Science Curriculum Timeline
Third Grade
First Marking
Topic:
Life Science
Second Marking
Topic:
Life Science
Third Marking
Topic:
Earth Science
Kent County Units:
Gist:
-Plants
- Animals
Kent County Units:
Gist:
-Animals
- Adaptation
Kent County Units:
Gist:
-Earth Materials
- Surface Changes
- Natural Resources
Scope Units:
-Plant Exploration
-Animal Characteristics
and Adaptations
Scope Units:
-Plant Exploration
-Animal Characteristics
and Adaptations
Months:
September, October,
and November
Months:
November, December
and January
Scope Units:
-Earth’s Surface
-Using Natural
Resources
-Reduce, Reuse, and
Recycle
Months:
GLCE’s:
GLCE’s:
January, February,
and March
GLCE’s:
- Describe the function of the
- Describe the function of the
- Identify natural resources
following plant parts: flower,
following plant parts: flower,
(metals, fuels, fresh water, soil,
stem, root, and leaf. (L.OL.03.31) stem, root, and leaf. (L.OL.03.31) and forests). (E.ES.03.41)
- Identify and compare
structures in animals used for
controlling body temperature,
support, movement, food-getting,
and protection (fur, wings, teeth,
claws, scales). (L.OL.03.32)
- Identify and compare
structures in animals used for
controlling body temperature,
support, movement, food-getting,
and protection (fur, wings, teeth,
claws, scales). (L.OL.03.32)
- Classify renewable (fresh
water, forests) and nonrenewable (fuels, metals)
resources. (E.ES.03.42)
- Describe ways humans are
protecting, extending and
- Classify plants on the basis of - Classify plants on the basis of restoring resources (recycle,
observable physical characteristics observable physical characteristics reuse, reduce, renewal).
(roots, leaves, stems, and
(roots, leaves, stems, and
(E.ES.03.43)
flowers). (L.OL.03.41)
flowers). (L.OL.03.41)
- Recognize that paper, metal,
- Classify animals on the basis - Classify animals on the basis glass, and some plastics can be
of observable physical
of observable physical
recycled. (E.ES.03.44)
characteristics (backbone, body
characteristics (backbone, body
covering, limbs). (L.OL.03.42)
covering, limbs). (L.OL.03.42)
- Describe ways humans are
dependent on the natural
- Relate characteristics and
- Relate characteristics and
environment (forests, water,
functions of observable parts in functions of observable parts in clean air, Earth materials) and
Fourth Marking
Topic:
-Physical Science
-Science Processes
Kent County Units:
Gist:
- Force and Motion
- Light and Sound
- Measurement and
Gravity
Scope Units:
-Light Energy
-Sound Energy
-Forces and Motion
Months:
March, April, and
May
GLCE’s:
- Identify light and sound as
forms of energy. (P.EN.03.11)
- Demonstrate that light travels
in a straight line and that
shadows are made by placing an
object in a path of light.
(P.EN.03.21)
- Describe what happens to
light when it travels from water
to air (a straw half in water
and half in the air looks bent).
(P.EN.03.22)
- Relate sounds to their sources
of vibrations (for example: a
musical note produced by a
vibrating guitar string, the
sounds of a drum made by the
vibrating drum head).
(P.EN.03.31)
a variety of plants that allow
them to live in their
environment (for example: leaf
shape, thorns, odor, color).
(L.EV.03.11)
a variety of plants that allow
them to live in their
environment (for example: leaf
shape, thorns, odor, color).
(L.EV.03.11)
constructed environments (homes, - Distinguish the effect of fast
neighborhoods, shopping malls,
or slow vibrations as pitch.
factories, and industry).
(P.EN.03.32)
(E.ES.03.51)
- Describe helpful or harmful
- Relate characteristics and
- Relate characteristics and
effects of humans on the
functions of observable body
functions of observable body
environment (garbage, habitat
parts to the ability of animals to parts to the ability of animals to destruction, land management,
live in their environment (for
live in their environment (for
renewable and non-renewable
example: sharp teeth, claws,
example: sharp teeth, claws,
resources). (E.ES.03.52)
odor, body coverings).
odor, body coverings).
(L.EV.03.12)
(L.EV.03.12)
- Recognize and describe
different types of Earth materials
(mineral, rock, clay, boulder,
gravel, sand, soil). (E.SE.03.13)
- Recognize that rocks are
made up of minerals.
(E.SE.03.14)
- Identify and describe natural
causes of change in the Earth’s
surface (erosion, glaciers,
volcanoes, landslides, and
earthquakes). (E.SE.03.22)
- Identify Earth materials used
to construct some common
objects (for example: bricks,
buildings, roads, glass). (E.SE.
03.31)
- Describe how materials taken
from the Earth can be used as
fuels for heating and
transportation. (E.SE.03.32)
- Demonstrate how some
materials are heated more than
others by light that shines on
them. (P.PM.03.51)
- Explain how we need light to
see objects: light from a source
reflects off objects and enters
our eyes. (P.PM.03.52)
- Identify the force that pulls
objects towards the Earth.
(P.FM.03.22)
- Describe how a push or a
pull is a force. (P.FM.03.35)
- Relate a change in motion of
an object to the force that
caused the change in motion.
(P.FM.03.36)
- Demonstrate how the change
in motion of an object is related
to the strength of the force
acting upon the object and to
the weight of the object.
(P.FM.03.37)
- Demonstrate when an object
does not move in response to a
force, it is because another force
is acting on it. (P.FM.03.38)
- Describe the motion of
objects in terms of the path and
direction. (P.FM.03.41)
- Identify changes in motion
(change direction, speeding up,
slowing down). (P.FM.03.42)
- Relate the speed of an object
to the distance it travels in
standard amount of time.
(P.FM.03.43)
Kent County
Vocabulary:
Kent County
Vocabulary:
Kent County
Vocabulary:
Kent County
Vocabulary:
Prerequisite
Vocabulary:
air
compare
leaf (plural leaves)
plant
centimeter
flower
leaf shape
seed
characteristic
flowering plant
light
survive
classify
fruit
living
temperature
color
investigation
observation
water
(See Animal Vocabulary
from First Quarter)
Prerequisite
Vocabulary:
Prerequisite
Vocabulary:
Prerequisite
Vocabulary:
animal
color
leaf shape
size
body covering
compare
observation
survive
characteristic
flower
plant
temperature
classify
fruit
seed
Earth Materials:
Earth materials
physical property
sand
sort
fresh water
rock
soil
texture
Force and Motion:
above
between
object
slower
away from
direction
position
speed
behind
faster
pull
toward
below
mass
push
New Vocabulary:
function
physical characteristic
structure
survival of organism
minerals
plant root
support
thermometer
organism
stem
Enrichment
Vocabulary:
branching root
habitat
pollinators
New Vocabulary:
animal features
food getting
physical characteristic
survival of organism
claws
odor
protection
thorns
environment
organism
structure
Surface Changes:
hill
rain
snow
valley
ice
river
soil
water
mountain
rock
surface
wind
precipitation
Natural Resources:
Earth materials
fresh water
water
New Vocabulary:
Enrichment
Vocabulary:
animal adaptations
growth
mimicry
prey
Earth Materials:
boulder
crude oil
metal
oil
Light and Sound:
color
light
sound
Measurement and
Gravity:
balance
investigation
meter (m)
temperature
centimeter (cm)
length
observation
tool
compare
measure
pull
volume
trunk
broad-leafed plants
living organism
sapling
woody stems
evergreen tap root
pollination
camouflage
habitat
omnivore
producer
consumer
herbivore
plant adaptations
protective adaptations
decomposer
interdependence
predator
reproduction
environmental change
migration
clay
fuel
minerals
soil color
coal
gravel
natural gas
soil texture
Surface Changes:
change in Earth's
surface
glacier
landslide
volcano
earthquake
harmful change
rock breakage
weathered rock
erosion
helpful change
volcanic eruption
weathering
Natural Resources:
cause and effect
habitat
metal
recycle
constructed
environment
habitat destruction
minerals
reduce
environment
harmful change
natural environment
renewable resource
forest
helpful change
natural resource
renewal
fuel
land management
nonrenewable resource
reuse
garbage
data
measurement
push
New Vocabulary:
Force and Motion:
around
force
path
stop
cause and effect
force strength
slowing down
through
change in motion
gravity
speeding up
weight
change of direction
motion
start
Light and Sound:
absorption
light source
reflection
thermometer
energy
path of light
shadow
vibrations
forms of energy
pitch
sound source
Measurement and
Gravity:
clock with a second
hand
gravity
measuring tape
stopwatch
contrast
hour
minute
timer
force
Enrichment
Vocabulary:
Earth Materials:
brick
gasoline
natural resource
pebble
building
glass
nutrients
roads
Earth materials' ability
to hold water
heating
ore
silt
farmland
loam
particle size
transportation
fossil fuel
manufactured
Surface Changes:
Earth materials' ability
to hold water
magma
rock cycle
silt
fault
molten rock
rock layer
solid rock
gully
particle size
sand dune
water cycle
lava
Natural Resources:
building materials
drinking water
fossil fuels
preservation
compost
farmland
pollution
kilometer (km)
second
weight
Enrichment
Vocabulary:
Force and Motion:
block and tackle
inclined plane
north
up
change of speed
left
pulley
wedge
complex machine
lever
relative position
west
down
machine
right
wheel and axle
east
measurement of
motion
screw
work
friction
Newton
simple machine
work
fulcrum
Newtons
South
Light and Sound:
auditory nerve
eye
opaque
transmit
bright
guitar
optic nerve
transparent
dim
heat
sustainability
conservation
reflex
tuning fork
drumhead
intensity
refract
volume (sound)
ear
light rays
translucent
white light
eardrum
Measurement and
Gravity:
cause and effect
graduated cylinder
metric measurement
scientific method
conclusion
graph
procedure
table (data)
control
hypothesis
purpose
theory
design
inference
scientific experiment
thermometer
generalization
journal
scientific law
variable
Scope Vocabulary:
air
animal features
color
plant
backbone/no
backbone
environment
nutrients
organism
plant root
flowers
stem
leaf
survival of organisms
Scope Vocabulary:
air
animal features
color
plant
backbone/no
backbone
environment
nutrients
organism
plant root
flowers
stem
leaf
survival of organisms
Scope Vocabulary:
Scope Vocabulary:
boulder
Earth materials
rock
clay
sand
gravel
soil
soil texture
soil color
water
wind
Iie
helpful change
force
force strength
push
pull
gravity
weight
motion
position
speed
speeding up
slowing down
faster
slower
temperature
Celsius
thermometer
centimeter
support
movement
food getting
protection
structure
function
physical
characteristics
compare
classify
temperature
Celsius
thermometer
centimeter
support
movement
food getting
protection
structure
function
physical
characteristics
compare
classify
changes in the Earth’s
surface
harmful change
earthquake
erosion
landslide
glacier
metal
mineral
oil
stop
start
change of motion
change of direction
moving away from
toward
around
above
below
behind
between
through
centimeters
meters
kilometers
seconds
minutes
hours
compare and contrast
cause
stop watches
timers
clocks with a second
hand
meter sticks
rulers
measuring tapes
light
path of light
sound
sound source
light source
forms of energy
vibrations
thermometer
degrees Celsius
light absorption
light reflection
shadow
pitch
sun as a source of
energy
effect
Trade Books:
Trade Books:
Trade Books:
Trade Books:
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Cole, Joanna. The Magic
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Lab Kits:
Hewitt, Sally. Reduce
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Technology:
Lab Kits:
Rosinsky. Light:
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and Rainbows.
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Taylor, Barbara.
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