3rd Grade - Third 9 Week Resources |
Language Arts Skills:
3.3a Use k knowledge of all vowel patterns (unusual patterns), subsumed
√3.4d Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words.
√3.5d Compare and contrast settings, characters, and events
√3.5g Draw conclusions about character and plot.
3.6d Draw conclusions
√3.6g Identify the characteristics of biographies and autobiographies.
3.6h Compare and contrast the lives of two persons as described in biographies and/or autobiographies.
3.7b Use available technology.
3.9d Include descriptive details that elaborate the central idea.
3.10e Use available technology
3.11b Use the word I in compound subjects.
3.11c Use past and present verb tense.
3.11g Use apostrophes in contractions with pronoun
√3.3c Decode regular multi-syllabic words |
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Math skills:
3.5 Divide regions and sets to represent a fraction.
Name and write the fractions (mixed numbers, halves, thirds, fourths, eights, and tenths) represented by a model (area/region, length/measurement, and set)
3.6 Compare the value of two fractions having like and unlike denominators using models (listed above).
3.11 Add and subtract proper fractions having like denominators of 10 or less using models (listed above).
3.7 Read and write decimals expressed as tenths and hundredths.
3.14 The student will estimate and then use actual measuring devices with metric and U.S. Customary units to measure
a) length — inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters;
b) liquid volume — cups, pints, quarts, gallons, and liters; and
c) weight/mass — ounces, pounds, grams, and kilograms.
3.12 Add and subtract decimals expressed as tenths.
3.13 Determine the value of a collection of bills and coins whose total value is $5.00 or less
Make changes ** (this is a measurement SOL, but may fit best here, instructionally.) |
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Matter, Forces & Simple Machines
√3.2 The student will investigate and understand simple machines and their uses. Key concepts include
1. types of simple machines (lever, screw, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and wedge);
2. how simple machines function;
3. compound machines (scissors, wheelbarrow, and bicycle); and
4. examples of simple and compound machines found in the school, home, and work environment.
√3.3 The student will investigate and understand that objects are made of materials that can be described by their physical properties. Key concepts include
1. objects are made of one or more materials;
2. materials are composed of parts that are too small to be seen without magnification;
3. and physical properties remain the same as the material is reduced in size |
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Characteristics of Materials |
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Studying Matter |
Explorers
√3.3 The student will study the exploration of the Americas by
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describing the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Léon, Jacques Cartier, and Christopher Newport;
2. identifying reasons for exploring, the information gained, and the results from the travels.
√3.5 The student will develop map skills by
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locating the countries of Spain, England, and France;
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locating the regions in the Americas explored by Christopher Columbus (San Salvador in the Bahamas), Juan Ponce de Léon (near St. Augustine, Florida), Jacques Cartier (near Quebec, Canada), and Christopher Newport (Jamestown, Virginia);
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