Curriculum Plan
Science – MN
3rd Grade
2019 – 2020
Resource: Studies Weekly
Note: The following is the key for “Teacher Time.”
B – below grade level
O – on grade level
A – above grade level
Week 1
The Nature of Science and Engineering: The Practice of Science
3.1.1.1.1 Scientists work as individuals and in groups; emphasizing evidence, open communication and skepticism.
Fusion – Unit 1
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Provide evidence to support claims, other than saying “Everyone knows that,” or “I just know,” and question such reasons when given by others. | B:
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
Week 2
The Nature of Science and Engineering: The Practice of Science
3.1.1.2.1 Scientific inquiry is a set of interrelated processes incorporating multiple approaches that are used to pose questions about the natural world and investigate phenomena.
Fusion – Unit 1
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Generate questions that can be answered when scientific knowledge is combined with knowledge gained from one’s own observations or investigations. | B:
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
Week 3
The Nature of Science and Engineering: The Practice of Science
3.1.1.2.2 Scientific inquiry is a set of interrelated processes incorporating multiple approaches that are used to pose questions about the natural world and investigate phenomena.
Fusion – Unit 3
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Recognize that when a science investigation is done the way it was done before, even in a different place, a similar result is expected. | B:
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
Week 4
The Nature of Science and Engineering: The Practice of Science
3.1.1.2.3 Scientific inquiry is a set of interrelated processes incorporating multiple approaches that are used to pose questions about the natural world and investigate phenomena.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Maintain a record of observations, procedures and explanations, being careful to distinguish between actual observations and ideas about what was observed.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
Week 5
The Nature of Science and Engineering: The Practice of Science
3.1.1.2.4 Scientific inquiry is a set of interrelated processes incorporating multiple approaches that are used to pose questions about the natural world and investigate phenomena.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Construct reasonable explanations based on evidence collected from observations or experiments.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
Week 6
Review and Assessment
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Through an engaging activity, review the practice of science unit. | |||
| Assessment of the practice of science unit. | |||
Week 7
The Nature of Science and Engineering: Interactions Among Science, Engineering, Technology and Society
3.1.3.2.1 Men and women throughout the history of all cultures, including Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities, have been involved in engineering design and scientific inquiry.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Understand that everybody can use evidence to learn about the natural world, identify patterns in nature, and develop tools. | B:
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
Week 8
The Nature of Science and Engineering: Interactions Among Science, Engineering, Technology and Society
3.1.3.2.2 Men and women throughout the history of all cultures, including Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities, have been involved in engineering design and scientific inquiry.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Recognize that the practice of science and/or engineering involves many different kinds of work and engages men and women of all ages and backgrounds. | B:
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
Week 9
The Nature of Science and Engineering: Among Science, Engineering, Technology and Society
3.1.3.4.1 Use tools, including rulers, thermometers, magnifiers and simple balance, to improve observations and keep a record of the observations made.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Use tools, including rulers, thermometers, magnifiers and simple balance, to improve observations and keep a record of the observations made. | B:
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
Week 9
Review and Assessment
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Through an engaging activity, review the practice of science and engineering process units. | |||
| Assessment of the practice of science and engineering process units. | |||
Week 10
Physical Science: Energy
3.2.3.1.1 Energy appears in different forms, including sound and light.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Explain the relationship between the pitch of a sound, the rate of vibration of the source, and factors that affect pitch. For example: Changing the length of a string that is plucked changes the pitch.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Week 11
Physical Science: Energy
3.2.3.1.1 Energy appears in different forms, including sound and light.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Explain how shadows form and can change in various ways.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Week 12
Physical Science: Energy
3.2.3.1.3 Energy appears in different forms, including sound and light.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Describe how light travels in a straight line until it is absorbed, redirected, reflected or allowed to pass through an object. | B:
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
| Resource Books | Resource Links |
Week 13
Review and Assessment
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Through an engaging activity, review the practice of science, engineering process and physical science units. | |||
| Assessment of the practice of science, engineering process and physical science units. | |||
Week 14
Earth Science: The Universe
3.3.3.1.1 1. The sun and moon have locations and movements that can be observed and described
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
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Observe and describe the daily and seasonal changes in the position of the sun and compare observations.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Week 15
Earth Science: The Universe
3.3.3.1.2. The sun and moon have locations and movements that can be observed and described
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Recognize the pattern of apparent changes in the moon’s shape and position.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Week 16
Earth Science: The Universe
3.3.3.2.1 Objects in the solar system as seen from Earth have various sizes and distinctive patterns of motion.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Demonstrate how a large light source at a great distance looks like a small light that is much closer.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Week 17
Earth Science: The Universe
3.3.3.2.2 Objects in the solar system as seen from Earth have various sizes and distinctive patterns of motion.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Objects in the solar system as seen from Earth have various sizes and distinctive patterns of motion.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Week 18
Review and Assessment
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Through an engaging activity, review the practice of science, engineering process, physical science and Earth science units. | |||
| Assessment of the practice of science, engineering process, physical science and Earth science units. | |||
Week 19
Life Science: Structure and Function of Living Systems
3.4.1.1.1 Living things are diverse with many different characteristics that enable them to grow, reproduce and survive.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Compare how the different structures of plants and animals serve various functions of growth, survival and reproduction. For example: Skeletons in animals and stems in plants provide strength and stability.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
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Life Science: Structure and Function of Living Systems
3.4.1.1.2 Living things are diverse with many different characteristics that enable them to grow, reproduce and survive.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Identify common groups of plants and animals using observable physical characteristics, structures and behaviors.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
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Life Science: Structure and Function of Living Systems
3.4.3.2.1 Offspring are generally similar to their parents, but may have variations that can be advantageous or disadvantageous in a particular environment.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Give examples of likenesses between adults and offspring in plants and animals that can be inherited or acquired.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Week
Life Science: Structure and Function of Living Systems
3.4.3.2.2 Offspring are generally similar to their parents, but may have variations that can be advantageous or disadvantageous in a particular environment.
Fusion –
| Mini Lesson Topic | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Give examples of differences among individuals that can sometimes give an individual an advantage in survival and reproduction.
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Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
