.  Take a big piece of cardboard.  Have them divide it into four parts.  Have them make a sun for the sunny days.  For rainy days they can add cotton balls and some silver glitter for rain drops.  For snow days they can use cotton balls for the snow and some white glitter.  For windy days have them scatter some confetti about or something.  Then have them make an arrow and use a brad (I think thats what they are called) and have them stick it through the arrow and into the middle of their paper.  Then when they watch the weather report with mom and dad during the evening news they can turn the dial to the next days weather.  This will teach them that the weather can be predicted each day and they can see if the weather forecaster was right or not when they wake up the next morning and compare the weather or their paper with what is going on outside.
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Make the environment hand son and experiential. Make sure each kid has alot of choice in what they can do and always offer a variety of challenges. Group building and team activities work really well with this age group and they enjoy the bonding that things like a high wall or rope challenge bring.Putting the kids directly in a challenging situation will definately make them become creative and self-sufficient. Hiking and camping skills can be taught as well. \n\nteaching kids about local plants and animals can be done as well.\n\nHere are good outdoor therapy ideas:\n\nhttp://www.recreationtherapy.com/tx/txextrst.htm\n\nwww.outdoor-learning.org/horizons
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All of these seem to have good starts for ideas.  You should be able to find plenty of good projects that you'll be able to work on prior to your science fair,\n\nhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Science_and_Nature/Experiments_and_Activities/Science_Fairs/\nhttp://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/\nhttp://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/\nhttp://www.scifair.org/\nhttp://www.cdli.ca/sciencefairs/\nhttp://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/ideas.html\nhttp://staff.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html\n\nGood Luck
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I received from a friend a "survival kit for teachers" last year; it had several items with a clever explanation for each of them.  For example she put in a piece of a jigsaw puzzle that reminds me that I'm just a little part of the big picture, a band-aid for when my students' hurt and my efforts don't seem to work, an eraser to start each day on a clean slate, etc.  I found a site with some different ideas you could use for this http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/classmanagement/survivalkit.html
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I'm not sure about anything realistic or that they can learn from... but a fun activity, if that's all you want - it to get some old wire-mesh or anything else that'll make a good surface, shape it into an open-topped cone with something just inside the top of the cone that will hold a test-tube or small container just below the top of the peak (eg you could shape some wire to hold it, or perhaps tape or somehow else fix a tube in there). You can then build up your own volcano with papier mache, when it's dry paint it (eg white snow near the tip, dark green for trees lower down, or whatever you prefer). You then mix up some white vinegar with some red food colouring to represent lava, pour a little in the bottom of the container, and when you're ready, add a spoonful of baking soda or so to it! It fizzes up and runs down the sides of the volcano...\n\nThis is a pretty full-on project to make I suppose - you may just want to make one and allow the kids to play with it! It's not exactly realistic, but it's fun...
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Try these.  I hope it helps.\n\nhttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/edures.htm\nThis site offers information for children, teens, and young adults.  Materials range from coloring books, puzzles and games, to lesson plans, brochures, satellite images, and career information for weather related fields, such as meteorology, hydrology and climatology.\n\nhttp://www.dole5aday.com/\nThis site has a variety of activities and lessons about nutrition, health, and fitness.  It breaks down into categories for teachers, school food service, family and friends, retailers, and media.  \n\nhttp://funschool.com\nOn this website you can find printables for coloring, stickers, and a section about origami.  Children can play crossword puzzles and word searches.\n\nhttp://www.lessonplans.com\nThis website provides lesson plans from various teachers in many different content areas.  It also provides free books and information about students with special needs.\n\nhttp://www.carolina.com/ohaus/index.asp\nAt this website, you can fill out an information request form to receive free literature and classroom teaching aids on math and science related topics.\n\nhttp://www.starfall.com/\nThe starfall reading program is designed for emergent readers.  On this website you can download many resources including storybooks.  There are also activities to go along with the stories.  Writing journals and books are also offered at low costs. \n\nhttp://www.teacher.scholastic.com/\nOn this web page, you can find free tools and resources for the classroom such as: Lesson plans, teaching strategies, and many other tools\n\nhttp://www.literacytrust.org.uk/pubs/readerindex.html\nIn this website you will find suggestions for popular books and how to get students motivated to read.
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Here are some ideas --> http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/elem.html\n\nand some more --> http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/sciencefair/ideas.html\nDiscuss it with the kids and pick a topic that interests them.
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I was a preschool teacher for a few years\nRead them a book about wind,\n1. then make wind socks\n2. have them paint by making their own wind.  Give them straws and have them blow the paint\n3. Make kites\n4. give them grocery bags (plastic) and have them "catch wind"  they will run with the bag, the bag will fill up with air.\n5. make a wind chime.  Use the long tube pasta, or ask the parents to bring in items that could be used for a wind chime.\n6. blow bubbles\n7. make paper air planes and take them outside and let the wind blow them.\n8.  throw grass in the air, see which way it blows.
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If its warm outside, i suggest water. Everyone loves getting wet!\nWater baloons, water relay races, water gun fights, ect, ect.
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Go to http://www.homeschooltools.com.  They have entire experiment kits for purchase and lesson plans online.
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http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiment/agesubject/subject.html.\nThis website focuses on the following areas: Astronomy, Biology, Physical Science, Technology, Chemistry, and Earth Sciences. \n\nhttp://www.enc.org/features/lessonplans/?ls=fe\nThis provides a list of science and math lesson plan sites, categorized by topic.\n\nhttp://www.education.noaa.gov/\nOn this website, you can access many educational activities, publications and booklets on the following topics: Satellites and space, oceans and coasts, climate change and our planet, and weather.\n\nhttp://mapping.usgs.gov/www/html/1educate.html#packets\nOn this website you can find interesting and useful teaching packets, fact sheets, posters, booklets, leaflets, and brochures about geography and related sciences.  Resources are available through the Earth Science Information Center at 1-888-ASK-USGS (275-8747).\n\nhttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/edures.htm\nThis site offers information for children, teens, and young adults.  Materials range from coloring books, puzzles and games, to lesson plans, brochures, satellite images, and career information for weather related fields, such as meteorology, hydrology and climatology.\n\nhttp://school.discovery.com/\nThis site offers an array of tools to help create your own materials.  The site can be used in teaching elementary, middle, and high school students.\n\nhttp://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/\nOn this website, you will find free teacher resources such as units, lesson plans, worksheets, posters, lithographs, collaboration opportunities, activity kits, and much more, which NASA provides to public teachers.  \n\nhttp://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/svl/posters/posts.html\nThis web page will provide you with information on how you can get free science posters.\n\nhttp://www.usgs.gov/education/\nOn this web page, you can get a variety of teaching packets, booklets, posters, lesson plans, activities, fact sheets, and even bookmarks on the subjects of geology, biology, geography, and hydrology.  The grade level for this information is kindergarten to twelfth grades.\n\nhttp://www.vims.edu/bridge\nThis is a site where teachers will find a selection of online resources for ocean sciences education.  This site provides educators with content-correct marine information and data.\n\nhttp://www.pbskids.org\nThis website has different categories: Entertainment, playroom, reading, science, social studies, and study resources.  It also includes helpful information for parents.\n\nhttp://www.discovery.com/\nThe Discovery Channel\n\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/\nNASA’s web page\n\nhttp://www.redcross.org/\nThe web page for the American Red Cross
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Third grade kids love exploring and finding out about the world.  If you have access to pond water for example,  collect some and have them examine drops of the water under a microscope and then draw what they see.  Have them do it as a real "lab" experiment so that they also write about their observations, label their drawings, etc.  Do a class write up of their observations with each child contributing something to the class write up.  You could continue with a discussion of why we don't drink pond water, etc.  I have used this lesson very successfully with kids from about second grade to eighth grade.  It is one of the most awesome lessons I have used, and with some classes we have carried on activities related to it for days.\n\nTo sdd to what I wrote previously, her eis an answer I wrote for someone who asked for some suggestions on presenting ... some of htis might be basic for you, but some might help ...\n\nMake sure you project your voice, and make your voice interesting and expressive. Speak clearly, and slower than you would if you were just chatting with friends. Don't move around while speaking - try to stand in one spot, which makes it easier for those listening. Don't fidget. Try to use some humor. Use an ice breaker for the beginning of your presentation. One good one is to get everyone to tell something they have done that they think no one else in the room has done. You find out lots of interesting stuff about the group. Start on time and finish on time. Get their attention - don't try to talk over a lot of noise. Find ways to involve them - try to plan some activity that will teach them something and that will fit well in your time frame. Dress in a manner that suits your topic. \n\nGood luck!
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Depending on the wether you could go fly kites or take day trips to museums or galleries but if it is bad wether you could play board games or something like that make crafts if you want its spring break here and raining so my kids are stuck inside  and we play games and try new food dishes that we cook ourselves plus i did let them have friends stay the nite.
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I used to teach Sunday School, and It's GREAT to do a craft with them. I would look in a children's bible and pick out a good story and base the class on that story and what it teaches. Find a craft to do relating to it- even if it's just coloring. Read the kids the story and talk briefly about what it means, then explain the craft you guys are going to do and how it relates to the story you just read. Then you guys can all do the craft until the parents come pick them up!
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http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/index.cfm\n\nScience Fair Project Resource Guides\n\nhttp://www.sciencebuddies.org/\n\nhttp://www.usc.edu/CSSF/Resources/GettingStarted.html\n\nhttp://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/\n\nhttp://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/sci_fair/science_fair.htm\n\nhttp://www.homeworkspot.com/sciencefair/\n\nhttp://www.kathimitchell.com/scifair.htm\n\nhttp://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/\n\nTips for Success\n\nhttp://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/handbook/scientificmethod.html\n\nhttp://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_tips.shtml\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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I'm a primary school teacher- and I always recommend these...\nhttp://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm\nhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Science_and_Nature/
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At this age, couldn't you do something like "Science Fair Fun" type of display rather than an actual science fair?  Have each class do a class project to submit for display.\n\nHold a fund raiser type activity - Mad Science night or pot luck dinner, whatever and display the class projects around the room for the parents and other students to view.  Have a couple of presenters from each class get up and talk about the project their class did.\n\nIts not "science fair" but it would be a good introduction to it for the kids.\nHere's a link that might help you find information on what your looking for too.\n\nhttp://www.proteacher.com/110002.shtml