Ohio Learning Standards: Grade 3
Skills available for Ohio third-grade science standards
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ESS
Earth and Space Science
Earth's Resources
3.ESS.1 Earth's nonliving resources have specific properties.
3.ESS.1 Earth's nonliving resources have specific properties.
3.ESS.1.a: Soil is composed of pieces of rock, organic material, water and air and has characteristics that can be measured and observed. Use the term "soil", not "dirt". Dirt and soil are not synonymous.
3.ESS.1.a: Soil is composed of pieces of rock, organic material, water and air and has characteristics that can be measured and observed. Use the term "soil", not "dirt". Dirt and soil are not synonymous.
3.ESS.1.b: Rocks have specific characteristics that allow them to be sorted and compared. Rocks form in different ways. Air and water are also nonliving resources.
Classify rocks and minerals
Identify rocks and minerals
Water on Earth
3.ESS.1.b: Rocks have specific characteristics that allow them to be sorted and compared. Rocks form in different ways. Air and water are also nonliving resources.
Classify rocks and minerals
Identify rocks and minerals
Water on Earth
3.ESS.2 Earth's resources can be used for energy.
3.ESS.2 Earth's resources can be used for energy.
3.ESS.2.a: Renewable energy resources, such as wind, water or solar energy, can be replenished within a short amount of time by natural processes.
3.ESS.2.a: Renewable energy resources, such as wind, water or solar energy, can be replenished within a short amount of time by natural processes.
3.ESS.2.b: Nonrenewable energy is a finite resource, such as natural gas, coal or oil, which cannot be replenished in a short amount of time.
3.ESS.2.b: Nonrenewable energy is a finite resource, such as natural gas, coal or oil, which cannot be replenished in a short amount of time.
3.ESS.3 Some of Earth's resources are limited.
3.ESS.3 Some of Earth's resources are limited.
3.ESS.3.a: Some of Earth's resources become limited due to overuse and/or contamination. Reducing resource use, decreasing waste and/or pollution, recycling and reusing can help conserve these resources.
3.ESS.3.a: Some of Earth's resources become limited due to overuse and/or contamination. Reducing resource use, decreasing waste and/or pollution, recycling and reusing can help conserve these resources.
PS
Physical Science
Matter and Forms of Energy
3.PS.1 All objects and substances in the natural world are composed of matter.
3.PS.1 All objects and substances in the natural world are composed of matter.
3.PS.1.a: Matter takes up space and has mass.
3.PS.1.a: Matter takes up space and has mass.
3.PS.1.b: Differentiating between mass and weight is not necessary at this grade level.
3.PS.1.b: Differentiating between mass and weight is not necessary at this grade level.
3.PS.2 Matter exists in different states, each of which has different properties.
3.PS.2 Matter exists in different states, each of which has different properties.
3.PS.2.a: The most recognizable states of matter are solids, liquids and gases.
3.PS.2.a: The most recognizable states of matter are solids, liquids and gases.
3.PS.2.b: Shape and compressibility are properties that can distinguish between the states of matter.
3.PS.2.b: Shape and compressibility are properties that can distinguish between the states of matter.
3.PS.2.c: One way to change matter from one state to another is by heating or cooling.
3.PS.2.c: One way to change matter from one state to another is by heating or cooling.
3.PS.3 Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.
3.PS.3 Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.
3.PS.3.a: There are many different forms of energy. Energy is the ability to cause motion or create change. The different forms of energy that are outlined at this grade level should be limited to familiar forms that a student is able to observe.
Thermal energy
Electromagnetic energy
3.PS.3.a: There are many different forms of energy. Energy is the ability to cause motion or create change. The different forms of energy that are outlined at this grade level should be limited to familiar forms that a student is able to observe.
Thermal energy
Electromagnetic energy
LS
Life Science
Behavior, Growth and Changes
3.LS.1 Offspring resemble their parents and each other.
3.LS.1 Offspring resemble their parents and each other.
3.LS.1.a: Individual organisms inherit many traits from their parents indicating a reliable way to transfer information from one generation to the next.
Traits
Pedigree charts
3.LS.1.a: Individual organisms inherit many traits from their parents indicating a reliable way to transfer information from one generation to the next.
Traits
Pedigree charts
3.LS.1.b: Some behavioral traits are learned through interactions with the environment and are not inherited.
3.LS.1.b: Some behavioral traits are learned through interactions with the environment and are not inherited.
3.LS.2 Individuals of the same kind of organism differ in their inherited traits. These differences give some individuals an advantage in surviving and/or reproducing.
3.LS.2 Individuals of the same kind of organism differ in their inherited traits. These differences give some individuals an advantage in surviving and/or reproducing.
3.LS.2.a: Plants and animals have physical features that are associated with the environments where they live.
3.LS.2.a: Plants and animals have physical features that are associated with the environments where they live.
3.LS.2.b: Plants and animals have certain physical or behavioral characteristics that influence their chances of surviving in particular environments.
3.LS.2.b: Plants and animals have certain physical or behavioral characteristics that influence their chances of surviving in particular environments.
3.LS.3 Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments.
3.LS.3 Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments.
3.LS.3.a: Worldwide, organisms are growing, reproducing, dying and decaying. The details of the life cycle are different for different organisms, which affects their ability to survive and reproduce in their natural environments.
Animal life cycles
Plant life cycles
3.LS.3.a: Worldwide, organisms are growing, reproducing, dying and decaying. The details of the life cycle are different for different organisms, which affects their ability to survive and reproduce in their natural environments.
Animal life cycles
Plant life cycles