Third Grade Science Curriculum Guide

Date
Introduced / First Nine Weeks:
Standards: / Scott Foresman / AMSTI Year One / AMSTI Year Two
3.) Describe ways energy from the sun is used.
Examples: plant growth, light, heat
·  Identify fossil fuels as a source of energy. / Chapter 1 Lesson 1 pgs. 7-9
Chapter 13 Lesson 4
pgs. 370-373 / Plant Growth and Development Lessons 3, 4
7.) Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction.
·  Describe the role of plants in a food chain.
·  Identify plant and animals cells.
·  Describe how plants occupy space and use light, nutrients, water, and air.
·  Classify plants according to their features.
·  Examples: evergreen or deciduous, flowering or nonflowering
·  Identify helpful and harmful effects of plants.
·  Examples: helpful-provide food, control erosion
harmful-cause allergic reactions, produce poisons
·  Identify how bees pollinate flowers.
·  Identify photosynthesis as the method used by plants to produce food. / Chapter 1 pgs. 1-21 / Plant Growth and Development Lessons 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14
8.) Identify how organisms are classified in the Animalia and Plantae kingdoms. / This standard is to be taught in the fourth nine weeks by nonAMSTI teachers. / Plant Growth and Development
9.) Describe how fossils provide evidence of prehistoric plant life.
Example: plant fossils in coal or shale providing evidence of existence of prehistoric ferns / This standard is to be taught in the third nine weeks by nonAMSTI teachers. / Plant Growth and Development
10.) Determine habitat conditions that support plant growth and survival.
Examples: Deserts support cacti, wetlands support ferns and mosses / Chapter 3 pgs. 65-95 / Plant Growth and Development
13.) Describe ways to sustain natural resources, including recycling, reusing, conserving, and protecting the environment.
·  Recognize the impact of society on human health and environmental conditions. / This standard is to be taught in the third nine weeks by nonAMSTI teachers. / Plant Growth and Development
Date
Introduced / Second Nine Weeks:
Standards: / Scott Foresman / AMSTI Year One / AMSTI Year Two
1.)  Classify substances as soluble or insoluble.
Examples: soluble-sugar in water, powdered drink in water
Insoluble-sand in water, oil in water / Chapter 11 Lesson 2
pgs. 306-309 / Chemical Tests
Lesson 4, 5, 14, 16
2.)  Identify physical and chemical changes of matter.
Examples: physical-chopping wood, chemical-burning wood / Chapter 11 pgs. 297-319 / Chemical Tests
Lesson 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16
12.) Identify conditions that result in specific weather phenomena, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
·  Identify cloud types associated with specific weather patterns.
·  Identify positive and negative effects of weather phenomena.
Examples:
Positive-flooding deposits good soil when water recedes
Negative-flooding kills crops
·  Identify technology used to record and predict weather, including thermometers, barometers, rain gauges, anemometers, and satellites.
·  Explain symbols shown on a weather map.
·  Organize weather data into tables or charts. / Chapter 11 pgs. 169-191 / GLOBE
14.) Describe the position of Earth, the moon, and the sun during the course of a day or month.
·  Describe various forms of technology used in observing Earth and its moon. / Chapter 15 pgs. 417-439 / GLOBE
Date
Introduced / Third Nine Weeks:
Standards: / Scott Foresman / AMSTI Year One / AMSTI Year Two
9.) Describe how fossils provide evidence of prehistoric plant life.
Example: plant fossils in coal or shale providing evidence of existence of prehistoric ferns / Chapter 2 pgs. 54-55
Chapter 7 pg. 200
Chapter 1 Lesson 5 pgs. 22-25 / Earth Material
Lesson 1
11.) Describe Earth's layers, including inner and outer cores, mantle, and crust.
·  Classify rocks and minerals by characteristics, including: streak, color, hardness, magnetism, luster, and texture. / Chapter 8 Lesson 1 pgs. 223-225 / Lessons 2, 3, 4
13.) Describe ways to sustain
natural resources, including recycling, reusing, conserving, and protecting the environment. / Chapter 9 pgs. 241-263
ALEX: Closing the Loop on Recycling / Lesson 4
Date
Introduced / Fourth Nine Weeks:
Standards: / Scott Foresman / AMSTI Year One / AMSTI Year Two
4.) Define force and motion.
·  Identify forces that change an object’s position or motion.
Examples: lifting, pushing, pulling
·  Identify sources of friction.
Examples: rubbing hands together, applying sandpaper to wood
·  Describe the force of gravity. / Chapter 12 pgs. 321-337 / Human Body
Lesson 4
5.) Identify the relationship of simple machines to compound machines.
Example: pencil sharpener composed of a wheel and axle, inclined plane, and wedge / Chapter 12 Lesson 3 pgs. 338-343 / Human Body
Lessons 3, 4
6.) Identify structures and functions of the muscular and skeletal systems of the human body. / ALEX: All Systems are Go! How Big is Your Heart? / Human Body
Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4
8.) Identify how organisms are classified in the Animalia and Plantae kingdoms. / ALEX: A Touch of Class
Animal: Chapter 2 Lesson 1 pgs. 39-43
Plant: Chapter 1 Lesson 3 pgs. 14-17 / Human Body