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MS.E.3.GRADE THREE: Earth and Space Science

GRADE THREE: Earth and Space Science
Earth’s Resources
E.3.10. Students will demonstrate an understanding that all materials, energy, and fuels that humans use are derived from natural sources.
E.3.10.1. Identify some of Earth's resources that are used in everyday life such as water, wind, soil, forests, oil, natural gas, and minerals and classify as renewable or nonrenewable.
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Vocabulary Terms Natural resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Natural resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Using and saving natural resources
 
E.3.10.2. Obtain and communicate information to exemplify how humans attain, use, and protect renewable and nonrenewable Earth resources.
Vocabulary Terms Natural resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Natural resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Using and saving natural resources
 
E.3.10.3. Use maps and historical information to identify natural resources in the state connecting (a) how resources are used for human needs and (b) how the use of those resources impacts the environment.
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
Vocabulary Terms Earth's Waters
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's Waters
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Using and saving natural resources
 
Earth’s Structure and History
E.3.7A. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the various processes involved in the rock cycle, superposition of rock layers, and fossil formation.
E.3.7A.1. Plan and conduct controlled scientific investigations to identify the processes involved in forming the three major types of rock, and investigate common techniques used to identify them.
Flip Charts Rocks & Minerals
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
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Vocabulary Terms Rocks and minerals
Vocabulary Terms Rocks, Minerals, and soil
Vocabulary Terms Rocks, Soil and water
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks and minerals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks, Minerals, and soil
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks, Soil and water
 
E.3.7A.3. Ask questions to generate testable hypotheses regarding the formation and location of fossil types, including their presence in some sedimentary rock.
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Vocabulary Terms Fossils and dinosaurs
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Fossils and extinct animals
 
E.3.7B. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the composition of Earth and the processes which change Earth’s landforms.
E.3.7B.1. Obtain and evaluate scientific information (e.g. using technology) to describe the four major layers of Earth and the varying compositions of each layer.
Flip Charts Science Grade 4
Vocabulary Terms Earth - Inside and Out
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth - Inside and Out
 
E.3.7B.2. Develop and use models to describe the characteristics of Earth's continental landforms and classify landforms as volcanoes, mountains, valleys, canyons, planes, and islands.
Flip Charts Changes on Earth
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
Vocabulary Terms Changes on earth
Vocabulary Terms Rocks, Soil and water
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Changes on earth
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks, Soil and water
 
E.3.7B.3. Develop and use models of weathering, erosion, and deposition processes which explain the appearance of various Earth features (e.g., the Grand Canyon, Arches National Park in Utah, Plymouth Bluff in Columbus, or Red Bluff in Marion County, Mississippi).
Flip Charts Changes on Earth
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
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Vocabulary Terms Changes on earth
Vocabulary Terms Earth - Inside and Out
Vocabulary Terms Rocks, Soil and water
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Changes on earth
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth - Inside and Out
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks, Soil and water
 
E.3.7B.4. Compare and contrast constructive (e.g., deposition, volcano) and destructive (e.g., weathering, erosion, earthquake) processes of the Earth.
Flip Charts Changes on Earth
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
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Flip Charts Weather & Climate
Vocabulary Terms Changes on earth
Vocabulary Terms Earth - Inside and Out
Vocabulary Terms Rocks, Soil and water
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth - Inside and Out
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks, Soil and water
 
Earth’s Systems and Cycles
E.3.9. Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the Earth’s systems (i.e., geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere) interact in multiple ways to affect Earth's surface materials and processes.
E.3.9.1. Develop models to communicate the characteristics of the Earth's major systems, including the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere (e.g., digital models, illustrations, flip books, diagrams, charts, tables).
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Flip Charts Weather & Climate
Vocabulary Terms Weather and climate
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E.3.9.2. Construct explanations of how different landforms and surface features result from the location and movement of water on Earth’s surface (e.g., watersheds, drainage basins, deltas, or rivers).
Vocabulary Terms Earth's Waters
Vocabulary Terms Rocks, Soil and water
Vocabulary Terms Water
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's Waters
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks, Soil and water
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Water
 
E.3.9.3. Use graphical representations to communicate the distribution of freshwater and saltwater on Earth (e.g., oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, groundwater, or polar ice caps).
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
Vocabulary Terms Changes on earth
Vocabulary Terms Earth's Waters
Vocabulary Terms Rocks, Soil and water
Vocabulary Terms Water
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Changes on earth
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's Waters
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks, Soil and water
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Water
 

MS.L.3.GRADE THREE: Life Science

GRADE THREE: Life Science
Adaptations and Diversity
L.3.4. Students will demonstrate an understanding of how adaptations allow animals to satisfy life needs and respond both physically and behaviorally to their environment.
L.3.4.1. Obtain data from informational text to explain how changes in habitats (both those that occur naturally and those caused by organisms) can be beneficial or harmful to the organisms that live there.
Vocabulary Terms Earth yesterday and today
Vocabulary Terms Introduction to animals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth yesterday and today
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ecosystems and changes in ecosystems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Introduction to animals
 
L.3.4.2. Ask questions to predict how natural or man-made changes in a habitat cause plants and animals to respond in different ways, including hibernating, migrating, responding to light, death, or extinction (e.g., sea turtles, the dodo bird, or nocturnal specie
Vocabulary Terms Earth yesterday and today
Vocabulary Terms Introduction to animals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth yesterday and today
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ecosystems and changes in ecosystems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Introduction to animals
 
L.3.4.4. Define and improve a solution to a problem created by environmental changes and any resulting impacts on the types of density and distribution of plant and animal populations living in the environment (e.g., replanting sea oats in coastal areas or develop
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ecosystems and changes in ecosystems
 
Hierarchical Organization
L.3.1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of internal and external structures in plants and animals and how they relate to their growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction within an environment.
L.3.1.1. Examine evidence to communicate information that the internal and external structures of animals (e.g., heart, stomach, bone, lung, brain, skin, ears, appendages) function to support survival, growth, and behavior.
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L.3.1.2. Examine evidence to communicate information that the internal and external structures of plant (e.g., thorns, leaves, stems, roots, or colored petals) function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
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Flip Charts Grouping of Plants
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Vocabulary Terms How do plants grow?
Vocabulary Terms Main Parts of Plants
Vocabulary Terms Plants
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Parts of Plants
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plant Structure and function
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plants
 
L.3.1.3. Obtain and communicate examples of physical features or behaviors of vertebrates and invertebrates and how these characteristics help them survive in particular environments, (e.g., animals hibernate, migrate, or estivate to stay alive when food is scarce
Vocabulary Terms Introduction to animals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Introduction to animals
 
Reproduction and Heredity
L.3.2. Students will demonstrate an understanding that through reproduction, the survival and physical features of plants and animals are inherited traits from parent organisms but can also be influenced by the environment.
L.3.2.1. Identify traits and describe how traits are passed from parent organism(s) to offspring in plants and animals.
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L.3.2.2. Describe and provide examples of plant and animal offspring from a single parent organism (e.g., bamboo, fern, or starfish) as being an exact replica with identical traits as the parent organism.
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L.3.2.4. Obtain and communicate data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from both parent organisms and that variations of these traits exist in groups of similar organisms (e.g., flower colors in pea plants or fur color and pattern i
Flip Charts Science Grade 4
 

MS.P.3.GRADE THREE: Physical Science

GRADE THREE: Physical Science
Organization of Matter and Chemical Interactions
P.3.5. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the physical properties of matter to explain why matter can change states between a solid, liquid, or gas dependent upon the addition or removal of heat.
P.3.5.1. Plan and conduct scientific investigations to determine how changes in heat (i.e., an increase or decrease) change matter from one state to another (e.g., melting, freezing, condensing, boiling, or evaporating).
Vocabulary Terms Comparing matter
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Motions, Forces, and Energy
P.3.6. Students will demonstrate an understanding of magnets and the effects of pushes, pulls, and friction on the motion of objects.
P.3.6.1. Compare and contrast the effects of different strengths and directions of forces on the motion of an object (e.g., gravity, polarity, attraction, repulsion, or strength).
Flip Charts Science Grade 4
Vocabulary Terms Magnets
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P.3.6.3. Research and communicate information to explain how magnets are used in everyday life.
Vocabulary Terms Magnets
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P.3.6.4. Define and solve a simple design problem by applying scientific ideas about magnets (e.g., can opener, door latches, paperclip holders, finding studs in walls, magnetized paint). Use an engineering design process to define the problem, design, construct,
Vocabulary Terms Magnets
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Magnets