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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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