MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2014-2015 District Pacing Guide
GRADE 3
Course Code: 5020040
BODY OF KNOWLEDGE: P: Physical Science – N: Nature of Science
TOPIC III: Properties of Matter
NEXT GENERATION SUNSHINE STATE
STANDARD(S)
Big Idea 8: Properties of Matter
SC.3.P.8.3 Compare materials and objects
according to properties such as size, shape, color,
texture, and hardness.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of
Skills & Concepts
Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science
SC.3.N.1.1 Raise questions about the natural world,
investigate them individually and in teams through
free exploration and systematic investigations, and
generate appropriate explanations based on those
explorations. Cognitive Complexity: Level 3:
Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
SC.3.N.1.2 Compare the observations made by
different groups using the same tools and seek
reasons to explain the differences across groups.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking &
Complex Reasoning
SC.3.N.1.3 Keep records as appropriate, such as
pictorial, written, or simple charts and graphs, of
investigations conducted.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of
Skills & Concepts
SC.3.N.1.6 Infer based on observation.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking &
Complex Reasoning
Big Idea 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses,
and Models
SC.3.N.3.1 Recognize that words in science can have
different or more specific meanings than their use in
everyday language; for example, matter, energy, heat/cold,
and evidence.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills
& Concepts
SC.3.N.3.2 Recognize that scientists use models to help
understand and explain how things work. Cognitive
Complexity: Level 1: Recall
ESSENTIAL CONTENT
A. Matter
1. Matter takes up space (volume)
2. Matter has mass
3. States of matter
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Gas
B. Properties (qualitative)
1. Size (small-large)
2. Shape
3. Color
4. Odor
5. Texture
6. Hardness
7. Luster (shiny or dull)
C. Properties (quantitative)
1. Length/width/height
2. Volume
3. Mass*
4. Weight*
5. Temperature
D. Tools for comparison of physical
properties
1. Five senses
2. Ruler or Meter stick
3. Balance
4. Measuring cup
5. Graduated cylinder
6. Spring scale
7. Hand lens
E. Metric Units(quantitative)
1. Meter/centimeter (length)
2. Grams (mass)
3. Liter / milliliter (volume)
4. Degrees Celsius (temperature)
5. Degrees Fahrenheit (temperature)
Pacing
10 Days
QSBA Q1 Assessment Window
OBJECTIVES
Date(s)
09-08-14 to 09-19-14
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
 Identify and compare the
usage of appropriate tools for
determining properties of
matter such as length, mass
(weight), volume, and
temperature.
 Measure physical properties
of an object using appropriate
tools.
 Compare and contrast
materials by their properties.
 Classify or organize a set of
objects using length, mass
(weight), or volume and
explain the classification
used.
 Use the practice of science to
question, observe, measure,
investigate, classify, explain,
and communicate properties
of matter.
 Recognize that words in
science can have different or
more specific meanings than
their use in everyday
language; for example,
matter, hardness, property.
Text Book: Scott Foresman
TE Chapter 10 pp. 273E, 278 – 281, 284289, 292-293
*Benchmark Clarification
In grade 3, introduce the term
“mass” as compared to
“weight.”
Labs: (see p . 4)
Directed Inquiry TE: p. 276
Quick Activity TE. p. 278
Cause & Effect TE pp. 277, 281, 285
How can you measure some physical
properties of matter?
Guided Inquiry TE pp. 290-291
Vocabulary:
matter, properties, mass, weight, size,
shape, color, texture, hardness, solid,
liquid, gas, particles, scale, graduated
cylinder, beaker, ruler, thermometer,
property, volume
Technology: (see p. 4-6)
Gizmos:
Measuring Volume
Phases of Water
Strategies: Use the Five E’s, Inquiry,
Think/Pair/Share, Centers/Stations,
Cooperative Learning Groups, Graphic
Organizers (KWL) Quick Activity: Scott
Foresman TE pp. 278, 284
o ELL:
o Enrichment:
o SPED:
Assessment:
Teacher Observation, Portfolio
Assessments, Lesson Check Point,
Journal, Lab Report
LAFS and MAFS – see p. 2
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GRADE 3
Course Code: 5020040
Health, Language Arts, and Math benchmarks should be integrated in appropriate topics throughout the year.
LANGUAGE ARTS: READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT
LAFS.3.RI.1: Key Ideas & Details
BENCHMARK CODE
LAFS 3.RI.1.3
BENCHMARK
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in
technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
LAFS.3.RI.2: Craft and Structure
BENCHMARK CODE
BENCHMARK
LAFS.3.RI.2.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to
a grade 3 topic or subject area.
LAFS.3.RI.4: Range of Reading and Complexity of Text
BENCHMARK CODE
BENCHMARK
LAFS.3.RI.4.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science,
and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LANGUAGE ARTS: WRITING
LAFS.3.W.3: Research to Build and Present Knowledge
BENCHMARK CODE
LAFS.3.W.3.8
BENCHMARK
Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes
on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
LANGUAGE ARTS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING SKILLS
LAFS.3.SL.1: Comprehension and Collaboration
BENCHMARK CODE
LAFS.3.SL.1.1
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BENCHMARK
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with
diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
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GRADE 3
Course Code: 5020040
MATHEMATICS: MEASUREMENT AND DATA
MAFS.3.MD.1: Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.
BENCHMARK CODE
BENCHMARK
MAFS.3.MD.1.2
Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms
(kg), and liters (l). (Excludes compound units such as cm^3 and finding the geometric volume of a
container.) Note: Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or
volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement
scale) to represent the problem. (Excludes multiplicative comparison problems (problems involving
notions of “times as much.”)
MAFS.3.MD.2: Represent and interpret data.
BENCHMARK CODE
BENCHMARK
MAFS.3.MD.2.4
Generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an
inch. Show the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units—
whole numbers, halves, or quarters.
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Supplemental Resources
Content
Matter
Matter
Comparing Liquids
Course Code: 5020040
Title
Science Grade 3 TE Unit C,
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Active Art: Forms of
Matter, Bob’s Bistro of Matter
Look-alike Liquids – Inquiry in
Action
https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp
If not registered, click on the register button.
Enter the access code SFSCAL07FLEN03T, your school’s zip code, and other requested information.
Log in. Click on the Grade 3 Teacher’s Edition.
https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp
Log in. Click on the Grade 3 Take It to the Net. Select Games. Select the Physical Science Unit C.
http://www.inquiryinaction.org/classroomactivities/activity.php?id=12
Classifying Matter
Grouping and changing materials
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/grouping_materials.shtml
Matter
Matter
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Graduate/TI/pages/LEWIS/matterweb.htm
Characteristics of Gases, Liquids
and Solids and the Microscopic
Explanation for the Behavior
States of Matter
States of Matter (power-point)
States of Matter
Solids and Liquids
FOSS module
Process Skills and Measurement
Tools (Power-point, Videos, and
Activities)
Practicing Science Observing
Measuring Volume - Gizmo
Measuring Volume
Phases (states) of Water - Gizmo
Phases of Water
The GSC involves students,
teachers and school staff in
designing and implementing
environmental and energy
solutions at their school.
Monthly Challenge – Energy Efficiency &
Conservation

Community Involvement Activity 1:
Energy Scavenger Hunt at School
and Home
WE Lab Challenge – The Water &
Energy Nexus
“Observing the Natural World of
Matter 3”
Join our
Dream in Green
GREEN SCHOOL CHALLENGE
Save Energy, Save Money
GSC Activities for
Elementary Schools
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http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/atoms/states.html
1: States of Matter PowerPoint
http://archive.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/SolidsandLiquids/index.html
Professional Development Leaders/Coaches Session6 - May 2013
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=1048
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=661
Get Your School Started Download the GSC Application Form at
http://dreamingreen.org/green-schools-challenge/
http://science.dadeschools.net/elem/competitions.html
Click on Dream in Green
http://dreamingreen.org/green-schools-challenge-guidebook-elementary-schools/
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2014-2015 District Pacing Guide
GRADE 3
Course Code: 5020040
Standard:
SC.3.P.8.3
Video
Exploration
Animation
Skill Builder
Science Content
Collection
Standard:
SC.3.N.1.1
Video
Compare materials and objects according to properties such as size, shape, color, texture, and
hardness.
Rocks are Different
Properties of Matter, Part 2: Liquids, Solids, and Gases
Identifying Properties of Matter
How Matter Looks and Feels
Matter and Its Properties: Measuring Matter
Measuring Matter
Hardness
Volume
Properties of Matter: Size and Shape
Properties of Matter: Density
Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them individually and in teams through free
exploration and systematic investigations, and generate appropriate explanations based on
those explorations.
TEAMS: Earth Processes: What if…? Explorations
Real World Science: The Scientific Method
Mealworm Observation and Descriptions
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Activity
Standard:
SC.3.N.1.2
Video
Model Lesson
Standard:
SC.3.N.1.3
Observation and Mystery Objects
Compare the observations made by different groups using the same tools and seek reasons to
explain the differences across groups.
Student Activity: Sharing of Data and Observations from the Measuring Temperatures in the
Classroom Activity
Compare and Share Stream Table Observations
Walking on the Moon for the First Time
Keep records as appropriate, such as pictorial, written, or simple charts and graphs, of
investigations conducted.
Video
Recording Temperatures Over Time
Lesson 3: Organizing Data with Graphs
Brief
Constructed
Response
Record Data: Favorite Seasons
Activity
Meteorology: Observing Clouds
Daily High Temperatures
Standard:
SC.3.N.3.1
Video
Recognize that words in science can have different or more specific meanings than their use in
everyday language; for example, energy, light, heat/cold, and evidence.
The Language of Science: Physical Science 3-5: Force and Motion
The Language of Science: Physical Science 3-5: Matter
Heat, Temperature, and Energy: A Review
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GRADE 3
Course Code: 5020040
Standard:
SC.3.N.3.2
Recognize that scientists use models to help understand and explain how things work.
Video
Stream Table Setup: Erosion Model
The Globe
As a reminder, to access the videos listed below, please log-in with your credentials at (https://mdcpsportal.dadeschools.net/_auth/Logon.aspx?ru), click on “Apps/Services/Sites”
menu in the Miami Dade portal, click on NBC Learn, and a welcome message in the upper right hand corner of the webpage is displayed upon arrival at the NBC Learn website. You
will need to see that Welcome Message each time you access the site in order to ensure that you can play all videos. Please make sure that you are staying within the same
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TOPIC III: Properties of Matter
All activities are hyperlinked.
Video

The Chemistry of Chocolate
Image
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Instructional Focus Template
GRADE 3
Date
09-08-14 to
09-19-14
Course Code: 5020040
Pacing guide Benchmark(s)
Data Driven
Benchmark(s)
Activities
Assessment(s)
Strategies
SC.3.P.8.3 Compare materials and
objects according to properties such
as size, shape, color, texture, and
hardness.
SC.3.N.1.1 Raise questions about
the natural world, investigate them
individually and in teams through
free exploration and systematic
investigations, and generate
appropriate explanations based on
those explorations.
SC.3.N.1.2 Compare the
observations made by different
groups using the same tools and
seek reasons to explain the
differences across groups.
SC.3.N.1.3 Keep records as
appropriate, such as pictorial,
written, or simple charts and graphs,
of investigations conducted.
SC.3.N.1.6 Infer based on
observation.
SC.3.N.3.1 Recognize that words in
science can have different or more
specific meanings than their use in
everyday language; for example,
energy, cell, heat/cold, and
evidence.
SC.3.N.3.2 Recognize that scientists
use models to help understand and
explain how things work.
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