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 |