CURRICULUM RESOURCES NHPS THIRD GRADE PAGE
New Haven Public Schools Science 
This page is for the use of staff and teachers of science in New Haven Public Schools. It is here to provide a useful central point for information only, and should not be considered as a definitive statement of policies and procedures. For official files and communication please refer to the main New Haven Public Schools page at http://www.nhps.net .(for best printing results, select PDF files)
New Haven Science Standards/Pacing Guide( rev Aug 07) (Word, PDF)
NHPS Science Curriculum Vision/Strategies (Word, PDF)
07-08 Science Curriculum/Pacing for teacher review .FEEDBACK WELCOME
NEW GRADE FOUR CURRICULUM, based on Units Developed with University of New Haven, Teacher Quality Grant Program.
Grade 3 Overview Curriculum, Word, PDF
** Note, these units are rotated among schools, so the order can change
Unit One of Four Rocks Overview, Word, PDF
Complete Unit One of Four Rocks, Word, PDF
STC Rocks Kit: OverviewLessons, ConceptualStoryline, Goals, (Student Sheets for Lesson 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 ), SelfAssessment, KidsDiscoverRocksTeachersGuide, KidsDiscoverRocksVocabPower
Unit Two of Four Matter Properties Overview, Word, PDF
Complete Unit Two of Four Matter Properties, Word, PDF
STC Chemical Tests Kit: OverviewLessons, ConceptualStoryline, Goals, (Student Sheets for Lesson 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 ), SelfAssessment, KidsDiscoverWaterlTeachersGuide, KidsDiscoverWaterVocabPower
NAEP Kit B Unknown Powders
Unit Three of Four Recycling Overview, Word, PDF
Complete Unit Three of Four Recycling, Word, PDF
CMT Embedded Task (Soggy Paper properties/recycling) Teacher (Word, PDF), Student (Word, PDF) Spanish Student Version(Word)
Unit Two of Four Plants Overview, Word, PDF
Complete Unit Two of Four Plants, Word, PDF
STC Plants Kit: OverviewLessons, ConceptualStoryline, Goals, (Student Sheets for Lesson 1, 3, 6, 7, 9 , Appendix A, B, C), SelfAssessment, KidsDiscoverBeesTeachersGuide, KidsDiscoverBeesVocabPower
NAEP Kit Seeds
CMT Embedded Task (Soggy Paper properties/recycling) Teacher (Word, PDF), Student (Word, PDF) Spanish Student Version(Word)
Elem School Grade Level Expectations K-5 (Draft) from CT State, Word, PDF
CMT Science (5th Grade) Overview (Word, PDF)
CMT Open Ended Rubric (Word, PDF)
Practice ELEM Science CMT(Word, PDF), Teacher Guide
Other Useful Info
Professional Development(includes materials on experimentation, misconceptions, assessment, writing, achievement gap, curriculum, instruction, questioning, STS, etc.
New Haven Science Fair
CT State Science Standards and Embedded Tasks
Recommended Science Materials K-8, Word, PDF
Useful Science Teaching Info Folder
Assessments (Teacher Use Only)
End of Year Letter and Announcements for K-8 Principals/Teachers
Richard Therrien,
K-12 Science Supervisor,
New Haven Public Schools
Gateway Center, 3rd floor,
54 Meadow Street,
New Haven, CT 06519
203-946-7933,
203-946-8664 (fax)
richard.therrien at new-haven.k12.ct.us