Science Grade 3

Scope and Sequence:Your browser may not support display of this image. SCIENCE

THIRD GRADE

Links: NHPS Science Overview

Gr3 State Standards Overview, Gr 3Curriculum Detail

**Elem Science in NHPS uses kits that rotate among schools.

Check with each school for Rotation Details.                              

         
Unit Titles

Learning Outcomes

ROCKS  
MATTER PROPERTIES
RECYCLING PLANTS
INQUIRY STANDARDS ACROSS ALL UNITS 

B INQ.1         Make observations and ask questions about objects, organisms and the environment.

B INQ.2         Seek relevant information in books, magazines and electronic media.

B INQ.3         Design and conduct simple investigations.

B INQ.4         Employ simple equipment and measuring tools to gather data and extend the senses.

B INQ.5         Use data to construct reasonable explanations.

B INQ.6         Analyze, critique and communicate investigations using words, graphs and drawings.

B INQ.7         Read and write a variety of science-related fiction and nonfiction texts.

B INQ.8         Search the Web and locate relevant science information.

B INQ.9         Use measurement tools and standard units (e.g., centimeters, meters, grams, kilograms) to describe objects and materials.

B INQ.10      Use mathematics to analyze, interpret and present data.

B5 -Describe the physical properties of rocks and relate them to their potential uses. 

B6 -Relate the properties of rocks to the possible environmental conditions during their formation. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

B1 -Sort and classify materials based on properties such as dissolving in water, sinking and floating, conducting heat, and attracting to magnets. 

B2 -Describe the effect of heating on the melting, evaporation, condensation and freezing of water

B7 Describe how earth materials can be conserved by reducing the quantities used, and by reusing and recycling materials rather than discarding them. B3 -Describe how different plants and animals are adapted to obtain air, water, food and protection in specific land habitats. 

B4 -Describe how different plants and animals are adapted to obtain air, water, food and protection in water habitats. 

A 19 -Describe the life cycles of flowering plants as they grow from seeds, proceed through maturation and produce new seeds. 

A20 - Explore and describe the effects of light and water on seed germination and plant growth.

Significant Task ROCKS Venn Diagram Identification Mystery Liquid *CT Embedded Task: Soggy Paper Plant Harvest
Content

Supporting Materials

STC KIT: ROCKS STC KIT : CHEMICAL TESTS UNH UNIT:Recycling STC KIT: PLANTS