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Skills available for North Carolina third-grade science standards

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North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Earth's Place in the Universe North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Earth's Place in the Universe
North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Earth's Systems North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Earth's Systems
North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Ecosystems - Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Ecosystems - Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Energy North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Energy
North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): From Molecules to Organisms - Structures and Processes North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): From Molecules to Organisms - Structures and Processes
North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Matter and its Interactions North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Matter and its Interactions
North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Motion and Stability - Forces and Interactions North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Motion and Stability - Forces and Interactions
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Earth's Place in the Universe

ESS.3.1 Remember the major components and patterns observed in the earth/moon/sun system.
- ESS.3.1.1 Use models to recognize that the Earth is part of a system called the solar system that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons, and that the Earth is the third planet from the sun.
  - Identify the planets in the solar system (3-W.1)
- ESS.3.1.2 Carry out investigations to recognize that changes in the length and direction of an object's shadow indicate the apparent changing position of the sun during the day.
  - Shadows (3)
- ESS.3.1.3 Obtain, evaluate and communicate information to recognize the patterns of the stars (including the sun) stay the same as they appear to move across the sky.

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Earth's Place in the Universe

ESS.3.1 Remember the major components and patterns observed in the earth/moon/sun system.

ESS.3.1.1 Use models to recognize that the Earth is part of a system called the solar system that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons, and that the Earth is the third planet from the sun.

ESS.3.1.2 Carry out investigations to recognize that changes in the length and direction of an object's shadow indicate the apparent changing position of the sun during the day.

ESS.3.1.3 Obtain, evaluate and communicate information to recognize the patterns of the stars (including the sun) stay the same as they appear to move across the sky.