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Grade 3

• Strand 1

  • 3.1.A
  • 3.1.B
  • 3.1.C
  • 3.1.D
  • 3.1.E

• Strand 2

  • 3.2.A
  • 3.2.A.i
  • 3.2.A.ii
  • 3.2.A.iii
  • 3.2.A.iv
  • 3.2.A.v
  • 3.2.A.vi
  • 3.2.A.vii
  • 3.2.B
  • 3.2.B.i
  • 3.2.B.ii
  • 3.2.B.iii
  • 3.2.B.iv
  • 3.2.B.v
  • 3.2.B.vi
  • 3.2.B.vii
  • 3.2.C
  • 3.2.D

• Strand 3

  • 3.3.A
  • 3.3.B
  • 3.3.C
  • 3.3.D

• Strand 4

  • 3.4

• Strand 5

  • 3.5

• Strand 6

  • 3.6.A
  • 3.6.B
  • 3.6.C
  • 3.6.D
  • 3.6.E
  • 3.6.F
  • 3.6.G
  • 3.6.H
  • 3.6.I

• Strand 7

  • 3.7.A
  • 3.7.B
  • 3.7.C
  • 3.7.D
  • 3.7.E
  • 3.7.F
  • 3.7.G

• Strand 8

  • 3.8.A
  • 3.8.B
  • 3.8.C
  • 3.8.D

• Strand 9

  • 3.9.A
  • 3.9.B
  • 3.9.C
  • 3.9.D
  • 3.9.D.i
  • 3.9.D.ii
  • 3.9.D.iii
  • 3.9.E
  • 3.9.E.i
  • 3.9.E.ii
  • 3.9.E.iii
  • 3.9.F

• Strand 10

  • 3.10.A
  • 3.10.B
  • 3.10.C
  • 3.10.D
  • 3.10.E
  • 3.10.F
  • 3.10.G

• Strand 11

  • 3.11.A
  • 3.11.B
  • 3.11.B.i
  • 3.11.B.ii
  • 3.11.C
  • 3.11.D
  • 3.11.D.i
  • 3.11.D.ii
  • 3.11.D.iii
  • 3.11.D.iv
  • 3.11.D.v
  • 3.11.D.vi
  • 3.11.D.vii
  • 3.11.D.viii
  • 3.11.D.ix
  • 3.11.D.x
  • 3.11.D.xi
  • 3.11.E

• Strand 12

  • 3.12.A
  • 3.12.B
  • 3.12.C
  • 3.12.D

• Strand 13

  • 3.13.A
  • 3.13.B
  • 3.13.C
  • 3.13.D
  • 3.13.E
  • 3.13.F

TEKS ELA Standard: 3.13.A

generate questions on a topic for formal and informal inquiry

Two Animals Switch Biomes

What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?

Not Like The Others: 19th Century Presidents

Students will determine which US President from the 19th century is not like the others.

Not Like The Others: 20th Century Presidents – Group B

Students will determine which of these US Presidents is not like the others.

What’s In My Brain: Ball vs Book

Let’s look at Kinetic vs Potential Energy!

Idiom Tasks

Four fantastically terrific tasks for a weekly idiom study.

Not Like The Others: African Nations

Students will determine which country in Africa is not like the others.

Not Like The Others: US National Parks

Students will determine which US National Park is not like the others.

Not Like The Others: Microstates of Europe

Students will determine which of these tiny countries is not like the others.

Not Like The Others: Microorganisms

Students will determine which of these microorganisms is not like the others.

Microchess (Chess Variant)

What if we played chess on a board that’s only 4×5?

Tournament: 8 Wonders of the Solar System

Which location is the most wondrous place in the solar system?

Not Like The Others: Ants of the World!

Students will determine which type of ant is not like the others.

The 8th Wonder of the World Tournament

Which of these eight wonders deserves to become the Eighth Wonder of the World!?

Precipitation Tournament

Eight types of precipitation battle it out in this tournament.

Habitable Planets and Moons Tournament

Which object in the solar system is most habitable?

Not Like The Others: Deserts

Which of these deserts is not like the others?

Not Like The Others: Birds of the Tropical Rainforest

Which of these four birds is not like the others?

Not Like The Others: Branches of the US Government

How is each part of the United States Government not like the other parts?

Create A Civilization: Design A Flag

What makes for a good flag? What makes a bad flag?

Looping Grid Art

Pick a few numbers, draw some corresponding lines on grid paper, and you’ll end up with some interesting, looping math-y art!

Ultimate (or Inception) Tic Tac Toe

What if each square on a Tic-Tac-Toe board had another Tic-Tac-Toe board inside of it?

Paradox: Rebuilding A Ship

What if we completely rebuild something slowly? What if we completely rebuild it all at once? Is it still the same thing?

The Pros and Cons of Producers and Consumers

Sure, students might know the difference between a producer and a consumer… but have they considered how they feel about each other? What, in a producer’s opinion, are the pros and cons of a consumer?

Not Like The Others: Natural Disasters

Students will determine which type of natural disaster is not like the others.

Not Like The Others: States of Matter

How is each of the states of matter not like the others?

Not Like The Others: Planets

Which of these planets is not like others? Well, it sure looks simple at first. But each option could be the one that doesn’t fit in.

The Tournament of Biomes

Want to move beyond memorizing the characteristics of biomes? In this lesson, students work through a Tournament of Biomes, explaining which biome wins in each round (based on criteria you choose). In the end, they crown a 👑 Champion Biome!

Upgrade Research Questions With Depth and Complexity

Ever ask students to create research questions? Were their ideas a bit… blah? My own students had a very hard time writing questions they didn’t already know the answer to! This video is how I solved that problem: upgrade research questions with depth and complexity.

Paradox: The Liar’s Paradox

Nothing like a paradox to get your kids brains exploding 🤯! This one starts with five simple words: “This statement is a lie.”

Dots and Boxes

Who can make the most boxes from dots in this strategy game?

Developing Extension Questions: Panning

Much like a camera pans, we can pan to related topics in order to develop an interesting extension question for students.

Content Imperatives: Paradox

How can one idea pull in opposite directions, being both true and false or right and wrong at the same time? It’s time to explore Paradoxes!

Create A Civilization: From Hunter Gatherers to Farmers

What happens when your civilization suddenly has a surplus of food? Think of the possibilities!

Content Imperatives: Contribuition

Ask students to consider how a specific factor is affecting (or ⏬ Contributing) to a topic.

Content Imperatives: Origin

Take students back to the beginning by using the Content Imperative ⏺️ Origin.

Depth and Complexity: ❓ Unanswered Questions

This underutilized tool focuses students on what we don’t yet know and even what we can’t know.

Using Creativity Tools To Develop A Learning Exploration: Step Two

In this video, Kathryn Haydon explains how she helped her students develop questions for their independent study.

Creating A Realistic Flower and Pollinator

Your students will create a new flower, designed to attract a specific pollinator.

Disneyland Parking Tram Math Project

How many fully loaded tram trips will it take to transport a full parking structure to Disneyland?

Engineering: Build A Bridge

Using real bridges as their starting point, students will construct bridges out of straws and paperclips.