Science Week 3
FOCUS
STANDARD
3.E.2.1 Compare
Earth’s saltwater
and freshwater
features
(including oceans,
seas, rivers, lakes,
ponds, streams,
and glaciers).
ESSENTIAL CURRICULUM
CONTENT
What are the characteristics of
freshwater and saltwater?
What is an ocean, sea, lake,
pond, stream and glacier?
How are the bodies of water
alike and different?
Vocabulary:
Saltwater
Freshwater
Ocean
Sea
River
Lake
Pond
Stream
Glacier
MATERIALS / RESOURCES
ACTIVITIES / ASSESSEMENTS
Experiments:

Freshwater Saltwater Eggperiment

Steam Table Lesson Plan

Landforms Bodies of Water
Song and Body Motion Activity

Order Bodies of Water from
Greatest to Least in Size. (Can
be done on paper or by giving
children cards and moving)
Literature:

Follow the Water from Brook to
Ocean by Arthur Dorros

Poem: Water, Water
Everywhere
Online Resources:

Essentially Science Wiki Page
Vocabulary Powerpoint.
Assessments:

Picture Word Definition
Sentence

Flow Map Bodies of Water from
Greatest to Least in Size.

Quarter 3 Quiz and Study Guide
(give at the end of the quarter)
NOTES
There is an end of quarter study
guide and quiz on the science
concepts for the quarter.