INTEGRATED SCIENCE CURRICULUM GUIDE GRADE 3
Objectives	Core Curr. Content Standards	Instructional Activities	Assessment (Cross-curricular) (Multi-cultural)	Resources	GEPA HSPA Terra Nova
UNIT I – LIFE SCIENCE Chapter 1 The student will be able to: ¨ Identify different plant classifications.	5.3 5.6 5.7	1. Observe a variety of seeds noting their internal structure. 2. Plant a seed & observe its growth & development. 3. Observe the parts of a lima bean seed as it begins to grow to discover the plant’s food supply. 4. Study a variety of flowers to determine differences between monocots & dicots. 5. Collect a variety of cones & needles to study for further classification. 6. Create a terrarium for mosses & ferns. 7. Show molds for comparing & observing. 8. Historical significance of George Washington Carver. Special Education: - Model charts, enlarge activity, time line charts, co-op learning, peer tutoring, video tape of topics, tape story on Carver.	Class discussion Lesson review, pp. 45 & 50 Teacher observation Chapter review, pp. 60-61 Chapter 1 test Chapter review, pp. 86-86 Chapter 2 test	Text: Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 1. T.G. p. 36 (ext.) 2. T.G. p. 35a (Idea Bank) 3. T.G. p. 38 4. T.G. p. 40 (ext.) T.G. p. 44 5. T.G. p. 47a (Idea Bank), T.G. p. 51 6. T.G. p. 51a (Idea Bank) 7. Appendix 1a-1c
UNIT I – LIFE SCIENCE Chapter 2 The student will be able to: ¨ Classify animals into groups.	5.7	1. Collect pictures to be classified into group. 2. Compare bones of a mammal & a bird. 3. Observe live animals: pets, insects, fish, etc. Special Education: - Model charts, enlarge activity, time line charts, co-op learning, peer tutoring, video tape of topics.	Class discussion Teacher observation Chapter review, pp. 86-87 Chapter 2 test	Text: Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 1. T.G. p. 71 (ext.) T.G. p. 72 2. T.G. p. 78 3. Appendix pp. 2-5
Chapter 3 ¨ Describe the life cycles of animals.	5.5 5.6	1. Examine an egg. 2. Observe the life cycle of an animal (mealworm or tadpole for example). Special Education: - Video tape. 3. Research the average life spans of various animals & draw graphs of the data. Special Education: - Partners.	Class discussion Lesson review p. 105 Chapter review Teacher observation Chapter 3 test	1. T.G. p. 94 2. T.G. p. 102, 115 Appendix p. 6 3. T.G. p. 105a (Idea Bank)
UNIT I – LIFE SCIENCE Chapter 4 The student will be able to: ¨ Describe different animals’ habitats.	5.7 5.12	1. Construct diorama’s for different animals habitats. 2. Pretend you work for a newspaper. It is your job to help animals find suitable places to live. You write real estate ads describing the homes animals want & the specific neighborhoods or habitats they require. 3. Make a poster for a particular species depicting the proper habitat. Special Education: - Computer, co-op learning, peer tutor.	Observation of finished project Teacher observation Chapter review, pp. 136-137 Chapter 4 test	Text: Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 2. Appendix 7 3. Appendix 8
UNIT II – PHYSICAL SCIENCE Chapter 5 ¨ Identify, compare & measure the properties of matter, length, mass, volume & temperature.	5.5 5.8	1. Discover that air takes up space & is a form of matter. 2. Measure lengths using various standard lengths of string. 3. Discover relationships between centimeters, meters & kilometers.	Teacher observation Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 176-177 Chapter 5 test	1. T.G. p. 156 2. T.G. p. 158 (Warm-up Activity) Appendix p. 9 3. T.G. p. 161 (Reteaching)
UNIT II – PHYSICAL SCIENCE Chapter 5 The student will be able to: ¨ Identify, compare & measure the properties of matter, length, mass, volume & temperature. (Continued.)	5.5 5.8	4. Use nonstandard units to measure objects on a balance. 5. Discover that size & weight are not related. 6. Predict & compare the capacity or volume of various household containers or objects. 7. Measure temperature of air & liquids.	Teacher observation Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 176-177 Chapter 5 test	Text: Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 4. T.G. p. 161a (Idea Bank) 5. Appendix p. 10 6. Appendix pp. 11-13 T.G. p. 169 7. Appendix p. 14 T.G. p. 169a (Idea Bank)
Chapter 6 ¨ Define force & understand how simple machines facilitate the performance of tasks. ̃ The lever. ̃ The wheel & axle. ̃ The incline plane. ̃ The pulley.	5.9	1. Make a device to measure work. 2. Investigate how a lever helps perform tasks. 3. Investigate what gears do & how they help perform tasks. 4. Discover different ways an inclined plane is used. 5. Investigate the different uses of pulleys. Special Education: - Co-op learning, peer tutor, tape record results, enlarge guide charts, limit activities.	Teacher observation Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 202-203 Chapter 6 test	1. Appendix pp. 15-16 2. T.G. p. 188 Appendix pp. 17-19 3. T.G. p. 192 Appendix pp. 20-24 4. Appendix pp. 25-28 5. Appendix pp. 29-32
UNIT II – PHYSICAL SCIENCE Chapter 7 The student will be able to: ¨ Know what causes sound & how sound travels.	5.5	Create instruments that produce different sounds. Discover how sounds travel.	Teacher observation Class discussion	Text: Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 Appendix pp. 33-38c
¨ Tell where light comes from & how it travels.	5.3 5.9	Investigate properties of light by building a prism. Discover how light travels. Explore what happens to light when it’s absorbed by an object. Historical significance of Sir Isaac Newton.	Chapter review, pp. 230-231 Chapter 7 test	T.G. p. 222 Appendix pp. 39-40b T.G. p. 226
UNIT III – EARTH SCIENCE Chapter 8 ¨ Know about the moon & its relationship to the earth.	5.11	1. Construct an earth/moon scale model. 2. Discover how the moon travels around the earth. 3. Discover how the moon appears to change its shape. 4. Investigate how craters are formed. Special Education: - Video tape, enlarge chart activity to model, co-op learning.	Teacher observation Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 270-271 Chapter 8 test	1. T.G. p. 252 2. Appendix p. 41 3. Appendix pp. 42a-42b 4. T.G. p. 261 Appendix p. 43
UNIT III – EARTH SCIENCE Chapter 9 The student will be able to: ¨ Describe factors that are causing changes in the earth.	5.10	1. Investigate the factors that affect water erosion. 2. Explore glacier formation & how glaciers changed the earth’s crust. 3. Create a model volcano. 4. Investigate to find out what causes an earthquake.	Teacher observation Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 298-299 Chapter 9 text	Text: Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 1. Appendix p. 44 T.G. p. 295 2. Appendix p. 45 T.G. p. 283 3. Appendix pp. 46-48 4. Appendix pp. 49-50
Chapter 10 ¨ Explain how weather conditions are measured.	5.3 5.5 5.10	1. Construct a thermometer. 2. Construct a barometer. 3. Make a wind vane to show wind direction. 4. Build an anemometer to measure wind speed. 5. Discover what frost is by seeing how it forms. 6. Discover what happens to moisture in the atmosphere. 7. Explore the historical significance of Gabriel Fahrenheit. Special Education: - Co-op learning, tape record findings, video tape experiments, peer tutor.	Teacher observation Chapter review, pp. 326-327 Chapter 10 test	1. Appendix p. 51 2. Appendix p. 52 3. T.G. p. 315 4. Appendix p. 53 5. T.G. p. 322 6. Appendix pp. 54-57
UNIT IV – HUMAN BODY Chapter 11 The student will be able to: ¨ Describe the five senses. ̃ The sense of touch. ̃ The sense of sight. ̃ The sense of hearing. ̃ The sense of taste. ̃ The sense of smell.	5.1 5.6	Discuss how the sense of touch is used. Construct a collage of different textures to explore the sense of touch. Discover where your sense of touch is most sensitive. Discover how we depend on our eyes by drawing a picture & then redrawing it blindfolded. Discover how our eyes can play tricks on us. Explore how our ears help to locate sound. Discover how the water level in a bottle changes the sound produced when blowing across the bottle top. Discover what kinds of sounds your ears recognize. Explore how well your sense of smell can identify odors. Discover how fast odors travel. Compare what differences in taste people have. Activities using all of the senses. Special Education: - Partners.	Teacher observation Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 364-365 Chapter 11 test	Text: Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 T.G. p. 343 Appendix pp. 58-60 Appendix p. 61a-b T.G. p. 356 Appendix pp. 62-63 T.G. p. 361 Appendix pp. 64-67
UNIT IV – HUMAN BODY Chapter 12 The student will be able to: ¨ Understand the relationship of good nutrition to good health.	5.6	Discover that there is iron in cereal.	Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 388-389 Chapter 12 test	Text: Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 T.G. p. 373

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