CUSD #95
Learner Objectives
Science for Third Grade
Draw a simple food chain and food web
Illustrate flow of energy with arrows in a simple food chain
Identify interactions of plants and animals in simple food chains and webs
Match predator and prey in habitat illustrations
List physical features that help a plant survive in its environment
List physical features that help an animal survive in its environment
Describe how force changes the position and motion of an object
List examples of motions
Describe forces as pushes and pulls
Identify which simple machine you would use to perform a task
Explain why using a simple machine makes doing work easier
Identify summer and winter using a diagram of the Earth’s tilt and pathway
around the sun
Use experiences with scale modeling to describe the solar system and the
planets positions
Describe the Earth’s movement using the terminology rotation and
revolution
Identify constellations as star patterns in the sky
Always follow appropriate safety procedures
Interpret the relationship of force to motion on a graph
Interpret data from multiple observations of the same event (i.e. tracking
shadows or moon phases)
Use observations of moon phases to make accurate predictions of what
phase would come next in a sequence
List accurate observations and data during an investigation Identify the
one factor (variable) being changed in a scientific investigation
Produce accurate observations and data during experimentation
Sketch a design plan for seed dispersal
Conduct fair tests on seed dispersal mechanisms with available materials
Explain how you would improve a gravity powered car design based upon
observations and classroom data
Describe ways that technology has changed specific environments
Select appropriate instruments to measure mass, length and force
Compare/contrast what life would be like without technological advances
Give examples of how technology has improved our understanding of
space explorations