This page contains links to online activities and information for grade 3, with the purpose for preparing students for standardized testing. It coincides with the 2013 Spring Test Prep Advisory compiled by MCS Curriculum and Instruction.
Third Grade District-Targeted Skill Clusters
Cluster #1
**ELA: Main Idea and Supporting Details
**Math: Equivalent Fractions
- Equivalent Fractions Matching Game
- Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms
- Tony Fraction’s Pizza Shop
- Equivalent Fractions Interactive Practice
- Cybersquad-Make a Match
**Science: Investigating a Question
- Virtual Investigation: Fingerprint Activity
- Insect Investigation-Using Questions as Keys
- Variation in Living Things Investigation
**Social Studies: Governance and Maps
- Your Neighborhood and Beyond
- Branches of Government
- How Laws are Made
- Adventure Island (using a map key)
- Explore Mars (using a map grid)
- Cybersquard: Virus Hunt (map navigation)
Cluster #2
**ELA: Organization and Sequence
- Sequencing Quiz
- Make Gran’s Cup of Tea Sequence Activity
- Interactive Timeline Creator (story events)
**Math: Compare and Order Fractions
**Science: Solving a Human Problem
- Science and Technology Jobs and Inventions videos
- Check My Plate – Making Healthy Eating Choices
- Slush Rush
**Social Studies: Physical Geography
- Continent Matching
- Image Ace (using satellite photos to identify human-made and natural land features)
- Interactive World Landforms
- World Biomes
Cluster #3
**ELA: Sentence Analysis
**Math: Add and Subtract Fractions
**Science: Technology Development
- Science and Technology Jobs and Inventions videos
- Fantastic Contraption
- DesignIt.BuildIt.FidgIt.
- PowerPlay
**Social Studies: Physical Geography
- Continent Matching
- Image Ace (using satellite photos to identify human-made and natural land features)
- Interactive World Landforms
- World Biomes
Cluster #4
**ELA: Literary Analysis, Judging Reliability and Appropriateness
- Seaside Postcard (character)
- Street Scene Labels (setting)
- Jack and Jill Plot Map Video (story elements)
- Hints About Print (selecting sources)
- Quality Information Checklist
**Math: Recognize Polygons/Geometric Definitions
**Science: Physical Properties of Matter
**Social Studies: History
- Arctic Artifacts
- Name the Founding Father
- Stories from the Past
- Native Americans Activities
- U.S. History Timeline
Cluster #5
**ELA: Inferential Reading
**Math: Elapsed Time
**Science: Heat Energy
**Social Studies: History
- Arctic Artifacts
- Name the Founding Father
- Stories from the Past
- Native Americans Activities
- U.S. History Timeline
Cluster #6
**ELA: Main Idea and Supporting Details
**Math: Interpret Table/Graph
- Ice Cream Graphing
- Coin Toss (tables)
- Bugs in the System (bar graphs)
**Science: Solar System
- Go to the Head of the Solar System
- Earth, Sun, and Moon
- Planets Interactive
- Sun, Moon and Stars Module
- Encyclopedia Interactica (orbits, lunar cycles, eclipses)
**Social Studies: Geography/Maps
- Explore a Pyramid (map keys)
- Find Your Longitude
- News City Pizza (cardinal directions)
- Grid References
- Scale
- Family Adventure (use maps to find places)
Cluster #7
**ELA: Determining Purpose and Function
**Math: Mathematical Relationships in Number Sentences and Equations
- Primary Krypto
- Equivalency Concentration
- Balanced Equations
- Deep Sea Duel
- Genius Boxing
- Operation Order
**Science: Classify Landforms
**Social Studies: Economics
Cluster #8
**ELA: Vocabulary in Context and Vocabulary Usage
- Word Meaning Image Clues
- Flip A Chip
- Cloze Reading Passages
- Video: Storylords-Inferring Word Meaning in Context
**Math: Multiply Using Multiples of Ten
**Science: Living/Nonliving
**Social Studies: Economics
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