3rd Grade General Science Unit Plans
Science Units Kindergarten to Grade 5 Bundle
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Do you need help implementing the Next Generation Science Standards?
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?
- This kindergarten through fifth-grade science bundle of units fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
- It includes detailed lesson plans, essential vocabulary cards with definitions and pictures, colorful posters and charts, reading passages, science experiments, STEM challenges, worksheets, rubrics, suggested books, YouTubes, and more!
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Science Curriculum 10 Month Plans - 3rd Grade - Adapted and Editable
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This packet includes 10-month, 4 week layout per month of adapted science curriculum plans for students in 3rd grade. This product includes what science concepts students can learn and the instructional plan for what content can be taught during each month. Essential questions are provided for each week. This packet is useful, organized, and focuses on what should be taught weekly and monthly for students that need material broken down or taught at the adapted level to ensure their individual learning needs are met. This product can also be used for on level learners. This packet can be edited according to what is covered on a week to week basis.
**Please note, activities, project templates, or lesson materials are not included in this product**
What is covered in this product:
Sept - What are the parts of plants and how they are used?, how are plants classified?, how do plants survive in different environments?
Oct - How are animals with backbones classified?, how are animals without backbones classified into groups? what kind of animals lived long ago? what happens during plant life cycles?
Nov - How are animal life cycles different from each other?, what are the needs of living things?, how do adaptations help living things?, what changes to an environment can have good and bad effects on the organism?, and Why do organisms need energy to survive? and How are food chains different from each other?,
Dec - What is Earth's surface made up of?, What causes Earth's crust to change?, and Where does soil come from?
Jan - What do humans need natural resources for? What are energy resources?, What is the water cycle?, What does weather include? What is climate?, Hygiene, physical activity, staying safe when playing sports, sportsmanship
Feb - What is the solar system?, What are the patterns of day and night caused by?, What are the phases of the moon?, and What is a star?
March - What are physical properties?, How can you use matter to identify physical properties of objects?, What are physical changes in matter?, and What is a chemical change in matter?
April - How are mixtures made?, What are solutions?, How is energy stores and released?, and What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
May - What are waves?, What is the difference between sounds?, What is electrical energy?, and What do electric currents flow through?
June - How do heat, temperature, and light relate with each other?, How do forces affect objects?, and What are simple machines?
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Third Grade Science: NGSS Aligned Bundle
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This 3rd-grade science bundle fits the bill!. We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
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- The Standards and Lists of Materials needed (all inexpensive, practical suggestions)
- 23 Detailed Lesson Plans
- 68 Essential Vocabulary Cards
- Experiments
- Posters (with photos)
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Rocks and Minerals Adapted Notes and Review
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In this product, rocks and minerals are reviewed. The three kinds of rocks - sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are reviewed. Students will learn how each rock is formed, where minerals are found, the percentage of igneous rock that makes up the Earth's crust, examples of each type of rock are provided, how sedimentary rocks form, sediments that are found in our environment that make up sedimentary rocks, students will examine layers in rock and will answer comprehension questions when looking at the rock, the percentage of rock that covers the Earth's land, how weathering, transportation, precipitation, erosion, and deposition lead to the creation of sedimentary rocks and what each of these are. How sediment is carried is also reviewed, a list of sediments that make up sedimentary rock are presented, and students will also be provided with a chart showing the different layers of sediment in the ground, students will also see a chart that shows how sedimentary rocks are formed, how metamorphic rocks are made, where morph and meta come from, how rocks change, and a diagram of the rock cycle is also presented. Students will be required to label the rock cycle in this product as well. At the end of this product, students will complete a multiple choice and short answer review.
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NGSS Kindergarten to Third Grade Units Mega Bundle
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Third Grade Science: NGSS Aligned Life Science Unit
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