3rd Grade Science: the year at a glance
4 units · 16 lessons · based on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Grade 3 — typical US unit order. Every unit ends with a review & assessment day.
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Unit 1: Forces & interactions 3-PS2-1
Investigate balanced and unbalanced forces · Predict motion from patterns · Investigate magnets and static electricity
- Balanced and unbalanced forces3-PS2-1
- Patterns of motion3-PS2-2
- Magnets3-PS2-3
- Static electricity3-PS2-3
- Magnet design challenge3-PS2-4
- Review & assessment
Unit 2: Life cycles & traits 3-LS1-1
Model diverse life cycles · Show traits are inherited and influenced by the environment
- Life cycles3-LS1-1
- Inherited traits3-LS3-1
- Environment and traits3-LS3-2
- Variation helps survival3-LS4-2
- Review & assessment
Unit 3: Environments & survival 3-LS4-3
Explain how organisms survive in their habitat · Use fossils to learn about past environments · Explain why animals form groups
- Groups help survival3-LS2-1
- Fossils3-LS4-1
- Habitats and survival3-LS4-3
- When environments change3-LS4-4
- Review & assessment
Unit 4: Weather & climate 3-ESS2-1
Represent weather data to describe typical conditions · Describe climates around the world · Evaluate designs that reduce weather hazards
- Weather data3-ESS2-1
- Climates of the world3-ESS2-2
- Weather hazards3-ESS3-1
- Review & assessment