3rd Grade ELA

A Big Step for a Little Bird Earlier this year, in the month of May, something wonderful happened for a special little bird. The Kirtland’s warbler, a small yellow and gray songbird, was officially taken off the “endangered” list. This is a list that tells us which animals are in the most danger of disappearing…

A New Kind of Park Opens in California Earlier this month, in October, something exciting happened in the state of California. A brand new park opened for everyone to visit! But this isn’t just any ordinary park with swings and slides. This special park is called a “climate-ready” park. That’s a big term that means…

A New Kind of Robot Helper Grade Level: 3Theme: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation Full Text: Earlier this week, some very smart scientists announced they made a special new robot. This robot is different from the robots you might see in movies. It doesn’t look like a person. Instead, it is a small, soft hand that can pick…

A New Kind of Space Mission Earlier this month, in May of this year, something exciting happened in the world of space exploration. A special spacecraft named the Boeing Starliner blasted off from Earth on a very important test flight. Its destination? The International Space Station, a giant science lab that orbits high above our…

A New Kind of Robot Helps People Walk Again By: Mr./Ms. Johnson, 3rd Grade Teacher Earlier this year, in the month of May, some amazing news came from scientists who build robots. They didn’t build a robot to clean your room or play soccer. Instead, they built a special robot suit to help people who…

A New Kind of Helper in the Library Earlier this week, something exciting happened at a public library in San Francisco. The library got a new helper, but this helper isn’t a person! It is a friendly, orange and white robot named “Goose.” Goose is a special kind of robot that can move around by…