Science Curriculum
3rd Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will organize and use data to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season and devise plans to reduce the effects of hazardous weather events. |
Outcomes and Components:
| SC.3.1 | Students will characterize ecosystems, the dynamics between the parts of an environment, and how organisms respond to changes. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
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Standard(s) |
| SC.3.1.1 | Distinguish between living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) factors in an environment. | 3-LS4-4 | |
| SC.3.1.2 | Identify components of an environment. | 3-LS3-2 | |
| SC.3.1.3 | Explain how an environment meets the needs of the organisms within it. | 3-LS4-3 | |
| SC.3.1.4 | Describe how organisms adapt to changes within their environment. |
3-LS3-2 3-LS4-3 |
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| SC.3.1.5 | Make evidence based claims to support the idea that the organisms in an environment have changed over time due to changes in the environment. |
3-LS4-4 3-LS3-2 3-LS4-1 |
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Academic Vocabulary: claim, distinguish, identify, explain, describe, evidence, support |
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Content Vocabulary: abiotic, biotic,, biome, environment, organism, adapt |