Science Curriculum

3rd Grade

Course Purpose:

 Students will organize and use data to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season and devise plans to reduce the effects of hazardous weather events.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.3.1 Students will characterize ecosystems, the dynamics between the parts of an environment, and how organisms respond to changes.

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Component Code

Component

Standard(s)
  SC.3.1.1 Distinguish between living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) factors in an environment. 3-LS4-4
  SC.3.1.2 Identify components of an environment. 3-LS3-2
  SC.3.1.3 Explain how an environment meets the needs of the organisms within it. 3-LS4-3
  SC.3.1.4 Describe how organisms adapt to changes within their environment.

3-LS3-2

3-LS4-3
  SC.3.1.5 Make evidence based claims to support the idea that the organisms in an environment have changed over time due to changes in the environment.

3-LS4-4

3-LS3-2

3-LS4-1

Academic Vocabulary: claim, distinguish, identify, explain, describe, evidence, support

Content Vocabulary: abiotic, biotic,, biome, environment, organism, adapt