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observe and describe the habitats of organisms within an ecosystem;
Textbook Pgs: A32; B 12-31
Fungi in the Ecosystem TR13
Pond Water Zoo by Peter Loewer
measure and record changes in the position and direction of the motion of
an object to which a force such as a push or pull has been applied;
Textbook: Forces & Motion Chapter 3: UNIT F Pgs: F54-F63 Pgs: F70-F73
Workbook pg. 207-220
Vocabulary Cards TR65-68
Transparencies F3-33
Science Newsroom Video
Assessment Options AG 91-96
The Science Book of Motion by Neil Ardley
Experiment with Movement by Bryan Murphy
The Spinning Black Board and Other Dynamic
Experiments on Force and Motion by Paul Doherty and Don Rathjen
communicate and present conclusions;
identify patterns of change such as in weather, metamorphosis, and objects in the sky;
Textbook, Unit D, p. 34-36; p. 78-81
Animal Studies - Crab claw regeneration; life cycle of a frog (Lesson 7)
Textbook, Unit A, Chapter 1, Lesson 1-3
Textbook, Unit B, Chapter 2 Lesson 1-3
make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials.
Harcourt Text Units A; pg. 1-29: B; pg. 1-45 Vocabulary Cards 45-50
describe environmental changes in which some organisms would thrive, become ill, or perish;
Textbook Pgs: B6-9
connect science concepts with the history of science and contributions of scientists.
Textbook Pgs. A26, B34, B58-B60
distinguish among producers, consumers, herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, and decomposers.
Understand how a change in one part of a food chain might
affect the rest of the food chain.
Core Knowledge, What Your Third Grader Needs to Know,
