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Grade 3 Core Themes, Content Standards and Expected
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Content Standards |
Expected Performances |
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The Changing Earth – How do materials cycle
through the Earth’s systems?(EARTH) 3.3 - Earth materials have different physical and
chemical properties. Rocks and minerals have properties that may be identified
through observation and testing; these properties determine how earth
materials are used. |
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. KIT : ROCKS/MINERALS |
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Properties of Matter – How does the structure of matter
affect the properties and uses of materials? (PHYS) 3.1 - Materials have properties that can be identified
and described through the use of simple tests. ¨
Heating
and cooling cause changes in some of the properties of materials. |
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. STC KIT: CHEMICAL TESTS |
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Science and Technology in Society – How do science and
technology affect the quality of our lives? (EARTH) 3.4 - Earth materials provide resources for all living
things, but these resources are limited and should be conserved. Decisions made by individuals can impact the global supply of
many resources. |
B7 Describe
how earth materials can be conserved by reducing the quantities used, and by
reusing and recycling materials rather than discarding them. |
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Heredity and Evolution – What processes are responsible
for life’s unity and diversity? (BIO) 3.2 - Organisms can survive and reproduce only in
environments that meet their basic needs. ¨
Plants and
animals have structures and behaviors that help them survive in different
environments. |
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. |
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Structure and Function – How are organisms
structured to ensure efficiency and survival? (BIO) 2.2 - Plants change their form as
part of their life cycles. The life cycles of flowering plants include seed
germination, growth, flowering, pollination and seed dispersal. |
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. STC KIT:
PLANT GROWTH |