Third Grade Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
August 2015
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Science and Engineering
Practices (7 days)
In this unit students will focus
on foundations in science
which include Habits of Mind
co-requisites and basic skills.
Skills include lab safety,
scientific processes,
measuring, graphing,
organizing data, and other
required math skills.
Unit 1: Habitats of Georgia
( 50 days)
Differentiate between habitats
in different regions in
Georgia. Identify features of
green plants that thrive in
different regions. Identify
features of animals that thrive
in different regions. Explain
what happens if a habitat is
changed.
Unit 2: Interdependence of
Man ( 50 days)
Determine the
interdependence of man and
the environment. Recognize
kinds of pollution found in
land, water, and air tying the
year together to see the
relationships between the
earth, life, and physical
aspects of units of study.
1
2
3
4
5
FIRST DAY
9
10
11
6
17
18
8
14
15
Science and
Engineering Practices
Structure, Ener Moles
12
13
Science and Engineering Practices
16
7
19
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
20
21
22
27
28
29
Unit 1&2: Habitats/Pollution
23
24
25
26
Unit 1&2: Habitats/Pollution
30
31
Unit 1&2
Third Grade Science
September 2015
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Unit 1: Habitats of Georgia
( 50 days)
Differentiate between habitats
in different regions in
Georgia. Identify features of
green plants that thrive in
different regions. Identify
features of animals that thrive
in different regions. Explain
what happens if a
habitat is changed.
Unit 2: Interdependence of
Man ( 50 days)
Determine the
interdependence of man and
the environment. Recognize
kinds of pollution found in
land, water, and air tying the
year together to see the
relationships between the
earth, life, and physical
aspects of units of study.
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
5
11
12
18
19
25
26
Unit 1&2:Habitats/Pollution
6
7
8
14
10
Unit 1&2: Habitants/Pollution
LABOR DAY
13
9
15
16
17
Unit 1&2: Habitats/Pollution
20
21
22
23
Unit 1&2: Habitats/Pollution
27
28
29
Unit 1&2: Habitats/Pollution
30
October
2015
Third Grade Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Units of Instruction
1
Unit: I Habitats of Georgia
( 50 days)
Differentiate between habitats
in different regions in
Georgia. Identify features of
green plants that thrive in
different regions. Identify
features of animals that thrive
in different regions. Explain
what happens if a
habitat is changed.
Unit 2: Interdependence of
Man ( 50 days)
Determine the
interdependence of man and
the environment. Recognize
kinds of pollution found in
land, water, and air tying the
year together to see the
relationships between the
earth, life, and physical
aspects of units of study.
2
3
9
10
16
17
22
23
24
29
30
31
Unit 1&2:
Habitats/Pollution
4
5
6
7
Unit 1&2: Habitats/Pollution
11
12
13
Fall Break
18
8
Teacher
Professional
Learning Day
14
Fall Break
15
Unit 1&2: Habitats/Pollution
19
20
21
Unit 1&2: Habitats/Pollution
25
26
27
28
Unit 1&2: Habitats/Pollution
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
November
2015
Third Grade Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Unit 3: Heat Energy
( 25 days)
Explain ways heat is
Produced. Use thermometers
to measure heat Investigate
heat transfer. Determine
insulators and conductors of
heat Investigate solar heat.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
12
13
14
19
20
21
26
27
28
Unit 3: Heat
8
9
10
11
Unit 3: Heat
15
16
17
18
Unit 3: Heat
22
23
24
25
Thanksgiving Break (November 23 - 27)
29
30
Unit 3
December
2015
Third Grade Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Unit 3: Heat Energy
( 25 days)
Explain ways heat is
Produced. Use thermometers
to measure heat Investigate
heat transfer. Determine
insulators and conductors of
heat Investigate solar heat.
Tuesday
November 30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
Saturday
3
4
5
10
11
12
Unit 3: Heat
6
7
8
9
Unit 3: Heat
Unit 4: Magnets (12 days)
Identify objects attracted to
Magnets. Describe attraction
and repulsion of magnetic
poles. Measure strength of
various magnets Explain how
magnets are used in everyday
life.
13
14
15
21
22
23
18
17
24
Semester Break (December 21 - January 4)
27
28
29
30
19
LAST DAY
Unit 4: Magnets
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
20
16
31
25
26
Third Grade Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
January 2016
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Unit 4: Magnets (12 days)
Identify objects attracted to
Magnets. Describe attraction
and repulsion of magnetic
poles. Measure strength of
various magnets. Explain
how magnets are used in
everyday life.
2
8
9
14
15
16
21
22
23
29
30
Semester Break
3
Unit 5: Rocks and Soils
(30 days)
Observe measure and
describe attributes of rocks
and soils. Perform simple
tests to group rocks. Compare
and contrast rocks Compare
and contrast soils. Explain the
process of rock and soil
formation.
1
4
5
Semester
Break
Teacher
Professional
Learning Day
10
11
6
12
7
Unit 4: Magnets
13
Unit 4: Magnets
17
18
19
MLK DAY
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
24
25
26
20
Unit 5: Rocks and Soils
27
Unit 5: Rocks and Soils
28
Third Grade Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Unit 5: Rocks and Soils
(30 days)
Observe measure and
describe attributes of rocks
and soils. Perform simple
tests to group rocks. Compare
and contrast rocks. Compare
and contrast soils. Explain the
process of rock and soil
formation.
Sunday
Monday
Jan. 31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
February 2016
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
6
Unit 5: Rocks and Soils
7
8
9
10
11
Unit 5: Rocks and Soils
14
15
16
22
13
Winter Break
18
19
20
26
27
Unit 5:Rocks and Soils
Winter Break
21
17
12
23
24
Unit 5: Rocks and Soils
25
Third Grade Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Unit 5: Rocks and Soils
(30 days)
Observe measure and
describe attributes of rocks
and soils. Perform simple
tests to group rocks. Compare
and contrast rocks. Compare
and contrast soils. Explain the
process of rock and soil
formation.
Sunday
Monday
Feb. 28
Tuesday
Feb. 29
Wednesday
1
March 2016
Thursday
2
Friday
Saturday
3
4
5
10
11
12
Unit 5: Rocks and Soils
6
7
8
9
Unit 6: Fossils
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
Unit 6: Fossils (17 days)
13
14
Fossils as evidence. Types of
Fossils. Model fossils.
Recognize patterns of fossils.
Relate fossils to organisms.
15
16
17
Teacher
Professional
Learning Day
Unit 6: Fossils
20
21
22
23
24
Unit 6: Fossils
27
28
29
Unit 6: Fossils
19
18
30
31
25
26
Third Grade Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
April 2016
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Unit 6: Fossils (17 days)
1
2
7
8
9
14
15
16
22
23
29
30
Fossils as evidence. Types of
Fossils. Model fossils.
Recognize patterns of fossils.
Relate fossils to organisms.
Culminating Unit
(4th Grade Preview)
Earth Science (Earth,
Moon, Sun, & Stars)
Students will evaluate a
topic of choice using PBL,
ADI, or DefinedStem as a
template for the end
product.
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
3
4
5
6
Spring Break (April 4 - 8)
10
11
12
13
Cumulative Review (All Domains)
Extend/Review/Assess/Reteach
17
18
19
20
21
Cumulative Review (All Domains)
Extend/Review/Assess/Reteach
24
25
26
27
TH
28
Culminating Unit: ( 4 Grade and ADI, PBLs, and
DefinedSTEM)
Third Grade Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
May 2016
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Culminating Unit
(4th Grade Preview)
Earth Science (Earth,
Moon, Sun, & Stars)
Students will evaluate a
topic of choice using PBL,
ADI, or DefinedStem as a
template for the end
product.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
13
14
20
21
27
28
Culminating Unit: ( 4th Grade and ADI, PBLs, and
DefinedSTEM)
8
9
10
11
12
Culminating Unit: ( 4th Grade and ADI, PBLs, and
DefinedSTEM)
15
16
17
18
19
Culminating Unit: (4th Grade and ADI, PBLs, and
DefinedSTEM)
22
23
24
25
LAST DAY
Culminating Unit
29
30
31
26