Scope and Sequence:
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.
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Unit Titles Learning
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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. |
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Significant Task |
ROCKS Venn
Diagram Identification |
Mystery Liquid |
*CT Embedded
Task: Soggy Paper |
Plant Harvest |
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Content Supporting Materials |
STC KIT: ROCKS |
STC KIT : CHEMICAL TESTS |
UNH UNIT:Recycling |
STC KIT: PLANTS |