Indiana- Science: 3rd Grade

Core Standards    Adopted: 2008

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3: Physical Science

3.2: Demonstrate that the properties of materials can change, but not all materials respond in the same way to the same action. Observe and explain that when objects gain heat, evaporation and melting can occur; and that when objects lose heat, condensation and freezing can occur.

Phases of Water

3.3: Explain that an object is in motion when its position is changing. Demonstrate that objects move in different ways. Demonstrate that the earth pulls any object toward it without touching it by means of its gravitational attraction. Observe that wind is air in motion.

Golf Range
 Shoot the Monkey

4: Earth and Space Science

4.1: Explain that the earth is part of a larger system that includes the sun, planets, various moons and other smaller objects. Observe that the sun appears in different locations in the sky during the day. Observe that the shape of the moon appears a little different each day, but looks the same again about every four weeks.

Phases of the Moon

5: Life Science

5.2: Give examples of characteristics in plants and animals that could be advantageous for survival and reproduction. Describe the fossil evidence that shows some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on the earth have disappeared but resemble plants and animals alive today.

Flower Pollination

Correlation last revised: 5/11/2018

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