Third+Grade

= **Welcome Back!** =

= St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School Technology Class =

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 Keyboarding Skills:



Power Typing Practice Identifying Keys Keyboarding Games 10 Key Pad

= = = = = = = = = = =**Internet Scavenger Hunt**=

1. What causes hiccups **[|Answer]** Hint: KidsHealth 2. Where can these lyrics from a popular children's series be found **[|Answer]** It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,

A beautiful day for a neighbor. Hint: PBS 3. What do you need to make bubbles **[|Answer]** Hint: The Bubblesphere 4. Who wrote these famous lines **[|Answer]** Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door; Only this, and nothing more." Hint: House of Usher 5. Is there a hair-raising experience in store for you **[|Answer]** Hint: Franklin Institute 6. Are cockroaches active during the day **[|Answer]** Hint: Trap Roach <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">7. Who were the Buffalo Soldiers **[|Answer]** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Hint: Buffalo Soldiers <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">8. Where can I go to see the world through the eyes of a honeybee **[|Answer]** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Hint: B-Eye <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">9. Who is the wizard of Menlo Park **[|Answer]** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Hint: Menlo Park <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">10. What was daily life like during the time of Thomas Jefferson**[|Answer]** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Hint: Monticello

Before you start, take a look around the Sun itself. Let’s answer some Sun questions.

1. How old is the Sun thought to be? _  2. What galaxy is the Sun a star in? _ Now, let’s start our planet visits. **Traveling on to Mercury, we’d like to know...** 3. What is the surface of Mercury covered with ? 4. How hot does it get on the side of Mercury closest to the sun? And how cold can it be on the side away from the sun? **As we arrive at Venus, we wonder...** 5. What does Venus do more slowly than any other planet? _ 6. What is one reason a human might not survive on Venus? **A quick stop on our home planet of Earth...** 7. How much of the Earth is covered by water? 8. What is Earth's atmosphere made of? (Hint:Click on the word More at this site.) **We’ve arrived on Mars!!** 9. Does Mars have seasons? 10. Describe the surface of Mars?

As we fly past **Jupiter,** we can answer... 11. What is happening at Jupiter's big Red Spot? _ 12. Which other planets could fit inside Jupiter if it was hollow? _ ** Arriving on Saturn, we learn... ** 13. What happens to Saturn's shape because it spins so fast? _ 14. What would happen to Saturn if it were placed in water? **Blasting by Uranus, we ask ourselves....** 15. When viewed from Earth, how does Uranus appear to rotate? **On Neptune, we find...** 16. What weather might we find on Neptune? ** At last, we’ve made it to Pluto. ** 17. Do all astonomers think Pluto is a planet?

**Now, we promised that this would be a round-trip voyage. But, guess what? You get to choose which planet you would like to return to! Pick your favorite planet, and tell why you'd especially like to re-visit it.** 18. Which planet would you like to return to? __And why?__ _

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 * Whole Class: Typing
 * Go to: @https://www.typing.com/student/test
 * Do the 1 min, 3 mins and 5 minutes typing.
 * When done, play any of the following:
 * Smarty Games - Halloween Math
 * Halloween Addition Game
 * Halloween Subtraction Game
 * Halloween Multiplication Game
 * Math World - Grade 3
 * Pumpkin Carving
 * Halloween Hangman
 * Halloween Pairs
 * Pumpkin Witch Spot the Difference
 * Too Much Halloween Candy Spot the Difference
 * Halloween Word Search
 * Jack-o-Lantern Dress Up
 * Witchy Things Word Search
 * Create a Tale - The Witches Stew



Third Grade
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 * 1) Whole Class: Review Computer Lab Rules & Procedures
 * 2) Use TuxPaint to draw a self-portrait.
 * Whole Class: Review TuxPaint - How to open, Tools, How to Save
 * Use TuxPaint to draw a self-portrait.
 * If done, Jumpstart 3rd Grade

Typing Stage 1 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-one.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 1" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-one.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 1" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level1_stage1.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-one.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 1" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/ghdxbnvx7h"]]

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Typing Stage 2 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-two.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 2" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-2.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-two.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 2" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level1_stage2.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-two.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 2" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/gv5zsrpyd3"]]

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Typing Stage 3 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-three.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 3" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-3.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-three.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 3" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level1_stage3.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-three.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 3" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/g8qjqd12mq"]]

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Typing Stage 4 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-four.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 4" link="http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-4.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-four.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 4" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level2_stage4.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-four.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 4" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/g1rzfhpfsd"]]

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Typing Stage 5 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-five.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 5" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-5.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-five.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 5" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level2_stage5.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-five.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 5" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/g7mv39kvmh"]]

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Typing Stage 6 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-six.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 6" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-6.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-six.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 6" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level2_stage6.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-six.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 6" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/gpl2mxrzwp"]]

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Typing Stage 7 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-seven.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 7" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-7.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-seven.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 7" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level3_stage7.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-seven.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 7" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/gj9lpq8kbj"]]

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Typing Stage 8 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-eight.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 8" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-8.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-eight.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Typing Stage 8" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level3_stage8.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-eight.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 8" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/gq5drb1trq"]]

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Typing Stage 9 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-nine.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 9" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-9.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-nine.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 9" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level3_stage9.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-nine.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 9" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/g47j9snq5d"]]

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Typing Stage 10 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-ten.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 10" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-10.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-ten.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 10" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level4_stage10.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-ten.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 10" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/gcw2y79813"]]

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Typing Stage 11 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-eleven.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 11" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-11.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-eleven.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 11" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level4_stage11.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-eleven.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 11" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/gpb1g15vng"]]

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Typing Stage 12 Links:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-twelve.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 12" link="@http://kidstyping.weebly.com/stage-12.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-twelve.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 12" link="@http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing/level4_stage12.html"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/typing-stages/typing-stage-twelve.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Stage 12" link="@http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/ghgr7b2d13"]]

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Typing and Spelling Practice:

 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/kinder/red/keyboard-climber2-red.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Keyboard Climber" link="@http://www.tvokids.com/games/keyboardclimber2"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/kinder/green/type-rocket-green.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Type Rocket" link="@http://www.abcya.com/typing_rocket_junior.htm"]]
 * [[image:http://oakdome.com/k5/images/link-buttons/kinder/pink/spelling-practice-dolche-sight-words.gif width="150" height="200" caption="Spelling Practice" link="@http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_spelling.htm"]]





Word Works A game to create and use words || [|Baseball Math] [|Count Us In Games] || [|Key Seeker] - Find the Letter Game [|Bubble Burst] - Find the letter [|ABCya]- fix the keyboard game
 * First Quarter ||  || First Day Lesson
 * ||  || Windows Basic Review
 * ||  || **Keyboarding**

[|Dance Mat Typing] - learn to type || Model Rockets Halloween Candy Chart || [|McGruff] [|CyberBully] - [|advice] [|Get Your Web License] || [|Exploring the Planets] Images and facts about the planets [|The Planets] Short list of facts about each planet [|Star Child Planets] NASA site with facts about the planets || [|Presidents]- Whitehouse.gov [|American Presidents]- American Presidents.org || Tornado ||
 * ||  || **Spreadsheets**
 * ||  || The __First__ Adventure of the Three [|CyberPigs]
 * ||  || [|Kerpoof] ||
 * Second Quarter ||  || [|Kids Planet] ||
 * ||  || [|Welcome to the Planets] Information about each of the planets
 * Third Quarter ||  || [|POTUS]- Internet Public Library
 * Fourth Quarter ||  || The Moon, Word
 * ||  || Internet Scavenger Hunt ||
 * ||  || Database Sea Animals ||


 * Whole Class: Review how to type A-Z
 * Whole Class: How to edit color words
 * If not done with typing assignments go to www.thisissand.com

<span style="color: #888888; font-family: Oxygen,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline;">I** f you finished early, you can go to the following sites: **

<span style="font-family: Oxygen,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">** Try some of these fun activities if you finish your work early! **
[|Lite Brite] || [|My Oats] || [|Drawminoes] || [|Flame Painter] || [|Crayola DigiColor] || [|Eye Candy] || [|This Is Sand] || [|Bomomo] || [|Flabby Physics] || [|Magnetic Poetry] || [|Solid Edge Garage] || [|San Diego Zoo] || [|Fraboom Online Museum] || [|Awesome Word Games] || [|Toon-Books Cartoon Maker] || [|Sporcle] || [|Youngzine] || [|Give the Dog A Bone] || [|Scrap Coloring] || [|Whizz Words] || [|Orisinal] || [|Stop Frame Animator] || [|Monster School Bus] || [|Line Rider] || [|Word Magic] || [|Tween Tribune] || [|Toy Theater] || [|Wordle] || [|Tagxedo] || [|Rotate & Roll] || [|Nick Jr. Spin Art] || [|EdHeads] || [|Sheppard Software] || [|Play Kids Games] || [|Auditorium] || [|Optical Illusions Challenge] || [|Isle of Tune] || [|Paint Like Pollock] || [|Must Pop Words] || [|Free Rice] ||
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/litebrite2.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://notian.net/litebrite//"]]
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/crayola.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://www.crayola.com/coloring_application/index.cfm"]]
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/flabby_physics.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://www.flabbyphysics.com/"]]
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/fraboom.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://www.fraboom.com/"]]
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/youngzine.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://www.youngzine.com/"]]
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/orisinal.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/"]]
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/wordmagic2.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://www.tvokids.com/games/wordmagic"]]
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/tagxedo.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html"]]
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/sheppard2.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/"]]
 * [[image:http://misskayscomputer.com/graphics/isleoftune2.gif width="120" height="87" align="center" link="http://isleoftune.com/"]]