Grade 3 Journey 1 Achieve 3000 Article Discussion Questions Thought Question A Fine, Fine School Are you ready, Schools? How have schools changed from one room Will e-textbooks ever sell better than traditional textbooks? Trial of Cardigan Jones Sorry Mattel Do you think Judges always make the right decision? A federal jury decided that MGA owns the idea for the Bratz dolls. What do you think about this? Kids Making a Difference Just like Dad How can kids make a difference? What difference do you think you could make? Nine-year-old Bindi Irwin has a television show. It is called Bindi The Jungle Girl. Why is Bindi's work important? Pop’s Bridge Keeping Bridges Safe How are the bridges the same? Why might it be important to use the new wireless sensors on bridges? Roberto Clemente Making Their Mark How has Roberto been honored? Write a summary of today's news story. To write a summary you should do these things: Journey Theme- Unit 2 Achieve 3000 Article Discussion Questions Bat Loves the Night A Year with the Bats How can bats be helpful? How can counting them be helpful? Let's say scientists were going to move them close to your town. What would you think about that? Why? What do Illustrators do? Winning Words and Pictures How do the pictures in the book help you to understand the story? Think about the Newbery and Caldecott Awards. How might a person's life change after winning one of these awards? The Harvest Birds Keeping the Past Alive What does it mean to carry on a tradition? What are some traditions that the Hopi have? How are they the same as in the story The Harvest Birds? Describe the Hopi traditions talked about in the readings. Why do Hopi elders want tribal members to carry on these traditions? Kamishibai Man The Greatest School on Earth How are being a mime and a clown the same? How are they different? Let's say that you joined the circus. You have been there for one month. How is your new life different from your old life?
Young Thomas Edison Before There Were Ipods Describe the making of Edison's first recording. What words are used to describe that first recording? Tell about the first recording of an American voice. When was the recording made? How was it made? Who recorded it? Journey Theme Unit 3 Achieve 3000 Article Discussion Questions Technology Wins the Game Go bots! How can robots and technology be used in the future of sports? The robots get better each year. Some are even playing against one another in soccer games. What do you think? Tops and Bottoms What’s Cooking in Washington? Do you think it is important for every students to learn to cook? Write a summary of today's news story. Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend To text or to talk? Why did the author begin and end the Article by recounting some encounters between Anna Schiferl and her mother? What are some good and bad things about technology? Why are some people worried about texting by teens? Also, explain how technology is being used in helpful ways. Aero and Officer Mike What a Dog can Do What are some ways other animals can be helpful? Think about working with a therapy dog. Why might someone want to do this? Explain. Use facts from the news story to back up your answer. The Extra-good Sunday Star Cooks Teach Healthy Eating Would you eat healthy because a movie star did? Let's say that you work with Rachael Ray. You help her create healthy school lunches. What is one meal you would create? Explain why you chose this meal. Journey Theme Unit 4 Achieve 3000 Article Discussion Questions Judy Moody Saves the World! Everything old is New Again Why should people recycle? Freecycling is one way of recycling things. Explain why people should recycle. Then, explain how freecycling works.
The Albertosaurus Mystery: Philip Currie’s Hunt in the Badlands Found: Two New Dinosaurs Why do scientists believe they might find other fossil discoveries in other places? How can this be helpful? compare and contrast the Kosmoceratops and Utahceratops dinosaurs. A Tree Is Growing Can Trees Keep Air Clean? Planting trees may help clean the air near factories. But trees can be harmed by wildfires and other threats. Should money be spent to help save them? A claim is made that reforestation will help to improve air quality. Create an argument to support this claim. Two Bear Cubs Don’t Feed the Bears! How can we help bears with new coolers? In the news story, two groups disagree about using smartphone apps to find wild animals.Which side do you think is right? Life on the Ice Our Day with the Polar Bears Why is it important to help the polar bears? Let's say you are watching an animal that you like. Write a story about the animal. Journey Theme Unit 5 Achieve 3000 Article Discussion Questions Sarah, Plain and Tall Westward Expansion: Discovering Our World Where did Lewis and Clark travel? What were some of their biggest challenges? What are the main ideas found in the texts? Which details explain the main ideas? The Journey: Stories of Migration Surprise! Songbirds Are Speedy Is it important to study how fast birds fly? What other things migrate? Researchers want to learn more about bird migration. Tell about the investigations. The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman Putting More "Snail" in Mail What are some of the changes U.S. Postal Service should make mentioned in the news story? What do you think about the planned changes to the U.S. Postal Service? Hawaii's Fire Show Why are some people willing to live near Kilauea? How does a shield volcano erupt? What do many Hawaiians believe about the shield volcano Kilauea and the goddess Pele? Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest Reaching High...Again What is the greatest achievement in climbing Mt. Everest? Find Mount Everest and Mount McKinley. Which mountain has more climbers? Why do you think this is? Journey Theme Unit 6 Achieve 3000 Article Discussion Questions