Grade 3 - Science

Science

Matter: Understandings of the physical world are deepened by investigating matter and energy.

Energy: Understandings of the physical world are deepened by investigating matter and energy.

Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Living Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Computer Science: Problem solving and scientific inquiry are developed through the knowledgeable application of creativity, design, and computational thinking.

Scientific Methods: Investigation of the physical world is enhanced through the use of scientific methods that attempt to remove human biases and increase objectivity.

How can materials change?

How can forces relate to changes in movement?

What visible changes can be identified by examining Earth’s surface?

How do plants and animals interact?

How does creativity contribute to computational thinking?

How can investigation help to deepen understanding in science?

Students investigate and analyze how materials have the potential to be changed.

Students investigate and explain how forces affect the movement of objects.

Students analyze changes in Earth’s surface and explain how its layers hold stories of the past.

Students analyze and describe how plants and animals interact with each other and within environments.

Students investigate creativity and its relationship to computational thinking.

Students relate investigation to building knowledge.