3rd+Grade

**Core Content Committee (CCC) Representative:**Abbey Fry afry@pccsd.net
 * Grade 3: **

3rd grade units Instructional Resources Formative Assessment
 * Contents: **

**Standards & Model Curriculum** [|ODE Revised Science Standards]

**Inquiry Focus:** Science Inquiry and Application During the years of PreK-4, all students must become proficient in the use of the following scientific processes, with appropriate laboratory safety techniques, to construct their knowledge and understanding in all science content areas: • Observe and ask questions about the natural environment; • Plan and conduct simple investigations; • Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses; • Use appropriate mathematics with data to construct reasonable explanations; • Communicate about observations, investigations and explanations; and • Review and ask questions about the observations and explanations of others.

**1.Topic:** Earth Science ~ Soil **2. Student Research Investigation Question:** Which type of soil holds the most water? **3. Variables (dependent and independent): ** Dependent: amount of water passed through the soil Independent: 3 types of soil **4. Hypothesis ** More water will go through the soil with larger grains. **5. Procedure ** Students will put three different types of soil into three strainers and set them over a bowl. Students will pour equal amounts of water into each of the strainers. After waiting for one minute, students will measure the amount of water in the bowl.
 * Sample Student Inquiry Investigation **

=FOSS Kits=

**Spring Kit**: Energy & Matter
**Units (Condensed Content Statements and I Can Statements)** • Offspring resemble their parents and each other. • Individuals of the same kind differ in their traits and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing. • Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments.
 * Life Science: **
 * 1. Animals **
 * I can draw a diagram of the life cycle of a frog, butterfly, etc.
 * I can use a diary to record the life cycle of an organism.
 * I can compare a collection of individuals and identify the characteristics that give them advantages in surviving.
 * I can explain how the physical features of an animal have a specific function.
 * I can explore that individuals of the same kind can have different characteristics.
 * I can identify the traits inherited from parents.
 * I can observe the record behaviors learned from either parent or environment.
 * 2. Plants **
 * I can draw a diagram of the life cycle of a plant.
 * I can use a diary to record the life cycle of an organism.
 * I can compare a collection of individuals and identify the characteristics that give them advantages in surviving.
 * I can explain how the physical features of a plant have a specific function.
 * I can explore that individuals of the same kind can have different characteristics.
 * I can identify the traits inherited from parents.
 * I can observe the record behaviors learned from either parent or environment.


 * Earth and Space Science: **

• Some of Earth’s resources are limited.

 * 3. Earth's Resources (renewable & nonrenewable) **
 * I can recognize the differences between renewable and nonrenewable energy.
 * I can compare and contrast the costs of different types of energy.
 * I can design a model of simple energy.
 * I can create a table to compare recycling methods.
 * I can collect and analyze data on types of waste materials.
 * I can design a plan to reduce the use of specific resources.
 * 4. Soil & Rocks **
 * I can predict which soil holds the most water.
 * I can evaluate different soil types.
 * I can compare rocks by size, shape, texture, and color.


 * Physical Science: **

• Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

 * 5. States of matter **
 * I can define matter, mass, volume, weight, and gravity.
 * I can use a scale to measure weight.
 * I can describe how to change from one state to another.
 * I can compare the properties of liquids and gases.
 * I can explain that matter exists even when I can’t see it.
 * I can use metric units to measure volumes of liquids.
 * I can describe how to change matter from one state to another.
 * 6. Energy (heat, electrical, sound, light, magnetic) **
 * I can explore and explain ways energy causes motion or creates change.

**Additional INQUIRY Instructional Resources (Lessons, Kits, Teaching Materials, Assessments, Video, Content Information, etc.):**

[|FOSS Kits and content statements] [|FOSSweb]
 * General Info: **

** Animals ** **FOSS – Structures of Life** [|Overview of activities] Investigation 3 part 1 – Crayfish Investigation 3 part 3 – Crayfish Investigation 3 part 4 – Crayfish Investigation 5 part 1 – Beetles

** Literature ** **FOSS Science Stories –** Structures of Life p.17-29

**3rd grade science readers** (can be used on SmartBoard) //How Animals Live// (life cycles, adaptations) //Animal Ways of Life// (life cycles, adaptations)

**Plants** **FOSS – Structures of Life** [|Overview of activities] Investigation 2 part 3 – Life Cycle of a Bean Plant (8 weeks)

**Other Resources –** Plant Adaptation Smartboard file and worksheet - [] Requires extra books that illustrate traits of plants

**Literature** **FOSS Science Stories –** Structures of Life p.1-3

**3rd grade science readers** (can be used on SmartBoard) //Tree Life// //Plants & Trees Growing// //Plants & How they Grow//

** Earth's Resources **

**Other Resources -** **Water Detectives** - Students complete an experiment about water evaporation. **Water Tickets** - Students are given tickets to help them pay attention to their use of water (lesson may need to be modified a little but is a good idea, maybe at the beginning of unit) **Electricity Generation Poster** -
 * Energy Kids** - This website has lesson plans that cover different types of Earth resources.

** Literature ** **FOSS Science Stories –** Measurement p.16-17 Water p.17-21 (in 4th grade kit)

**3rd grade science readers** (can be used on SmartBoard) //Earth’s Natural Resources// (renewable/nonrenewable, conservation, recycling) //Earth’s Water// (importance and use of water) //Natural Resources// (renewable/nonrenewable, conservation, recycling)

**Soil & Rocks** **FOSS – Earth Materials** [|Overview of activities] Investigation 1 part 1 - 30 minutes Investigation 1 part 2 - 45 minutes Investigation 1 part 3 - 15 + 20 minutes Investigation 4 part 1 – 40 minutes
 * Mock Rocks **
 * Take it for Granite **

** Other Resources **
American Geosciences Institute - Soil Investigations American Geosciences Institute - Rock Investigations

**Literature** **FOSS Science Stories –** Earth Materials p.34-37

**3rd grade science readers** (can be used on SmartBoard) //The Rocks and Soil Beneath Us// //Minerals & Rocks// //Rocks and Minerals//

**States of Matter** FOSS – Matter & Energy Overview of Activities

** Literature ** **FOSS Science Stories –** Measurement p.32-33

**3rd grade science readers** (can be used on SmartBoard) //How Matter Words// //Matter & It’s Properties// //Ways Matter Changes// //Changes in Matter//

**Energy** **FOSS –Matter & Energy** Overview of Activities

** Possible simple experiments: ** //**Light/Heat**:// Place a desk lamp over an aluminum pan with water in it. Set a second one, with the same amount of water, away from the lamp. After ten (10) minutes, check the temperature of each. Which is warmer? //**Lig** **ht/Heat**: // Heat/Color Relationship Experiment 10 - minutes for 4 days (pages 14-16) - Students will use the scientific method to discover which colors absorb heat and which colors best reflect heat.

**Other Resources** **Electricity Generation Poster** -

** Literature ** **FOSS Science Stories –** Magnetism and Electricity p.10-13, 21-23

**3rd grade science readers** (can be used on SmartBoard) //Capturing Color// (light as energy) lexile level 890 //Light// (light as energy) lexile level 840 //What is Light Like?// (light as energy) lexile level 630 //Energy from Heat// (4th grade book, a little advanced) //Heat// (4th grade book, a little advanced) //Sound// //How Sound Works// //Energy// (heat, light, and electrical energy) //So Much Energy// (heat, light, and electrical energy)

Life:
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Vol. 1, pg.147 ||< Card sort, #4, pg. 56 ||  ||
 * **Topic** ................. || **Assessment Probe** .....................
 * (Title,Volume,Page)** ||< **Assessment Strategy** .......
 * (Name, #, Page)** || **Teaching Ideas** ................................................ ||
 * Plants & Animals || Functions of Living Things,
 * Plants & Animals || Functions of Living Things,

Earth:
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Vol. 2, pg.151 ||  ||   ||
 * **Topic** ................. || **Assessment Probe** .....................
 * (Title/Volume/Page)** || **Assessment Strategy** .......
 * (Name, #, Page)** || **Teaching Ideas** ................................................ ||
 * Rocks || Is it a Rock? (Vol. 1)

Physical:
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Vol. 1, pg.109 || PEO (predict, explain, observe) #43, pg. 153 Four Corners #19, pg. 97 ||  || Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Vol. 1, pg.103 || PEO (predict, explain, observe) #43, pg. 153 ||  || Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Vol. 1, pg.43 || Card sort#4, pg. 56 ||  || Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Vol. 1, pg.179 || Card sort#4, pg. 56 ||  || Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Vol. 2, pg.59 || Four Corners #19, pg. 97 ||  || Science Vol. 2, pg.77 ||   ||   ||
 * **Topic** ................. || **Assessment Probe** .....................
 * (Title/Volume/Page)** || **Assessment Strategy** .......
 * (Name, #, Page)** || **Teaching Ideas** ................................................ ||
 * Energy (heat) || Objects & Temperature
 * Energy (heat) || The Mitten Problem
 * Energy (sound) || Making Sounds
 * States of Matter || Is It Matter?
 * States of Matter || Freezing Ice
 * Energy (heat) || Ice Cold LemonadeUncovering Student Ideas in

**Literature Integration (Reading Streets, etc.):** 3rd grade leveled readers //Grandpa’s Rock Kit// //The Rock Kit//
 * Connection with Unit 4 Week 3 “//Rocks in his Head//” **

3rd grade leveled readers // All About Penguins // // These Birds Can't Fly // // The Frozen Continent: Antarctica //
 * Connection with Unit 2 Week 1 "//Penguin Chick//" **

3rd grade leveled readers // All About Birds // // Bills and Beaks // // Animals of the Concrete Jungle //
 * Connection with Unit 2 Week 5 "//Amazing Bird Nests//" **