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= Grade 3 =

Focus Statement: Students will analyze the characteristics of plant and animal life cycles to distinguish their differences.


 * Month || High Achievement Outcome || “I Can” statement || Assessments || Resources ||  ||
 * Aug./Sept. || ** SE.3.1 Students will identify and distinguish that all living things have certain needs and structures in common which include plants and animals that help them survive. ** || Compare nonliving and living things, also describe what living things need to survive || FA 3.1.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || List plant structures to their functions and describe how plants are classified. || FA 3.1.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe what an animal needs to survive and how an animal meets its needs. || FA 3.1.3 ||   ||   ||
 * Sept./Oct. || ** SE.3.2 Students will identify plant and animal life cycles that describe how they grow, develop, and reproduce. ** || Identify two major groups of animals and classify them into groups based on their structures. || FA 3.1.4 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify and understand how plants grow and reproduce. || FA 3.2.1 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Recognize the life cycles of different types of plants. || FA 3.2.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify the different stages that animals go through in a life cycle and compare the life cycles of different kinds of animals. || FA 3.2.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Explain how some traits are inherited from parents and distinguish between inherited and learned traits. || FA 3.2.4 ||   ||   ||
 * Oct. || ** SL.3.3 Students will compare and contrast living things interacting with non living things in different kinds of ecosystems, as energy is passed in food chains and webs. ** || Define an ecosystem and understand how energy moves through a food chain. || FA 3.3.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify the roles of different organisms in a food web. || FA 3.3.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe and identify different ecosystems and their characteristics. || FA 3.3.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Recognize and explain adaptations that allow organisms to survive in certain environments. || FA 3.3.4 ||   ||   ||
 * Oct./Nov. || ** SL.3.4 Students will identify and explain how living things, natural disasters, and disease can change environments in helpful or harmful ways. ** || Identify ways that living things change their environment. || FA 3.4.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Explain how different organisms compete with each other for food, water, and shelter. || FA 3.4.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe how environmental changes affect living things and explain what it means for an animal to be endangered. || FA 3.4.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Explain how scientists learn about ancient plants and animals by studying fossils || FA 3.4.4 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Distinguish how present day organisms are similar to those that lived long ago. || FA 3.4.5 ||   ||   ||
 * Nov. || ** SE.3.5 Students will identify and distinguish the Earth’s surface with many features which can change suddenly because of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and floods, or slowly because of weathering and erosion. ** || Identify Earth’s landforms and the features of the ocean floor. || FA 3.5.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe the layers of the Earth (crust, mantle, and core). || FA 3.5.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, and their effects. || FA 3.5.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify and describe the forces that cause weathering and erosion. || FA 3.5.4 ||   ||   ||
 * Dec. || ** SE.3.6 Students will identify and Explain the Earth’s resources including minerals, rocks, soil, air, water, and fossil fuels. ** || Compare and contrast properties of minerals. || FA 3.6.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe how three main kinds of rocks || FA 3.6.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Form igneous, sedimentary, and ||^   ||^   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Metamorphic. ||^   ||^   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify the components of soil. || FA 3.6.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Compare and contrast different soils (clay, sandy, and loam). || FA 3.6.4 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe how fossils form. || FA 3.6.5 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || List examples of fossil fuels and other || FA 3.6.6 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Other sources of energy. ||^   ||^   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe how air and water are used as resources. || FA 3.6.7 ||   ||   ||
 * Dec. || ** SE.3.7 Students will explain how Weather is determined by the Conditions in the atmosphere At a certain time and in a certain place. ** || Define weather and describe different || FA 3.7.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Characteristics of weather ||^   ||^   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Infer how condensation occurs and rain forms in the atmosphere. || FA 3.7.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe the water cycle and relate it to weather. || FA 3.7.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Explain why climate varies from place to place. || FA 3.7.4 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Summarize how seasons differ from place to place. || FA 3.7.5 ||   ||   ||
 * Jan. || ** SE.3.8 Students will explain how the Earth, the Sun, the moon, the planets, and the stars move through space. ** || Explain what causes day and night and the seasons. || FA 3.8.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe the sun. || FA 3.8.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify the phases of the moon and explain why the moon seems to change shape. || FA 3.8.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe features of the moon. || FA 3.8.4 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify our solar system and describe the inner and outer planets. || FA 3.8.5 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe stars and constellations and explain why different constellations can be seen during different seasons. || FA 3.8.6 ||   ||   ||
 * Feb. || ** SP.3.9 Students will explain and observe matter which can be described by physical properties and measured with tools that record standard units. ** || Define matter as anything that has mass and takes up space. || FA 3.9.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe properties of matter and understand that properties can be used to identify matter. || FA 3.9.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Measure matter using tools that record standard units. || FA 3.9.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Compare and contrast weight and mass. || FA 3.9.4 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Define the three common states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. || FA 3.9.5 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gases. || FA 3.9.6 ||   ||   ||
 * Feb./Mar. || ** SP.3.10 Students will identify matter as it can undergo physical and chemical changes. ** || Measure and record temperature of water in different states. || FA 3.10.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify the effect of heating and cooling matter. || FA 3.10.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Define physical changes as those that do not change the identity of a material. || FA 3.10.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe how to make and separate mixtures. || FA 3.10.4 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe chemical changes and understand that chemical changes are part of everyday life.. || FA 3.10.5 ||   ||   ||
 * Apr. || ** SP.3.11 Students will analyze motion changes due to alteration in force. ** || Describe and relate position and motion. || FA 3.11.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Define speed using distance and time. || FA 3.11.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify a force as a push or pull and relate force to motion as some common forces, || FA 3.11.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Such as friction, gravity, and magnetism. ||^   ||^   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Define energy and work. || FA 3.11.4 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Discuss the forms of energy and how energy changes from one form to another. || FA 3.11.5 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify and describe simple machines and apply their uses to real-world tasks. || FA 3.11.6 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Define what a compound machine is and give several examples. || FA 3.11.7 ||   ||   ||
 * May || ** SP.3.12 Students will describe energy including heat, sound, light, and electricity. ** || Describe how heat moves. || FA 3.12.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Compare insulators and conductors. || FA 3.12.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe how vibrations produce sounds. || FA 3.12.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Compare the pitch and volume of a sound. || FA 3.12.4 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Explore how light travels and describe how colors are seen. || FA 3.12.5 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe electrical charge. || FA 3.12.6 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify the parts of circuit. || FA 3.12.7 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Explore how light travels and describe how colors are seen. || FA 3.12.5 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Describe electrical charge. || FA 3.12.6 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify the parts of circuit. || FA 3.12.7 ||   ||   ||

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