3rd Grade
Programs that Correlate with 3rd Grade Standards
Our goal is to teach youth about waste reduction and environmental responsibility. Many of our programs meet or correlate with Indiana’s Academic Standards. This page outlines those programs that best relate to the grade level standards for your class. Review the programs listed below and contact us to schedule your program. We look forward to working with you!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink
Learn the basics of recycling! What can we recycle? How can we recycle it? Where can we recycle it? And why should we recycle?
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
Packaging and Materials Engineering
Students become Materials Engineers to solve the problem of sustainably packaging common substances using different materials.
Science: 3-5.ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
Worms Are Still Eating My Garbage
Scheduled only Sept.-Nov. Learn about the red worm and how it turns garbage into compost. If desired, the class is left with a working vermicompost system and a “how to” book.
Science: 3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
How Do They Do That?
What happens to the “stuff” we put in our recycling bin? It can find new life as lots of fun and useful things. This program also explains the difference between making things from natural resources and recycling. Lots of samples of recycled content items are included in the program!
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
Garbage Pizza
Have you ever wondered how much space cardboard, plastic or paper take up in the landfill? This is a fun way to learn math and science at the same time!
Math: 3.NS.2, 3.G.3, 3.DA.1
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
Treasure Walk
Go on a treasure walk with us! We will be talking about one of our favorites, “Tiny, Perfect Things” by M.H. Clark. When you look for for the tiny things, you care about them. And when you care about them, you do things to protect them.
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
Junkbot
Read along with us as we enjoy “The Most Magnificent Thing” by Ashley Spires and make our own Junkbot from reused items you might find around the house. Don’t worry if it doesn’t work the first time.
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
Jingle Bell Maze
Create your own maze with a reused shoebox and see if you can get the lost bell back home
Science: 3-5.ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
Rescue the Litter!
Oh no! There’s litter in the storm drain! Students will design and engineer contraptions that will rescue the litter from the “storm drain” using reused items from the recycle bin.
Science: 3-5.ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
Re-Used Pop Bottle Terrarium
In this program we will teach students a practical approach to reusing. Students will construct their own terrarium out of an old water bottle. Students will plant seeds in their terrariums. Teachers will then be welcome to have students monitor these over time to assist with meeting third grade standards.
Science: 3-LS4-3
Water Pollution and Freddy the Fish
Follow the journey of our friend, Freddy the Fish, as he meanders down a stream. Discover different sources of point and non-point source pollution and how to stop it.
Science: 3-LS4-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
Santa’s Sleigh
Using the science and engineering process, we will make the best and fastest sleigh for Santa’s gifts to be delivered .
Science: 3-5.ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
Boat Challenge
Using the engineering process, we will make a boat from reused trash.
Science: 3-5.ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
Purdue University: The Nature of Teaching
“Food Waste from Farm to Fork”
From a unit that “highlights the resources required to produce food and the food wasted along each step of the food production system.”
Math: 3.NS.1, 3.NS.3, 3.C.1, 3.DA.1
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
“The Apple Falls Far from the Tree”
“This unit is designed to teach students about food waste and ways they can help reduce it.”
Math: 3.NS.1, 3.NS.3, 3.C.1, 3.DA.1
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.2, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.5
Create-A-Story
Students will “discover” what’s in a random bag of artifacts (reused objects) salvaged from a home and create a story using the objects for inspiration for time, setting, conflict and character.
English/Language Arts: 3.W.4
Book Bins
Books bins can be checked out for two weeks. The bin includes a book with a STEM or environmental message and materials to do a related craft or STEM activity.
English/Language Arts: 3.RC.1, 3.RC.3, 2.RC.5, 3.CC.1, 3.CC.3, 3.CC.4
Social Studies: 3.C.1, 3.C.4, 3.E.1
Science: 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5ETS1-3
Build-a-Landfill
Students will model the construction of a landfill with materials that will help save surrounding waterways from pollution.
Science: 3-5.ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7
Berry Natural Packaging
You are out picking berries when you realize you have no way to get them home. Using the engineering design process, your students will design packaging to carry their berries home with items that can be found outside (leaves, sticks, bark, etc).
Science: 3-5.ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3
Social Studies: 3.C.4, 3.C.5, 3.E.1, 3.E.2, 3.E.7