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Skills available for New York third-grade science standards

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New York Learning Standards New York Learning Standards
New York Core Curriculum: Analysis, Inquiry, and Design New York Core Curriculum: Analysis, Inquiry, and Design
New York Core Curriculum: Information Systems New York Core Curriculum: Information Systems
New York Core Curriculum: Interconnectedness: Common Themes New York Core Curriculum: Interconnectedness: Common Themes
New York Core Curriculum: Interdisciplinary Problem Solving New York Core Curriculum: Interdisciplinary Problem Solving
New York Core Curriculum: The Living Environment New York Core Curriculum: The Living Environment
New York Core Curriculum: The Physical Setting New York Core Curriculum: The Physical Setting

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Forces and Interactions

3-PS2-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
3-PS2-2 Make observations and/or measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
3-PS2-3 Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
3-PS2-4 Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.
- Solve problems using magnets (3-V.1)

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

3-LS2-1 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
3-LS4-1 Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
3-LS4-3 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
3-LS4-4 Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.

Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits

3-LS1-1 Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
3-LS3-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
3-LS3-2 Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
- What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis (3-M.2)
- Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement (3-O.3)
3-LS4-2 Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

Weather and Climate

3-ESS2-1 Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
3-ESS2-2 Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
3-ESS3-1 Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
- Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding (3-V.2)
- Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage (3-V.3)
3-ESS2-3 NY Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the connections between weather and water processes in Earth systems.

Engineering Design

3-5-ETS1-1 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
- Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage (3-V.3)
3-5-ETS1-2 Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
- Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding (3-V.2)
- Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage (3-V.3)
3-5-ETS1-3 Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

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Forces and Interactions

3-PS2-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

3-PS2-2 Make observations and/or measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

3-PS2-3 Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

3-PS2-4 Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

3-LS2-1 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

3-LS4-1 Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.

3-LS4-3 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

3-LS4-4 Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.

Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits

3-LS1-1 Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

3-LS3-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.

3-LS3-2 Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

3-LS4-2 Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

Weather and Climate

3-ESS2-1 Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

3-ESS2-2 Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

3-ESS3-1 Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.

3-ESS2-3 NY Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the connections between weather and water processes in Earth systems.

Engineering Design

3-5-ETS1-1 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

3-5-ETS1-2 Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

3-5-ETS1-3 Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.