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Curriculum Plan

Science – NGSS 

3rd Grade

 

2019 – 2020

 

 

 

Resource:  STEMScopes

 

Note:  The following is the key for “Teacher Time.”

B – below grade level

O – on grade level

A – above grade level

Weeks 1 and 2  (sample lesson plans)

Bundle:              1-Animal Development and Survival

Scope:               Life Cycles

STANDARDS:        3-LS1-1; 3-LS1-B.1

Day Mini Lesson

(10 minutes)

Workshop (30 minutes) Wrap Up

(5 minutes)

Teacher Time Learning Stations Ideas
1 Hook:  See “Hook” under “Engage” tab; model with apple and flowering plant for the class “Hook” discussion questions:

B:

O:

A:

 

Journal Writing

 

Vocabulary

 

STEMscopedia (Explain)

 

Math Connections

 

Reading Science (Elaborate)

 

“Daily Science”

 

“Doing Science in Morning Meeting”

Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

2 Intro “Explore 1” Rotate around groups to assist with activity.
3 Finish work from yesterday.  Journal writing. B:

O:

A:

4 Intro “Explore 2” Rotate around groups to assist with activity.
5 Finish work from yesterday.  Journal writing B:

O:

A:

6 Intro “Explore 3” Rotate around groups to assist with activity.
7 Finish work from yesterday.  Journal writing B:

O:

A:

8

 

Intro “Explore 4” Rotate around groups to assist with activity.
9 Using an engaging activity, review Life Cycles.  
10 Assessment of Life Cycles (refer to “Evaluate”  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 3 and 4      

Bundle:              1-Animal Development and Survival

Scope:               Social and Group Behavior

STANDARDS:         3-LS2-1; 3-LS2-D.1

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

Week 5

Review and Assess

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
Using student engagement activities to review animal development and survival.
Assessment of the animal development and survival.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 6 and 7      

Bundle:              2-Environments and the Traits of Organisms

Scope:               Inheritance and Variation of Traits

STANDARDS:        3-LS3-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; E-LS3-A.2; 3-LS3-B.2

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 8 and 9      

Bundle:              2-Environments and the Traits of Organisms

Scope:               Environmental Traits

STANDARDS:         3-LS3-2; 3-LS3-A.2; 3-LS3-B.2

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 10 and 11           

Bundle:              2-Environments and the Traits of Organisms

Scope:               Adaptions

STANDARDS:        3-LS4-3; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-LS4-C.1

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 12 and 13          

Bundle:              2-Environments and the Traits of Organisms

Scope:               Environmental Changes and Effects

STANDARDS:        3-LS4-4; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-LS4-D.1; 3-LS2-C.1

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 14

Review and Assess

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
Using student engagement activities to review animal development and environments and the traits of organisms.
Assessment of the animal development and environments and the traits of organisms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 15        

Bundle:              3-Organisms Change Over Time

Scope:               Plant and Animal Extinction

STANDARDS:        3-LS4-1; 3-LS4-1.1

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 16 and 17          

Bundle:              3-Organisms Change Over Time

Scope:               Fossils

STANDARDS:        3-LS4-1; 3-LS4-A.2

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 18 and 19          

Bundle:              3-Organisms Change Over Time

Scope:               Survival of the Fittest

STANDARDS:        3-LS4-2; 3-LS4-B.1

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

Week 20

Review and Assess

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
Using student engagement activities to review animal development and environments & the traits of organisms and organisms change over time
Assessment of the environments and the traits of organisms units.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 21 and 22          

Bundle:              4-Dealing with Hazardous Weather Worldwide

Scope:               Weather and Climate

STANDARDS:        3-ESS-2-1; 3-ESS2-2; 3-ESS-2-D.1; 3-ESS2-D.2

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 23 and 24         

Bundle:              4-Dealing with Hazardous Weather Worldwide

Scope:               Processes and Impacts of Natural Hazards

STANDARDS:        3-ESS3-1; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-5ETS1-3; 3-ESS3-B.1

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

Week 25

Review and Assess

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
Using student engagement activities to review animal development and environments & the traits of organisms, organisms change over time and dealing with hazardous weather worldwide.
Assessment of the animal development and environments & the traits of organisms, organisms change over time and dealing with hazardous weather worldwide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 26 and 27         

Bundle:              5-Using Magnetic Force

Scope:               Objects and Motion

STANDARDS:        3-PS2-1; 3-PS2-2; 3-PS2-1.A; 3-PS2-A.2; 3-PS2-B.1

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks 28 and 29         

Bundle:              5-Using Magnetic Force

Scope:               Electric and Magnetic Forces

STANDARDS:        3-PS2-3; 3-PS2-4; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-5-ETSI1-3; 3-PS2-B.2

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
      Allow students to share out what they learned today.

 

 

 

 

Weeks 30, 31 and 32

Review and Assess

Mini Lesson Teacher Time * Learning Stations Ideas * Wrap Up
Using student engagement activities to review animal development and environments & the traits of organisms, organisms change over time, dealing with hazardous weather worldwide and using magnetic force .
Assessment of animal development and environments & the traits of organisms, organisms change over time, dealing with hazardous weather worldwide and using magnetic force .