3rd Grade
Physical Sciences1. Standard
Energy &
Matter
a. energy comes Sun creates
from sun to
energy
earth
Activity
Text
Students feel
warmth
b. stored energy Food, fuel,
batteries are
stored energy
Observation of
what happens
without food,
fuel, batteries
c. living things
convert stored
energy to
motion & heat
Feeling living
things have
heat
Friction and
motion are
result of
movement
Observe water
waves in
container, and
waves created
by sound;
current is how
electricity
travels
Observe
behavior of ice,
water, and
evaporation;
dry ice is a
solid
substance> gas
C02>
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Sound
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Stories
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d. waves
Energy can be
observed in
water and
sound waves
and transferred
through wires
e. matter has 3
forms
Solids
Liquids
Gasses
Instruments for
proficiency
Batteries
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Sound
Water
Water Science
Stories
Containers
Wire
Speaker
Light bulb
Wire strippers
screwdriver
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Heating element,
microwave, light,
freezing device
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3rd Grade
Physical Sciences1. Standard
Energy &
Matter
Activity
Text
Instruments for
proficiency
f. evaporation
& melting
Heating causes
matter to melt
or evaporate
Apply heat to
water and ice
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Heating element
Measuring devices
g. change
Two substances
combined
create a new
substance
Atoms are basis
of matter and
are too small to
see with naked
eye
Original 3
elements have
changed to over
100 types of
atoms
Mix liquid with
dry powders
like sugar,
flower, soda
Make atoms
using Periodic
Table of
Elements
h. matter is
made of
particles
i. Earth, Wind,
& Fire used to
be considered
the only
elements
Measuring devices
Funnel, containers
Periodic Table of
Elements, Models
of atoms,
microscope
Review basis
elements
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3rd Grade
Physical Sciences1. Standard
Energy &
Matter
Activity
Text
Instruments for
proficiency
2. Standard
Light has a
source
Sun, lights &
flashlights
travel in a
direction
Activities
Text
Instruments for
proficiency
Measurement
instruments,
chalk, outlining
shadows, clock,
sundial
Small mirrors
a. sunlight can
be blocked
b.
Reflection of
mirrors
c. color of light
leaves an
impression
Light’s color
affects the way
an object is
seen
Objects are
seen when light
travels from the
object and
enters the eye
d. objects
viewed
Students cast
shadows, create
scenarios to
observe
shadows
Reflect the
sun’s light
using a mirror
Use different
colored lenses
to cast light on
objects
Lights off
object is not
viewed/lights
on it is seen
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Colored lenses,
flashlights,
recording skills
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Science Stories
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3rd Grade
Life Sciences3. Standard
Adaptations
Activity
a. Plants &
animal
structures
Structures serve Observe birds’
different
talons & beaks;
functions in
animals’ teeth,
growth,
survival, &
reproduction
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b. diverse life
forms &
environments
diverse forms
of animals
inhabit different
environments
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c. living things
cause change in
environment
Some change is
detrimental to
organisms &
some are
beneficial
Match animal
with
environment:
ocean, desert,
tundra, forest,
grasslands,
wetlands
Students
compare &
contrast
environmental
scenarios/mini
environmental
impacts- Guest
speakers From
CDF
Text
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Life
Structures of
Life Science
Stories
Instruments
for proficiency
Cameras to
photograph
animals, field
notes,
electronic
encyclopedia &
internet
Research
strategies:
Students
require skills in
research
methodologies
Analytical
skills
Comparison
charts/ graphs
topography
glasses &
reports
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3rd Grade
Life Sciences1. Standard
Energy &
Matter
Activity
Text
Instruments for
proficiency
d.
environmental
changes
During change,
some plants &
animals are
affected
e. extinction
Some
organisms once
inhabited the
earth that do no
longer
Survival of the
fittest/
competition
lessons/underst
ory/ aggression
& learned skills
Students learn
about ice age,
and
catastrophes
then piece
together past
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Activity
Text
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for proficiency
Students create
star charts of
constellations
Field trip to
Planetarium
Students keep
daily log of
appearance of
moon
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Student created
star chart
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Telescope
Lunar chart
Students
identify carbon
dating
technique and
tools used to
determine the
past
Earth Sciences3. Standard
a. Pattern of
stars are
consistent over
time
b. The lunar
Cycle
Objects in sky
move in
patterns
Patterns of stars
stay the samethey appear to
move across the
sky
The Moon’s
appearance
changes during
4-week lunar
cycle
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3rd Grade
Life Sciences1. Standard
Energy &
Matter
c. Telescopes
Number of
magnify planets stars, moon,
and planets are
enhanced and
more can be
seen
d. Earth orbits
9 planets orbit
the Sun
the sun and the
moon orbits the
earth
e. Earth’s
Position of Sun
revolution
changes during
around sun
course of day
changes
and each season
Activity
Text
Instruments for
proficiency
Homework
assignments for
night viewingVisits to
planetarium
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Anatomy of
telescope,
Telescope use
Students with
multi-colored
spheres orbit a
larger Sun
Daily, weekly,
monthly, logs
of Sun’s
position in the
sky
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Understanding
of revolution
and rotation
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Record keeping
Charts
Graphs
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Investigation and Experimentation5. Standard
Investigation and Activity
Text
Instruments
Experimentation
for proficiency
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful
investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept, and to address the content the
content the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform
investigations. Students will:
a.
b.
c.
Repeat
observations to
improve accuracy,
and know that the
results of similar
scientific
investigations
seldom turn out
exactly the same
because of
differences in the
things being
investigated,
method being used,
or uncertainty in
the observation.
Differentiate
evidence from
opinion and know
that scientist do not
rely on claims or
conclusions unless
they are backed by
observations that
can be confirmed
Use numerical data
in describing and
comparing objects,
events, and
measurement
Students
will plant
seed. They
will predict
and observe
the plant
growth
using
different
elements to
enhance the
growth
(e.g., using
fertilizer)
will form
hypotheses
and
conclusions
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T scales
Measurement
Kit
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Life Kit
Students
will know
ordinal
numbers
and will be
able to
interpret
data on a
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Measurement
Kits
Reading Graphs
y-axis
X-axis
Battleship
games
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d.
Predict outcomes
of a simple
investigation and
compare the result
with the prediction.
graph
Students
will plant
seed. They
will predict
and observe
the plant
growth
using
different
elements to
enhance the
growth
(e.g., using
fertilizer)
will form
hypotheses
and
conclusions
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Sound
Measurement
Kits
Planting
containers,
various forms
of soils,
fertilizers,
rocks, note
pads, meter
sticks,
Containers for
water
Containers for
multiple
colored glasses
to demonstrate
capacity and
sound
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Investigation and ExperimentationContinued…
5. Standard
Investigation and Activity
Text
Instruments
Experimentation
for proficiency
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful
investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept, and to address the content the
content the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform
investigations. Students will:
e.
Collect data in an
investigation and
analyze those data
to develop a logical
conclusion.
Teacher
creates
lessons here
and make
recommend
ation
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Ideas and
Inventions
Kits
Teacher creates
lessons here and
make
recommendation
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