IXL skill plan | Science 3rd grade plan for the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program

Skill plan for the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program - Science 3rd grade

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Physical Sciences
Life Sciences
Earth and Space Sciences
Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

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Physical Sciences
Matter and Its Interactions		States of matter 1. Identify solids, liquids, and gases 2. Sort solids, liquids, and gases Change of state 3. Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid, and gas 4. Heating, cooling, and changes of state Physical properties 5. Compare properties of materials 6. Compare properties of objects
Matter and Its Interactions
States of matter 1. Identify solids, liquids, and gases 2. Sort solids, liquids, and gases Change of state 3. Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid, and gas 4. Heating, cooling, and changes of state Physical properties 5. Compare properties of materials 6. Compare properties of objects

Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions		1. Label magnets that attract or repel 2. Solve problems using magnets
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
1. Label magnets that attract or repel 2. Solve problems using magnets

Energy		1. Compare strengths of magnetic forces
Energy
1. Compare strengths of magnetic forces

Life Sciences
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes		Plants 1. How do flowering plants make new plants? 2. Identify plant parts and their functions 3. How do plants make food? 4. Read and construct flowering plant life cycle diagrams Animals 5. Introduction to adaptations 6. Human organs and their functions
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Plants 1. How do flowering plants make new plants? 2. Identify plant parts and their functions 3. How do plants make food? 4. Read and construct flowering plant life cycle diagrams Animals 5. Introduction to adaptations 6. Human organs and their functions

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics		1. Benefits of group behavior: African wild dogs 2. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou 3. Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
1. Benefits of group behavior: African wild dogs 2. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou 3. Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants

Biological Change: Unity and Diversity		1. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 2. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs 3. Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings
Biological Change: Unity and Diversity
1. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 2. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs 3. Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings

Earth and Space Sciences
Earth's Place in the Universe
Earth's Place in the Universe


Earth's Systems		Water cycle 1. Label parts of water cycle diagrams Temperature 2. Read a thermometer 3. Compare temperatures on thermometers 4. Collect and graph temperature data Climate 5. What's the difference between weather and climate? 6. Use data to describe U.S. climates 7. Use climate data to make predictions 8. Weather and climate around the world 9. Weather or climate? Cite text 10. Use data to describe world climates
Earth's Systems
Water cycle 1. Label parts of water cycle diagrams Temperature 2. Read a thermometer 3. Compare temperatures on thermometers 4. Collect and graph temperature data Climate 5. What's the difference between weather and climate? 6. Use data to describe U.S. climates 7. Use climate data to make predictions 8. Weather and climate around the world 9. Weather or climate? Cite text 10. Use data to describe world climates

Earth and Human Activity		1. Changes to Earth's surface: earthquakes 2. Changes to Earth's surface: volcanic eruptions 3. Changes to Earth's surface: erosion
Earth and Human Activity
1. Changes to Earth's surface: earthquakes 2. Changes to Earth's surface: volcanic eruptions 3. Changes to Earth's surface: erosion

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
Engineering Design		1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 2. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage
Engineering Design
1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 2. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage

Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society
Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society

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