Science: A STEM Approach – Primary 3 Online Resources

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Living Things I Energy and forces I Materials I Earth and the environment

Unit	Page	Link description
Living Things	4	Video - Animals and their babies
Living Things	5	How to use iMovie
Living Things	11	Interactive plant sites
Living Things	11	Tomato stop-motion video
Living Things	11	Clay-mation video
Living Things	11	Videos linked to QR codes on page 13
Living Things	11	Videos linked to QR codes on page 13
Living Things	12	Interactive game - Green Plants
Living Things	15	Cincinnato Zoo - Instagram page
Living Things	15	Seesaw application on tablet computer
Living Things	16	Other images from the Cincinnati Zoo
Living Things	16	Explanation of mammals
Living Things	18	Science up Close video about amphibians
Living Things	18	Life Cycle of a Frog file download
Living Things	21	A Bug's Life video clip
Living Things	21	Episode from Miniscule linked to QR code on page 26
Living Things	29	Pupils create a digital book about themselves
Living Things	31	Bee-Bots and other robots
Living Things	31	Explore website to understand how a Bee-Bot moves
Living Things	31	Explore different mats that can be used with a Bee-Bot
Energy and forces	42	Video -Gravity, Force and Work
Energy and forces	42	Online Quiz - Forces Quiz
Energy and forces	46	Interactive game -Pushing and Pulling
Energy and forces	46	Image - Forces in Action playground scene
Energy and forces	46	Interactive game - Rock and Roll (medium)
Energy and forces	50	Interactive game - Pushes and Pulls
Energy and forces	50	Interactive game - Rock and Roll (hard)
Energy and forces	53	Interactive game - Pushing and Pulling
Energy and forces	53	Video - Tug of War
Energy and forces	53	Interactive activity - Forces and Movement
Energy and forces	57	Video about Sir Isaac Newton
Energy and forces	57	Video - Defining Gravity
Energy and forces	60	Video - Sink or Float
Energy and forces	60	Interactive activity - Sink or Float
Energy and forces	67	Create a pulley system - Example
Energy and forces	69	Video - using an airconditioner to make inflated objects levitate
Materials	78	Game - Desert Island Materials
Materials	82	What if Rain Boots were Made of Paper
Materials	85	Charles Macintosh Powerpoint presentation
Materials	85	Alternative Charles Macintosh website
Materials	89	Characteristics of Materials game
Materials	97	How it's Made - Paper recycling video
Materials	102	Design and create decorated biscuits - Recipe
Materials	104	Behind the News video - What an oil spill is
Materials	104	Explore what absorption is - PowerPoint presentation
Earth and the environment	114	Video - Resources: Welcome to the neighbourhood
Earth and the environment	118	Interactive game - Farm to fork (5-8)
Earth and the environment	118	Interactive game - Farm to fork (8-11)
Earth and the environment	122	Interactive game - We all use water
Earth and the environment	122	Interactive game - Getting water to your house
Earth and the environment	122	Online Quiz
Earth and the environment	126	Video - Real World Science: Rocks and Minerals
Earth and the environment	126	Video - Modern Mining-Eagle Mine - Nickel and Copper
Earth and the environment	132	Video - A Story about sustainability
Earth and the environment	132	Online material sorting game
Earth and the environment	132	Watch the news report on Irish recycling
Earth and the environment	132	Interactive game - Waste and Recycling-Sorting Activity
Earth and the environment	132	More on reduce, reuse and recycle
Earth and the environment	139	How to make water filter
Earth and the environment	141	Video - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to enjoy a better life