IXL skill plan | 3rd grade plan for FOSS Next Generation Edition

Skill plan for FOSS Next Generation Edition - 3rd grade

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Module

Motion and Matter
Water and Climate
Structures of Life

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Module 1 Motion and Matter
Investigation 1: Forces		Forces 1. Identify pushes and pulls 2. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? Magnetic forces 3. Identify magnets that attract or repel 4. Label magnets that attract or repel 5. Compare strengths of magnetic forces 6. Solve problems using magnets Also consider: • Introduction to static electricity and charged objects
Investigation 1: Forces
Forces 1. Identify pushes and pulls 2. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? Magnetic forces 3. Identify magnets that attract or repel 4. Label magnets that attract or repel 5. Compare strengths of magnetic forces 6. Solve problems using magnets Also consider: • Introduction to static electricity and charged objects

Investigation 2: Patterns of Motion		1. How do mass and force affect motion? 2. Compare the speeds of moving objects
Investigation 2: Patterns of Motion
1. How do mass and force affect motion? 2. Compare the speeds of moving objects

Investigation 3: Engineering		1. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage
Investigation 3: Engineering
1. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage

Investigation 4: Mixtures		1. Identify physical and chemical changes 2. Compare physical and chemical changes 3. Identify mixtures
Investigation 4: Mixtures
1. Identify physical and chemical changes 2. Compare physical and chemical changes 3. Identify mixtures

Module 2 Water and Climate
Investigation 1: Water Observations		1. Classify matter as solid, liquid, or gas 2. Identify solids, liquids, and gases 3. Sort solids, liquids, and gases
Investigation 1: Water Observations
1. Classify matter as solid, liquid, or gas 2. Identify solids, liquids, and gases 3. Sort solids, liquids, and gases

Investigation 2: Hot Water, Cold Water		Changes of state 1. Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid, and gas Thermometers 2. Read a thermometer 3. Compare temperatures on thermometers Also consider: • Predict heat flow • Predict temperature changes
Investigation 2: Hot Water, Cold Water
Changes of state 1. Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid, and gas Thermometers 2. Read a thermometer 3. Compare temperatures on thermometers Also consider: • Predict heat flow • Predict temperature changes

Investigation 3: Weather and Water		1. Heating, cooling, and changes of state 2. Collect and graph temperature data
Investigation 3: Weather and Water
1. Heating, cooling, and changes of state 2. Collect and graph temperature data

Investigation 4: Seasons and Climate		Weather and climate 1. What's the difference between weather and climate? 2. Weather and climate around the world 3. Weather or climate? Cite text Climate data 4. Use climate data to make predictions 5. Use data to describe U.S. climates 6. Use data to describe world climates Design solutions 7. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding
Investigation 4: Seasons and Climate
Weather and climate 1. What's the difference between weather and climate? 2. Weather and climate around the world 3. Weather or climate? Cite text Climate data 4. Use climate data to make predictions 5. Use data to describe U.S. climates 6. Use data to describe world climates Design solutions 7. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding

Investigation 5: Waterworks		1. Water on Earth
Investigation 5: Waterworks
1. Water on Earth

Module 3 Structures of Life
Investigation 1: Origin of Seeds		1. Classify fruits and vegetables as plant parts 2. Identify plant parts and their functions
Investigation 1: Origin of Seeds
1. Classify fruits and vegetables as plant parts 2. Identify plant parts and their functions

Investigation 2: Growing Further		1. Read and construct flowering plant life cycle diagrams 2. How do flowering plants make new plants? Also consider: • How do plants make food?
Investigation 2: Growing Further
1. Read and construct flowering plant life cycle diagrams 2. How do flowering plants make new plants? Also consider: • How do plants make food?

Investigation 3: Meet the Crayfish		Benefits of group behavior 1. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou 2. Benefits of group behavior: African wild dogs 3. Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants Traits 4. Observe and compare traits 5. What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis Adaptations 6. Introduction to adaptations 7. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 8. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs 9. Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings Heredity 10. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits 11. Identify inherited and acquired traits 12. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement Food chains 13. Identify roles in food chains 14. How does matter move in food chains? 15. Interpret food webs
Investigation 3: Meet the Crayfish
Benefits of group behavior 1. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou 2. Benefits of group behavior: African wild dogs 3. Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants Traits 4. Observe and compare traits 5. What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis Adaptations 6. Introduction to adaptations 7. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 8. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs 9. Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings Heredity 10. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits 11. Identify inherited and acquired traits 12. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement Food chains 13. Identify roles in food chains 14. How does matter move in food chains? 15. Interpret food webs

Investigation 4: Human Body		1. Introduction to fossils 2. Compare fossils to modern organisms 3. Compare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis Also consider: • Human organs and their functions
Investigation 4: Human Body
1. Introduction to fossils 2. Compare fossils to modern organisms 3. Compare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis Also consider: • Human organs and their functions

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