The document contains prompts for math and science questions for a 3rd grade online focus. There are 5 math word problems asking students to show their work and explain answers involving cookies shared between friends, ages of people, counting jelly beans, pages read in a book, and photos that can fit in an album. There are also 5 science questions asking about the size of the Sun, differences between frogs and toads, what it means to be cold-blooded with 4 examples, the purpose and function of plant stems, and what happens if a plant is separated from its roots.

1. Online Actions
In Writing:
Focus- 3rd
Grade
Karyn Zalman
LAE6315
Dr. Joseph
June 22, 2014

2. Mathematics
 If Charlotte has some cookies and she
gives 6 of her friends 8 cookies, how many
cookies did she have in all? Show your
work and explain your answer.

3. Mathematics
 Ben is 5 times older than Sofia. Sofia is 5
years old. How old is Ben? Show your work
and explain
your answer.

4. Mathematics
 I have 7 groups of jelly beans. In each
group I have 4 jelly beans. How many jelly
beans do I have in total? Show your work
and explain your answer.

5. Mathematics
 James has read 30 pages of a book. If he
has 3 times as many pages still to read,
how many pages does the book have in
all? Show your work and explain your
answer.

6. Mathematics
 Sarah is making a photo book with
pictures of her and her friends. If she has a
book that will hold 6 photos a page and it
has 30 pages, how many pictures can she
add to the book? Show your work and
explain your answer.

7. Science
 Is the Sun the biggest star in the Milky
Way? Why or why not? Explain your
answer.

8. Science
 How can a scientist tell the difference
between a frog and a toad? Give at least
3 examples.

9. Science
 What does it mean for an animal to be
cold-blooded? Explain and give 4
examples of cold-blooded animals.

10. Science
 What is the purpose of the stem of a
plant? State it’s purpose and how it works.

11. Science
 What will happen to a plant if it gets
broken apart from its roots? Explain why
this would happen.