Note: Weblinks appear only once although they may address more than one benchmark.
3rd Grade Science Benchmark Targets by Strand
By year's end, all students will:
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Link to TEKS | Curriculum Connection |
| Nature of Science | 1. | Demonstrate safe practices during classroom, laboratory, and field investigations | 3.1 | Scientific Processes On-going |
| Find the Safest Choice Game for wise choices in electrical safety |
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| 2. | Make wise choices in the use, conservation, disposal and recycling of materials or resources. | 3.1 | Geography, Earth Day |
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| 3. | Plan and implement descriptive investigations including well-defined questions, formulating testable hypotheses, selecting and using equipment and technology. | 3.2 | Scientific Processes On-going Science Fair |
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| Kid's Guide to Science Projects
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| 4. | Collect information by observing, measuring and using tools including sound recorders, cameras, magnets, microscopes, compasses, calculators, and safety goggles. | 3.2 3.4 |
Scientific Processes Measurement (Math), On-going |
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| Magnetic Pick ups Lesson Plan Note: links to reproducible activity sheets are found in the lesson plan. Magnetic lines of Force an experiment that helps you observe magnetic force in action. Make your own Compass a student activity |
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| 5. | Analyze, interpret and explain information from direct, observable evidence and indirect, inference based evidence. | 3.2 3.3 |
Scientific Processes Economics, Life Cycles On-going |
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| Butterflies of America contributed by Jonell Kent,HHE Butterfly matching game a "Memory" type game Inch Square Observations A 1 inch window helps us focus on a small area student activity sheet Classification of Animals A quick, easy review of characteristicsAnimal Classification Book simple lesson with writing connection |
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| 6. | Construct simple graphs, tables, maps and charts to organize, examine and evaluate information. | 3.2 | Scientific Processes Collect data (Math) |
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| 7. | Represent the natural world using models and identify their limitations. | 3.3 | Ecosystems, Solar System Landforms |
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| 8. | Connect science concepts, impact of research on scientific history, thought, society, and environment. | 3.3 | Scientific Processes, Inventors Social Studies |
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harcourtschool.com timewarp archiving technology through the decades |
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Famous Inventor's Gateway page by Juanita Jordan 2.sample criteria 3. speaking and listening grades 4.sample parent letter |
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| 9. | Repeated investigations may increase the reliability of results. | 3.4 | Scientific Processes Probability (Math) |
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| Organization of Living Systems | 10. | Identify inherited traits of plants and animals. | 3.10 3.11 |
Ecosystems |
| Life Cycle of Monarchs | ||||
| Interdependence of Organisms and the Environment |
11. | Recognize living organisms have basic needs, compete for resources, and will adapt to their environment. | 3.8 3.9 |
Ecosystems People, Places, Communities |
| Names of Collective Groups of Animals "A House is a House for Me" Unit
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| 12. | Observe and identify simple systems of the world. | 3.5 | Solar System, Ecosystems Scientific Processes |
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| Structures and Properties of Matter |
13. | Identify matter as solid, liquid or gas. | 3.7 | Matter |
http://www.chem4kids.com/ |
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| 14. | Gather data about temperature, magnetism, hardness and mass using appropriate tools to identify physical properties of matter. | 3.7 | Scientific Processes Matter Measurement (Math) |
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| Motion, Forces and Energy | 15. | Observe and describe the role of various parts of a system as in complex machines. | 3.5 | Machines (Inventions) Physical Science |
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| 16. | Measure changes in an object’s position and direction when a force is applied. | 3.6 | Machines Physical Science |
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| 17. | Identify that Earth’s surface can be changed by forces. | 3.6 | Physical Science Landforms |
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Geologic Change |
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| Earth Science Targets |
18. | Identify and record the properties of soil such as color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants. | 3.11 | Landforms Ecosystems |
| National Maps with information about types of erosion, and many other catagories | ||||
| 19. | Identify and describe the importance of earth materials including soil, water, and gases in the atmosphere and classify as renewable, non-renewable or inexhaustible resources. | 3.11 | Earth Day Social Studies |
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Enchanted Learning Water Cycle |
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| 20. | Identify planets in the solar system and their position in relation to the sun. | 3.11 | Solar System Models | |
| Enchanted Learning Astonomy Pages http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html go to Math Science:Matter http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/solsysa.html
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/galileo/index.html
Sky at a Glance a daily guide to what's in view Solar System at a Glance real time and adjustable positions When will Pluto be closer to the Sun than Neptune again? Moon Phases and Visible Planets Erupting volcano, can be adjusted to other planets Ask an Astronomer rather difficult, probably more likely to be a teacher resource.Use left side for navigation. |
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| 21. | Describe the characteristics of the sun. | 3.11 | Solar System | |
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The Planets Adventure from Toon University is only a partial demo but worth viewing because of information about the Sun and Mercury. Solar Activity pictures taken in space |
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| TEKS SEARCH | Marco Polo Search by TEXAS TEKS Alignment | |||
| Space Exploration | MarsRover | |||
| Thematic | Teachers' Corner monthly themes | |||
| Journey North | Inquiry based learning, integrates science, social studies, math | |||
| good nutrition | ||||
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