Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
SC.3.E.5.2: Identify the Sun as a star that emits energy; some of it in the form of light.
SC.3.E.5.4: Explore the Law of Gravity by demonstrating that gravity is a force that can be overcome.
SC.3.E.6.1: Demonstrate that radiant energy from the Sun can heat objects and when the Sun is not present, heat may be lost.
SC.3.L.14.1: Describe structures in plants and their roles in food production, support, water and nutrient transport, and reproduction.
SC.3.L.17.2: Recognize that plants use energy from the Sun, air, and water to make their own food.
SC.3.N.1.3: Keep records as appropriate, such as pictorial, written, or simple charts and graphs, of investigations conducted.
Graphing Skills
Pendulum Clock
SC.3.P.8.2: Measure and compare the mass and volume of solids and liquids.
SC.3.P.8.3: Compare materials and objects according to properties such as size, shape, color, texture, and hardness.
Heat Absorption
Mineral Identification
SC.3.P.9.1: Describe the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling by using familiar scientific terms such as melting, freezing, boiling, evaporation, and condensation.
SC.3.P.10.1: Identify some basic forms of energy such as light, heat, sound, electrical, and mechanical.
Energy Conversions
Heat Absorption
Radiation
SC.3.P.10.4: Demonstrate that light can be reflected, refracted, and absorbed.
Color Absorption
Heat Absorption
SC.3.P.11.1: Investigate, observe, and explain that things that give off light often also give off heat.
Correlation last revised: 2/22/2023