EINSTEIN PROJECT CURRICULUM OPTIONS
Third Grade
adapting to change
life sciences
Design Challenge
How can we choose the best solution to reduce the impact of a problem created by a change in an ecosystem?
Anchoring Phenomenon
Some types of bees are disappearing in Missouri.
UNIT DESCRIPTION
10 Lessons | 28 Days of Instruction
In this unit, students will explore ecosystems and all of their components. Students will learn to classify parts of the ecosystem as abiotic or biotic factors, follow the path of energy through an ecosystem, and evaluate the effects of an ecological disruption.
Learn more in the Unit Overview.
MATERIALS FOR 1 CLASS | $250
change over time
life sciences
Design Challenge
How can we develop a model to compare and contrast the life cycles of different livings things?
Anchoring Phenomenon
During an insect research trip, a scientist finds less pink katydids than green katydids.
UNIT DESCRIPTION
7 Lessons | 18 Days of Instruction
In this unit, students will learn how both individual organisms and groups of organisms change and adapt to their environment over time. Students will begin by studying the life cycle of an herb plant and a mealworm. These experiences will allow the students to compare and contrast each life cycle and draw conclusions about the characteristics of each organism. Students will also have the opportunity to make a scientific drawing to aid their observations.
Learn more in the Unit Overview.
MATERIALS FOR 1 CLASS | $250
guardians of the garden
earth and space systems
Anchoring Phenomenon
Different types of foods are grown in different regions of the world. Sometimes frost occurs while food plants are growing.
Driving Questions
What foods can be grown in our community? How does weather impact the food we grow? How can we protect our plants from weather hazards?
UNIT DESCRIPTION
7 Lessons | 26-28 Days of Instruction
In this unit, students explore why only certain types of foods can be grown in their community compared with other parts of the world. They compare climate differences between their area and other places, and how this determines which types of plants can be grown. Additionally, students ask questions about frost and how it might affect plants. Students investigate how frost forms, and how it affects plants. Students analyze seasonal weather to understand how plants can be protected based on predictable weather patterns. Students then engineer and test solutions to protect plants from the hazard of frost.
Learn more in the Unit Overview.
MATERIALS FOR 1 CLASS | $250
Pinball wizards
physical science
Anchoring Phenomenon
A carnival is coming but it’s missing a pinball machine.
Driving Questions
How does a pinball machine work?
How can we add tricks to our pinball machine?
How can we build a pinball machine?
UNIT DESCRIPTION
__ Lessons | 23-29 Days of Instruction
This unit will be replacing How Things Move for the 2024-25 school year. Currently, we do not have any more information about the rewrite but will update as soon as possible.
Learn more in the Unit Overview.