The Water Hole Read Aloud 3rd Grade Science Lesson

Integrate STEM in your classroom with this third-grade science activity where students learn about how animals are similar and different!
In the story The Water Hole, students learn that plants and animals thrive around a watering hole. Soon, the environment changes and the water decreases until it can no longer help the plants and animals that live there. When the rains come, the water hole is restored, and the animals gather again.

In the real world, environmental problems aren’t always solved so easily. Sometimes, we need to design solutions for sustainability. In this STEM Challenge, students create a way to harvest rain.

Connect to Read Aloud Story:

Perfect companion STEM challenge to The Water Hole by Graeme Base.

Materials:

• makerspace consumables (cardboard, paper towel rolls, cups, bowls, straws, plastic bottles)
• aluminum foil
• tape
• aluminum or plastic tray
• water source (faucet, watering can)
• blue food coloring (optional)
• measuring cup
• sticky notes
• chart paper
• pencils and STEM journals

Includes:

• NGSS Standards
• Vocabulary Words
• Teacher Instructions
• Example Photos
• Student Instructions
• STEM Journal
• STEM Challenge

Learning Objective

I can determine possible solutions to problems caused by changes in the environment.

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