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1 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students explain interactions between parts that make up whole man-made and natural things. A1 Systems Students explain interactions between parts that make up whole man-made and natural things. a. Give examples that show how individual parts of ganisms, ecosystems, man-made structures can influence one another. b. Explain ways that things including ganisms, ecosystems, man-made structures may not wk as well ( at all) if a part is missing, broken, wn out, mismatched, misconnected. Cells Ecosystems Temperate Fest Wetlands/Marshes Plants Lifecycles Earth Materials Electricity and Magnetism Matter Skeletal and Muscular System Answering essential questions in science notebook (rubric to be created by 3 rd grade team) Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 1 of 15

2 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students use models to represent objects, processes, and events from the physical setting, the living environment, and the technological wld. A2 Models Students use models to represent objects, processes, and events from the physical setting, the living environment, and the technological wld. a. Represent the features of a real object, event, process using models including geometric figures, number sequences, graphs, diagrams, sketches, maps, three-dimensional figures and note ways in which those representations do (and do not) match features of the iginals. Cells Ecosystems Temperate Fest Wetlands/Marshes Plants Lifecycles Earth Materials Electricity and Magnetism Matter Skeletal and Muscular System Independent building of a circuit with materials given Creating two telegraphs that can communicate with each other Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 2 of 15

3 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding _ Students plan, conduct, analyze data from, and communicate results of investigations, including fair tests. B1 Skills and Traits of Scientific Inquiry Students plan, conduct, analyze data from, and communicate results of investigations, including fair tests. a. Pose investigable questions and seek answers from reliable sources of scientific infmation and from their own investigations. b. Plan and safely conduct investigations including simple experiments that involve a fair test. c. Use simple equipment, tools, and appropriate metric units of measurement to gather data and extend the senses. d. Use data to construct and suppt a reasonable explanation. e. Communicate scientific procedures and explanations. Introduce (I) Mastery (M) Cells Ecosystems Temperate Fest Wetlands/Marshes Plants Lifecycles Earth Materials Electricity and Magnetism Matter Skeletal and Muscular System Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 3 of 15

4 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students use a design process, simple tools, and a variety of materials to solve a problem create a product, recognizing the constraints that need to be considered. B2 Skills and Traits of Technological Design Students use a design process, simple tools, and a variety of materials to solve a problem create a product, recognizing the constraints that need to be considered. a. Identify and explain a simple design problem and a solution related to the problem. b. Propose a solution to a design problem that recognizes constraints including cost, materials, time, space, safety. c. Use appropriate tools, materials, safe techniques, and quantitative measurements to implement a proposed solution to a design problem. Cells Ecosystems Temperate Fest Wetlands/Marshes Plants Lifecycles Earth Materials Electricity and Magnetism Matter Skeletal and Muscular System Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 4 of 15

5 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students describe how scientific investigations result in explanations that are communicated to other scientists. C1 Understanding Inquiry Students describe how scientific investigations result in explanations that are communicated to other scientists. a. Describe how scientists answer questions by developing explanations based on observations, evidence, and knowledge of the natural wld. b. Describe how scientists make their explanations public. Cells Ecosystems Temperate Fest Wetlands/Marshes Plants Lifecycles Earth Materials Electricity and Magnetism Matter Skeletal and Muscular System Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 5 of 15

6 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students describe why people use science and technology and how scientists and engineers wk. C2 Understanding about Science and Technology Students describe why people use science and technology and how scientists and engineers wk. a. Describe how scientists seek to answer questions and explain the natural wld. b. Describe how engineers seek solutions to problems through the design and production of products. Cells Ecosystems Temperate Fest Wetlands/Marshes Plants Lifecycles Earth Materials Electricity and Magnetism Matter Skeletal and Muscular System Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 6 of 15

7 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students identify and describe the influences of science and technology on people and the environment. Essential Question What changes in the environment are caused by natural man-made influences? What natural resources are not renewable and what are imptant steps to be taken to slow down their depletion? C3 Science, Technology, and Society Students identify and describe the influences of science and technology on people and the environment. b. Give examples of changes in the environment caused by natural manmade influences. c. Explain that natural resources are limited, and that reusing, recycling, and reducing materials and using renewable resources is imptant. Ecosystems Temperate Fest Wetlands/Marshes Plants Lifecycles Earth Materials Book Room Nonfiction Ouch What happens when a bone breaks a muscle tears? John Manos -5 copies Skeletons, Skeletons Katy Hall-5 copies The Skeleton Inside You Philip Balestrino-10 copies Wonders of Learning Kit Library Bones and Muscles Your Teeth Video in Library Skeleton Movement of the Human Body The Magic School Bus Flexes its Muscles Tooth Wisdom The Spine; Body s Control Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 7 of 15

8 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students describe the properties of Earth s surface materials, the processes that change them, and cycles that affect the Earth. Essential Question How do the fces of nature affect the Earth? D2 Earth Students describe the properties of Earth s surface materials, the processes that change them, and cycles that affect the Earth. c. Explain how wind, waves, water, and ice reshape the surface of Earth. d. Describe the kinds of materials that fm rocks and soil. M Build models/devices that demonstrate how wind and water shape the land and how fces on materials can make wrinkles, fold, and faults. Foss Kit investigations St and classify rocks/minerals Take soil apart to see components Foss Kit Soil Samples 3D Volcanoes 3D Earth Model Book Room nonfiction The Changing Earth Series copies Magic School Bus Inside the Earth-6 copies Also big book and video in library Videos in Library Rocks The Solid Earth Material Rocks and minerals Science Rock Earth Science Volcanoes and Pangea Hill of Fire (companion book) Volcano (2 different ones) Magic School Bus Blows it Top Answers to essential questions in Science Notebooks Foss Booklet Observation Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 8 of 15

9 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students describe properties of objects and materials befe and after they undergo a change interaction. Essential Question How do properties of objects and materials change befe and after they undergo an interaction? (Standard and PI) D3 Matter and Energy Students describe properties of objects and materials befe and after they undergo a change interaction. a. Describe how the weight of an object compares to the sum of the weight of its parts. b. Illustrate how many different substances can be made from a small number of basic ingredients. c. Describe properties of iginal materials, and the new material(s) fmed, to demonstrate that a change has occurred. d. Describe what happens to the temperatures of objects when a warmer object is near a cooler object. e. Describe how the heating and cooling of water and other materials can change the properties of the materials. f. Explain that the properties of a material may change but the total amount of material remains the same. Introduce (I) Mastery (M) M Look at substances under microscope to see they are made of different parts (sand, sugar, talcum powder) Use density cubes Use water cycle model Make Glook Create posters using 3- hole punch leftovers to show the molecules of the three states of matter. Have students represent the molecules and their movement in the different states of matter. Have students create a poster of the water cycle with all parts represented (rubric to be created by teachers) Density Cubes Water Cycle Model (on der) Book Room Nonfiction The Wld of Matter (big book in library) A Drop of Water The Water Cycle Videos in Library Solid, Liquid, Gas Circle of Water Water Poster of water cycle Science Notebooks Observations Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 9 of 15

10 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students summarize how various fces affect the motion of objects. Essential Question How do fces affect the motion of objects? D4 Fce and Motion Students summarize how various fces affect the motion of objects. d. Give examples of how gravity, magnets, and electrically charged materials push and pull objects. Foss Kit experiments Guest speakers (hydro electricians) Foss Kit Book Room Nonfiction What Magnets Can Do Discovering Electricity Videos in Library Getting to Know Electricity Generating Electricity Magnetic Fces at Wk Building a circuit independently with supplied materials Foss sheets Science Notebook with essential question answered Observation Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 10 of 15

11 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students compare living things based on their behavis, external features, and environmental needs. Essential Question How are ganisms sted? Maine LEARNING RESULTS Links E1 Biodiversity Raise tadpoles in the Local fests and marshes classroom so students Microscopes Students compare living things R can recd their life Animal Habitat Booklets (on der) based on their behavis, cycles in Science Book Room Nonfiction The Reasons f a Flower external features, and Notebooks Photosynthesis environmental needs. Grow quick plants to Plants in Different Habitats see life cycle of a plant Magic School Bus Get Planted Videos (Once there was Animal Life Cycles b. Describe the changes in a tree and Desert Giant) Food Chains external features and behavis of Use a variety of objects Life in the Temperate Fest an ganism during its life cycle. to st by features Life in the Polar Regions (shoes, stuffed animals, Arctic Tundra paper, etc) Magic School Bus All Dried Up Students create a Videos in Library project (poster, rept, Once There was a Tree diagram) showing the In the Land of Polar Bears Arctic and Antarctic differences between 2 Desert Habitats animals plants that Rainfest Habitats have different and Desert Giant (companion book) similar features, Expling Desert Biomes behavis, and Wild Things 2000, Wading into Wetlands environmental needs. Wonders of Learning Kits in Library Life in the Woods How Animals Get Food What is a Plant A Look at Plants Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 11 of 15 Science notebook of life cycle Project (Rubric to be designed by teachers)

12 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students describe ways ganisms depend upon, interact within, and change the living and non-living environment as well as ways the environment affects ganisms. Essential Question How do ganisms in a variety of ecosystems interact? E2 Ecosystems (Concentration on Temperate Fest and Wetlands/Marshes) Students describe ways ganisms depend upon, interact within, and change the living and non-living environment as well as ways the environment affects ganisms. a. Explain how changes in an ganism's habitat can influence its survival. b. Describe that ganisms all over the Earth are living, dying, and decaying and new ganisms are being produced by the old ones. Introduce (I) Mastery (M) Review (R) M Beginning in the fall, study the woods and marsh around the school. Use Science Notebooks to recd and gather data through smell, sight, sound, and feeling. Observe appearance during different seasons Collect date such as water level and clarity Recd plants and wildlife that are seen during different seasons Create an ongoing classroom journal using photos and drawings of the areas being monited. Local fests and marshes Microscopes Animal Habitat Booklets (on der) Book Room Nonfiction The Reasons f a Flower Photosynthesis Plants in Different Habitats Magic School Bus Get Planted Animal Life Cycles Food Chains Life in the Temperate Fest Life in the Polar Regions Arctic Tundra Magic School Bus All Dried Up Videos in Library Once There was a Tree In the Land of Polar Bears Arctic and Antarctic Desert Habitats Rainfest Habitats Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 12 of 15 Science Notebooks Projects (rubric to be created by teachers) Animal Habitat Booklets (on der) Poster of ecosystem (rubric to be created by teacher)

13 E2 Ecosystems-continued c. Describe some of the ways in which ganisms depend on one another, including animals carrying pollen and dispersing seeds. d. Explain how the food of most animals can be traced back to plants and how animals use food f energy and repair. e. Explain how ganisms can affect the environment in different ways. Guest speakers on fests and wetlands Maine animal kit from the Discovery Museum and Maine Fish and Wildlife Dept. Students create a poster of a fest wetland to include pertinent features, plants, wildlife and environmental dangers. Students create a project on an animal from one of the two ecosystems. Show videos share books showing other ecosystems and their main features. Desert Giant (companion book) Expling Desert Biomes Wild Things 2000, Wading into Wetlands Wonders of Learning Kits in Library Life in the Woods How Animals Get Food What is a Plant A Look at Plants Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 13 of 15

14 Topic, Unit, Theme Process Grade Level/Course 3 Page Essential Understanding Students describe how living things are made up of one me cells and the ways cells help ganisms meet their basic needs. Maine LEARNING RESULTS Links E3 Cells Students describe how living things are made up of one me cells and the ways cells help ganisms meet their basic needs. a. Give examples of ganisms that consist of a single cell and ganisms that are made of a collection of cells. I Learn how to use the microscopes independently Use laptops to access Look at water samples from marsh under a microscope Look at prepared slides under the microscope Draw diagrams in notebook Text Book Pages 50, Microscopes Microscope Slides (on der) None f introducty skill Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 14 of 15

15 Essential Understanding Students describe the fossil evidence and present explanations that help us understand why there are differences among and between present and past ganisms. E5 Evolution Students describe the fossil evidence and present explanations that help us understand why there are differences among and between present and past ganisms. b. Compare fossils to one another and to living ganisms accding to their similarities and differences. M Build models/devices that demonstrate how wind and water shape the land and how fces on materials can make wrinkles, fold, and faults. Foss Kit investigations St and classify rocks/minerals Take soil apart to see components Foss Kit Soil Samples 3D Volcanoes 3D Earth Model Book Room nonfiction The Changing Earth Serie copies Magic School Bus Inside the Earth-6 copies Also big book and video in library Videos in Library Rocks The Solid Earth Material Rocks and minerals Science Rock Earth Science Volcanoes and Pangea Hill of Fire (companion book) Volcano (2 different ones) Magic School Bus Blows it Top Science Curriculum-Grade 3-Revised Revised Page 15 of 15

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