Amherst Public Schools – Pelham Elementary School

Curriculum Overview

 

Subject: SCIENCE                                        Grade Level: GRADE 3

 

Themes

Units

Skills

Essential Activities

Physical Sciences 

·          forces and motion

·          energy transformations

Technology/Engineering

·          technological design

 

 

 

Life Science

·          diversity, complexity, and interconnectedness of life on earth

·          adaptations of organisms

·          life cycles, reproduction and heredity

 

 

 

Earth and Space Science

·          weather and climate on earth

·          the nature and interactions of the atmosphere

 

 

MOTION and DESIGN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

WEATHER AND WATER CYCLE

 

·         sort and classify animals

·         observe and record observations

·         make meaningful predictions

·         collect data

·         organize data on graphs and charts

·         form meaningful conclusions

·         cooperate and communicate in the practice of scientific inquiry

·         recognize the need to support conclusions with scientific evidence

·         pose testable questions

·         demonstrate mastery of appropriate scientific vocabulary

·         follow the engineering design process to create a product

 

STC Motion and Design curriculum (modified)