3rd grade Science and Social Studies Curriculum
January 8th-12th
Changes and Force
1. Volcano
2. Tsunami
3. Earthquake
4. Glaciers
5. Changes in Temp- Lack of rain, Frozen Water, Cracks
January 16th-19th
Resources
Classify
1. Nonrenewable
2. renewable
3. inexhaustible
January 22nd-26th
Properties of Soil
1. Color
2. texture
3. capacity to retain water
4. ability to support life
January 29th-February 2nd
Community/Leaders/Business
1. Pierre Charles L’Efant
2. Columbus
3. Lewis and Clark
4. Henry Ford
5. Community People
6. Own community
Feb 5th- Feb 9th
Government Officials
1. Local Government
2. Local Officials
Characteristics of Good Citizenship
1. Justice, truth, equality, common good
Good Citizens
1. Addams
2. Keller
3. Martin L. King
4. Thurgood Marshall
Feb 12th-16th
National Heroes
1. Boone
2. Crockett
Writers and Artists
Cultural Borrowing
See literature in IFDs
Scientists and Inventors
1. Daguerre
2. McCormick
3. Pasteur
4. Salk
Explain how scientific discoveries
Feb 19th-Feb 23rd
Adaptations for Survival and Reproduction
1. bird beak and feet
2. skin coloration
3. thorns on plants
4. waxy skin on desert plants
5. gills in fish
6. regeneration
February 26th-March 2nd
Adaptations for Survival and reproductions
1. analyze reasons for adaptations
a. kangaroo’s pouch
b. elephant trunk/tusk
c. bear claws
March 5th-9th
Heredity Traits
1. traits of plants
a. fruit color
b. flower color
c. seed / no seed
d. leaf shape
2. traits of animals
a. eye color
b. fur/hair
c. height
d. tails
e. beaks/feet
f. fins
March 19th-23rd
Chronological Vocab.
1. Ancient times
2. modern times
3. colonial times
4. past/present/future
Chronology
1. timeline
ex: new school being built
2. Historical times
a. Yr.=12 months
b. Decade= 10 years
c. Decade, Century
d. Sequence and categorize
March 26th-31st
Environmental Modification
Physical Environment
Desert, Ocean, Forest, Snowy, Rainy
Regional Geography
Human Characteristics
Ex.-types of houses-ways to earn a living
RegionsNorthwest, southwest, great lakes, gulf coast, southeast, south Atlantic,
Mid Atlantic, New England
Mapping
City map
Community map
State map
USA map
World map
Cultural Heritage
Cultural Borrowing
See literature in IFDs
April 2nd-April 6th
Heroism
Pecos Bill
Paul Bunyan
Mike Fink
Greek and Roman Heroes
Amphitrate
Aphrodite
Atlas
Cepheus
Cronus(Saturn)
Echo
Hercules
Fictional Heroes
Robinson Crusoe
April 9th-13th
Ecosystem
Aquatic (Saltwater and Freshwater
Desert
Prairie
Forest
Wetlands
Cave
Mountain
Competition in Nature
Oxygen, water, food, space
April 16th-20th
Change
Describe Environmental changes
Pollution, deforestation, Human Development, Hunting, Reforestation,
Repopulation
April 23rd-27th
Environmental Changes
Beaver Dams
Human Building Home
Spider web
Bees Hive
Ground hog/Burrowing
April 30th-May 4th
Change (How individual events and ideas have influenced history)
Ben Franklin
Founding Fathers
Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, Washington
Lewis and Clark
Henry Ford
Oprah Winfrey
Events
WW1, WWII, internet introduction, 9/11, Hurricans and natural disasters
Ideas
Declaration of Independence
Civil Rights
Comm. w/ technology
Wireless communication
May 7th-11th
Community formation-why people form communities and how communities meet needs
1st settlers
communities
growth and change
freedom and independence
consequence and laws
see chart on IFD or Nerdeveloper
May 14th-18th
Environment Variation
Climate
Landform
Natural resource
Natural hazard
Environment modifications
Physical/human
Location
Cardinal directions(NSEW)
Intermediate directions (compass)
Mapping w/ compass rose and scale
Technology