| Topic |
Study References * |
| explain methods of water conservation in the home and school. |
Magic School Bus at the Waterworks |
| compare and contrast a permanent magnet and an electromagnet. understand how electricity is generated by a moving magnetic field. |
“Electricity and Magnetism” – Blackline Master – Milliken Pub. Co. |
| identify matter as liquids, solids, and gases. |
Textbook: UNIT E Pgs. E16-E29;
Bartholoomew and the Ooleck by Dr Seuss;
Gregory the Terrible Eater by M. Sharmat;
Workbook p. 159-182
Vocabulary Cards 61-64
Transparencies E2-1, E2-2
Harcourt CD ROM
Science Activity Video
What is the World Made Of? Solids, Liquids, and Gases by Kathleen Zoehfeld
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| collect and analyze information using tools including calculators,
microscopes, cameras, safety goggles, sound recorders, clocks, computers,
thermometers, hand lenses, meter sticks, rulers, balances, magnets, and compasses; |
Plant Growth & Development Kit |
| compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. |
Science Screen Reports Video |
| 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,
VI. Science, Ecology, pp. 339-344 |
| analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from
direct and indirect evidence; |
Animal Studies TE – Students analyze their studies of animals – Lessons 10 & 14 |
| identify that the surface of the Earth can be changed by forces such as earthquakes and glaciers. |
Workbook pg. 141-145
Vocabulary Cards TR 59-62
Take Home Books: pg.TR17-32
Yellowstone Park |
| construct simple graphs, tables, maps, and charts to organize, examine and evaluate information. |
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| describe environmental changes in which some organisms would thrive, become ill, or perish; |
Textbook Pgs: B6-9 |
| compare and contrast the formation of different types of
precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, and hail). |
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| conduct tests, compare data, and draw conclusions about physical properties
of matter including states of matter, conduction, density, and buoyancy. |
Electrical Circuits TE – Electrical conductors and insulators. Lesson 7
Textbook, Unit E, Lessons 1 & 2 |
| communicate and present conclusions; |
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| gather information including temperature, magnetism, hardness, and
mass using appropriate tools to identify physical properties of matter; |
STC Kit Lessons 1-12;
Textbook: UNIT E Pgs. E4-E13
Harcourt Text Unit E, Ch. 1-2 (p.E1-E56); E10 Magnets TR 80
Matter by Christopher Cooper
Exploring Matter with Toys by Mickey Sarquis
Why Can’t You Unscramble an Egg? And other not such dumb questions about matter by Vicki Cobb |
| identify some inherited traits of animals. |
Textbook Pgs: A38-A39; A42-47 |
Abbreviations Lookup Table
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