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) |
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| 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:
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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.
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| 2 | Intro “Explore 1” | Rotate around groups to assist with activity. | ||
| 3 | Finish work from yesterday. Journal writing. | B:
O: A: |
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| 4 | Intro “Explore 2” | Rotate around groups to assist with activity. | ||
| 5 | Finish work from yesterday. Journal writing | B:
O: A: |
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| 6 | Intro “Explore 3” | Rotate around groups to assist with activity. | ||
| 7 | Finish work from yesterday. Journal writing | B:
O: A: |
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| 8
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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 . | |||
