3rd Grade Science Map

Unit Unit 1: Earth Unit 2: Heredity Unit 3: Forces and Unit 4: Biological Unit 5: Organisms Unit 6: Weather
Systems Interactions Evolution to Molecules
Weeks Nov.: 2 Weeks Dec.: 2-3 Weeks Jan.: 4-5 Weeks Mar: May: 2 Weeks May: 2 Weeks
Curriculum SCP: Weather and SCP: Inheritance SCP: Forces in SCP: Changing SCP: Patterns in SCP: Weather and
Climate- What is and Variation Action Environments Life Cycles Climate- Climate
Weather and
Weather Data
Standards ESS2.1 LS3.1 PS2.1 LS2.1 LS1.1 ESS2.2
ESS3.1 LS3.2 PS2.2 LS4.1
LS4.2 PS2.3
LS4.3 PS2.4
LS4.4
Notes *Can be partially *Continue to *Items can be given * Available Fall *Extend Life Cycle *Look at plant
taught throughout collect weather data to students in bags 2017 lessons zones with seed
year to explore and kept packets for climate
the whole unit *Continue to *Do not need to go zones
*Severe Weather collect weather data as in depth with the
can be taught *Continue to parts of the flower *Use road trip to
throughout the year collect weather data and dissecting Florida to teach
as it is relevant flowers Climate

*Do you want a *Continue to

class plant? If yes, collect weather data
take monthly
photos of its growth *Could have class
plant rather than
personal plant
Materials Classroom Yearly Renewable Occasional Yearly Renewable Classroom
Supplies oatmeal Renewed Rosetta Dwarf Supplies
 marbles plastic bags-gal size seeds- Wisconsin Seed packets
index cards Occasional straws fast growing plant
cardstock Renewed string
push pins white beans masking tape Occasional
pencils black beans paper lunch bags Renewed
Occasional foil pie pans balloons dirt
Renewed dixie cups
dixie cups Classroom Teacher Supplied
4 oz plastic cups Supplies containers (milk
straws toy cars cartons)
rubber bands caterpillars
Teacher Supplied cardboard
cardboard strips magnets
paper clips
Student Request washers
2 liter bottles screws
magnet items
wool cloth
Minnelli folders
rulers

Student Request
cardboard tubes
*SCP-Science Companion Prime