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Annual Plans - Science Annual Plans - Science

The order of instruction is being modified for the 1st and 4th quarters. 'Cycles on Earth and Space' (Unit D) will be the opening unit instead of 'Plant Needs'. 'Plant needs' will follow Unit D.

        An Annual Plan for 3rd Grade Science

 

                         Austin Peace Academy

 

 

 

 

 

    1st Quarter

      2nd Quarter

    3rd Quarter

     4th Quarter

       (9 weeks)

       (9 weeks)

       (9 weeks)

       (9 weeks)

 

 

 

 

1.1 Safety & Procedures

3.1 - 3.4 Sci. Process

3.1 - 3.4 Sci. Process

3.1 - 3.4 Sci. Process

 

Skills   every 9 weeks

Skills   every 9 weeks

Skills   every 9 weeks

 

 

 

 

3.1 (A, B) Classroom &

3.1 (A, B) Classroom &

3.1 (A, B) Classroom &

3.1 (A, B) Classroom &

field investigations

field investigations

field investigations

field investigations

 

 

 

 

3.2 (A,B,C,D,E)

3.2 (A,B,C,D,E)

3.2 (A,B,C,D,E)

3.2 (A,B,C,D,E)

Scientific Inquiry

Scientific Inquiry

Scientific Inquiry

Scientific Inquiry

 

 

 

 

3.3 (A,B,C,D,E)

3.3 (A,B,C,D,E)

3.3 (A,B,C,D,E)

3.3 (A,B,C,D,E)

Critical Thinking &

Critical Thinking &

Critical Thinking &

Critical Thinking &

Decision Making

Decision Making

Decision Making

Decision Making

 

 

 

 

3.4 (A & B)   Tools and

3.4 (A & B)   Tools and

3.4 (A & B)   Tools and

3.4 (A & B)   Tools and

            Methods

            Methods

            Methods

            Methods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Plant Needs

 Plants & Animals

      Earth's Land

Cycles on Earth & Space

 

          Interact

 

 

3.5 (A) Observe & iden-

 

3.6B Identify how

3.7A Gather information

      tify simple systems

3.8A Observe and

 forces change the

 including temperature,

(such as sprouting seed)

 describe the habitats

 Earth's surface

 magnetism, hardness,

 

 of organisms/living

 

and mass

3.8 (A,C) Observe and

 things in an ecosystem

3.8A Observe & describe

 

    describe living things

 

 

  
    describe living things    habitats of organisms 3.7B Identify matter
    and how they are 3.8B Observe and iden-    as liquids, solids, and
    affected by environ-  tify organisms that 3.8B Observe and  gases
    mental changes  compete for resources    identify organisms  
       that compete for 3.11A Identify and 
3.9(A) Observe and 3.8C Describe how    resources  describe Earth's
    identify characteris-  environmental changes    resources
    tics that allow species  affect organisms 3.8C Describe how   
    to survive   environmental changes 3.11C Identify the
  3.8D Describe how  affect organisms  planets in our solar
3.10(A) Identify some  organisms modify their    system and their
     inherited traits of  environment 3.8D Describe how   positions in relation
     plants    organisms modify their  to the sun
  3.9B Observe and   environment  
     Animal Needs  analyze how adaptive   3.11D Describe the
   characteristics help 3.11A Identify and   characteristics
3.8A Observe and  survival  describe Earth's   of the sun
   describe living    resources  
   organisms         Matter and its      Force, Work, and
              Properties 3.11B Identify and         Simple Machines
3.8B Observe and    record properties of  
   identify organisms 3.7A Use appropriate  soil 3.5A Observe and
   that compete for  tools to measure    identify simple systems
   resources  physical properties Cycles on Earth & Space  such as a toy car
   including temperature,    
3.8C Describe how   magnetism, hardness, 3.7A Gather information 3.5B Observe a simple
environmental changes  and mass  including temperature,  and describe the role
affect organisms    magnetism, hardness,  of its parts, such as
  3.7B Identify matter as and mass  a yo-yo
3.8D Describe how   liquids, solids, and    
 organisms modify their  gases 3.7B Identify matter 3.6A Measure and
 environment    as liquids, solids, and  record changes in the
        Earth's Land  gases  position and motion
3.9A Observe and iden-      of an object
tify characteristics  3.6B Identify how  3.11A Identify and   
among species that   forces change the  describe Earth's  
allow each to survive  Earth's surface  resources  
       
3.10B Identify some 3.8A Observe & describe 3.11C Identify the  
inherited traits of  habitats of organisms  planets in our solar  
animals    system and their  
  3.8B Observe and  positions in relation  
 Plants & Animals    identify organisms  to the sun  
          Interact    that compete for    
     resources 3.11D Describe the  
3.5A Identify simple    characteristics  
 systems such as 3.8C Describe how   of the sun  
 ecosystems environmental changes  
  affect organisms  
3.8A Observe and   
 describe the habitats 3.8D Describe how   
 of organisms/living  organisms modify their  
 things in an ecosystem  environment  
     
3.8B Observe and iden- 3.11A Identify and   
 tify organisms that  describe Earth's   
 compete for resources  resources  
   
3.8C Describe how 3.11B Identify and   
 environmental changes  record properties of  
 affect organisms  soil  
     
3.8D Describe how    
 organisms modify    
 their environment    
     
3.9B Observe and     
 analyze how adaptive    
 characteristics help    
 survival    







Loretta Kamara
Austin Peace Academy
5110 Manor Road
Austin, TX 78723
(512)926-1737