Grade 3 • Science Parent Video Library
Overview
This library provides a collection of video resources to support students and families. It is designed to:
- help families understand the skills and concepts students are learning;
- complement the resources in the Grade 3 Science family and community pages;
- provide students with access to content after the lesson to further develop or reinforce skills and concepts.
Links noted with ** are intended for parents/guardians.
Transcripts and CC can be found on each video's website, unless otherwise noted.
Life Cycles and Traits
Crash Course Kids #41.1: Living Things Change Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Life Cycle of a Plant Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Generation Genius (mini-clip): Life Cycles for Kids Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Animal Wonders Montana - Virtual Field Trip: Adaptations Links to an external site. (YouTube)
PBS - Wild Kratts: Amazing Animals with Special Features Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Animal Adaptations Links to an external site. (YouTube)
PBS Learning Media: Butterfly Life Cycle Links to an external site.
PBS Learning Media:Animal Traits and Functions Links to an external site.
Weather and climate
NASA: What's the Difference between Weather and Climate? Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Crash Course Kids #28.1: Weather vs. Climate Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Crash Course Kids #28.2: Severe Weather Links to an external site. (YouTube)
FEMA: Severe Weather (What to do) Links to an external site. (YouTube)
SciShow Kids: Why do Flood Happen? Links to an external site. (YouTube)
NatGeo Kids: Wonder About Weather Links to an external site. (YouTube)
NatGeo Kids: Find Out About Hurricanes Links to an external site. (YouTube)
NatGeo Kids: Talk About Tornadoes Links to an external site. (YouTube)
NatGeo Kids: Learn About Thunderstorms Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Natural Hazards Affect Humans Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Forces and Interactions
Generation Genius: Motion and Friction Links to an external site. (YouTube)
SciShow Kids: Slipping, Sliding Science! Links to an external site.
Force and Motion Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Fuse School: Forces that Cause Change Links to an external site. (YouTube)
PBS Learning Kids: Fun with Magnets Links to an external site.
Learning Junction: Magnets and Magnetism Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Socrates Science: Magnet Magic Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Minute Physics: Magnets, How do they Work? Links to an external site.** (YouTube)
Bozeman Science: Forces and Motion Links to an external site.** (for transcript, open in YouTube)
Plant and animal survival
PBS Learning Media: Animal Survival - Take the Stage Links to an external site.
Animal Groups Links to an external site. (YouTube) (no CC available) (transcript Links to an external site.)
Stay in Groups - Animal Style Links to an external site. (YouTube) (mostly visual, no transcript - only one sentence repeated, "It's smarter to travel in groups.")
Learning about Ecosystems Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Animal Fun Facts: Animal Teamwork Links to an external site. (YouTube) (no CC available) (transcript Links to an external site.)
Generation Genius (mini-clip): Animal Group Behavior Links to an external site. (YouTube)
SciShow Kids: Amazing Animal Groups Links to an external site.
science and Engineering practices
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA): NGSS, How Practices Change Links to an external site. (YouTube)
What are science and engineering practices? Links to an external site. (YouTube)
PBS Learning Media: Notebooks for Scientific Thinking Links to an external site. (transcript Links to an external site.)
What are the 8 practices and how can they be described? Links to an external site. Read only - no audio (YouTube) (transcript Links to an external site.)
Teaching Channel: Learn about the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Links to an external site.**
Bozeman Science: Asking Questions and Defining Problems Links to an external site.** (open in YouTube for transcript)
How have the Science and Engineering Practices changed science education? Links to an external site.** (YouTube)
Community Resources for Science: NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Links to an external site.**
This course content is offered under a CC Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike Links to an external site. license. Content in this course can be considered under this license unless otherwise noted.