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Science - Grade 3 Science |
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Sky: Objects/Study/Pictures
The learner will be able to
study pictures of objects in the day and night sky and associate them to specific times.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.tpi.1 |
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Weather: Clothing/Perform/Conclusions
The learner will be able to
perform explorations and form conclusions pertaining to suitable clothing for various weather conditions.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.tpi.7 |
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Earth: Materials/Utilize/Lenses
The learner will be able to
utilize hand lenses to survey, explain, and compare a variety of types of earth materials.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.tpi.4 |
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Water: Bodies/Compare
The learner will be able to
compare bodies of water.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.9.1 |
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Rocks: Recognize Types
The learner will be able to
recognize rock types.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.1.b |
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Rocks: Story/Write/Cycle
The learner will be able to
write a story that depicts the life cycle of a boulder that becomes a smaller rock.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.tpi.7 |
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Sky: Objects/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify that different objects appear in the sky during the day and at night develop an understanding of the objects in the sky.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.1, 7.1 Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 13, Item#25 week tested: 36. |
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Earth, Moon, & Sun: Model/Create
The learner will be able to
create a model to describe what causes day and night.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.tpi.6 |
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Moon: Phases/Recognize/Four
The learner will be able to
recognize the four basic phases of the moon illustrate the phases of the moon order the phases of the moon.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.spi.4 TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.tpi.4 TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.2.b |
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Moon: Phases/Survey/Changes
The learner will be able to
survey the moon's phase changes over time.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.2.b |
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Earth and Sun: Identify/Heat/Light
The learner will be able to
identify that the sun provides a main source of heat and light for the earth.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.14.1, 14.1 |
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Earth and Sun: Life/Illustrate
The learner will be able to
illustrate how life on earth would be altered without the sun.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.14.tpi.1 |
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Natural Resources: Recognize/Roles
The learner will be able to
recognize roles that he/she can play in the conservation of natural resources.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.tpi.5 |
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Natural Resources: Illustration/Choose
The learner will be able to
choose the illustration that depicts a method to conserve or reuse a natural resource observe that earth materials can be recycled or conserved.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.spi.3 TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.2, 10.2 |
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Natural Resources: Explore
The learner will be able to
explore the characteristics, uses and conservation of earth's resources.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 10.0 |
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Natural Resources: Human/Create
The learner will be able to
create a web that shows the connection between earth's resources and basic human needs.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.tpi.8 |
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Solar System: Components/Recognize
The learner will be able to
recognize the components of the solar system.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.spi.5, 3.7.tpi.3 |
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Weather: Describe/Changes/Conditions
The learner will be able to
describe how different weather conditions result when changes in precipitation, temperature, or wind speed/direction occur.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.2.a |
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Weather: Illustrate/Data
The learner will be able to
illustrate daily weather using specific data.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.2.b |
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Weather: Conditions/Associate
The learner will be able to
associate different temperatures, precipitation, wind speeds and directions with particular weather conditions relate temperature, precipitation, and wind conditions with different types of weather.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.tpi.1 TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.spi.3 |
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Universe: Identify/Planets
The learner will be able to
identify planets as major components of the universe.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.1.b |
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Universe: Patterns/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify that events in the universe occur in predictable patterns.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.2, 7.2 |
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Universe: Explore/Structure
The learner will be able to
explore the structure of the universe obtain an understanding of the universe.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 7.0 Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 13, Item#28, Item#29 week tested: 36. |
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Instruments: Sky/Determine
The learner will be able to
determine the instruments required to observe the day and night sky identify that telescopes are used to study distant objects utilize appropriate instruments to gather weather data.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.tpi.2 TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.1.a TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.tpi.4 |
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Seasons: Weather/Recognize
The learner will be able to
recognize the season given specific weather conditions.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.spi.2 |
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Sun: Position/Recognize/Time
The learner will be able to
recognize the approximate time of day based on an illustration of the sun's position in the sky.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.spi.2 |
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Sun: Position/Create/Illustrations
The learner will be able to
create a series of illustrations that show the sun's position in the sky at various times of day.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.tpi.5 |
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Earth: Rotation/Describe/Sun
The learner will be able to
describe how the rotation of the earth relative to the sun results in day and night.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.7.2.a |
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Weather: Patterns/Clouds/Connect
The learner will be able to
connect kinds of clouds to weather patterns.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.1 |
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Earth: Geology/Recognize/Feature
The learner will be able to
recognize a geological feature when provided with specific information.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.9.spi.3 |
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Earth: Geology/Choose/Illustration
The learner will be able to
choose the illustration that identifies a particular geological feature.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.9.spi.2 |
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Earth: Geologic/Compare
The learner will be able to
compare different landforms.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.9.1 |
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Maps: Country/Create
The learner will be able to
create a map of a country depicting the different landforms and bodies of water.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.9.tpi.4 |
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Rocks and Minerals: Explain/Made Up
The learner will be able to
explain that rock is made up of various combinations of minerals.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.1.a |
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Earth and Sky: Changes
The learner will be able to
develop an understanding of the various changes to the earth and sky.
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Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 13, Item#19 week tested: 36. |
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Earth: Energy/Recognize/Source
The learner will be able to
recognize the earth's source of heat and light energy.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.14.spi.1 |
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Weather: Climate/Explore/Atmospheric
The learner will be able to
explore how weather, climate, and atmospheric conditions are related.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 8.0 |
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Earth: Materials/Identify/Properties
The learner will be able to
identify that a variety of earth materials exist which have properties that can be measured and observed.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.1, 10.1 |
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Earth: Materials/Recognize
The learner will be able to
recognize the characteristics of a variety of earth materials.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.tpi.1 |
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Earth: Materials/Investigate
The learner will be able to
investigate various earth materials.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.10.tpi.1 |
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Earth: Surface Changes/Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend that the earth has numerous geologic features that constantly change.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 9.0 |
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Earth/Space Science: Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend the most pertinent ideas and principles of earth/space science.
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Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 13, Obj Statement #22 week tested: 36. |
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Earth/Space Science: Use
The learner will be able to
use understanding of earth/space science in experiments and real world situations.
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Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 13, Obj Statement #22 week tested: 36. |
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Weather: Data/Gather/Temperature
The learner will be able to
gather temperature data at different times of the day at the same location.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.14.tpi.4 |
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Weather: Data/Gather/Temperature
The learner will be able to
gather temperature data.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.tpi.3 |
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Weather: Data/Gather
The learner will be able to
gather daily weather data.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.tpi.2 |
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Weather: Data/Examine
The learner will be able to
examine daily weather data.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.tpi.2 |
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Weather: Data/Associate
The learner will be able to
associate temperature data to weather conditions and seasonal changes.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.tpi.3 |
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Weather: Data/Associate/Seasonal
The learner will be able to
associate weather data to seasonal weather conditions.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.tpi.6 |
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Weather: Change/Recognize/Daily/Seasonal
The learner will be able to
recognize daily and seasonal changes in weather.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.1, 8.1 |
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Weather: Cooling/Examine
The learner will be able to
examine data to explain the cooling of land, air, and water.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.14.1 |
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Weather: Heating/Examine
The learner will be able to
examine data to explain the heating of land, air, and water.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.14.1 |
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Weather: Clouds/Recognize
The learner will be able to
recognize clouds associated with various weather conditions connect kinds of clouds to weather events.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.tpi.5 TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.spi.5 |
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Weather: Clouds/Examine/Weather
The learner will be able to
examine how clouds relate to weather systems.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.8.1 |
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Animals: Parts/Examine/Functions
The learner will be able to
examine the smaller parts of animals and identify their functions through the use of magnifiers.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.1.1 |
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Plants: Parts/Perform/Losing
The learner will be able to
perform a basic study to assess the impact that losing one of its parts has on a plant.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.1.tpi.11 |
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Organisms: Function/Model/Create
The learner will be able to
create a model of a living thing and explain the functions of its parts.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.1.tpi.10 |
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Plants: Explore/Make/Food
The learner will be able to
explore how plants make food.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.0 |
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Animals: Differences/Evidence
The learner will be able to
give evidence of the fact that animals of the same kind can have differences.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.5.1 |
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Animals: Environment/Choose
The learner will be able to
choose the animals found in a particular environment.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.2.spi.2 |
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Cells: Animal/Plant/Explore/Structure
The learner will be able to
explore the structure and function of animal and plant cells.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 1.0 |
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Living/Non-living: Recognize/Different
The learner will be able to
recognize how living and non-living things are different.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.2.1, 2.1 |
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Living/Non-Living: Establish
The learner will be able to
establish whether an object is living or non-living by studying its characteristics.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.2.1 |
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Living/Non-Living: Properties/Contrast
The learner will be able to
contrast the properties of living and non-living things.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.2.tpi.5 |
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Living/Non-Living: Differentiate
The learner will be able to
differentiate among living and non-living objects by their observable properties.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.2.tpi.1 |
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Living/Non-Living: Explore/Interact
The learner will be able to
explore the interaction of living things with the non-living and living components of their environment.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 2.0 |
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Living/Non-Living: Differentiate
The learner will be able to
differentiate among living and non-living things in an illustration.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.2.spi.1 |
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Living/Non-Living: Environment/Create
The learner will be able to
create an environment that shows the interrelationships among living and non-living things.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.2.tpi.9 |
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Living Things: Parts/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify that living things are composed of smaller parts.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.1.1, 1.1 |
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Living Things: Parts/Well-Being
The learner will be able to
identify that the small parts that make up an organism contribute to the performance and well being of the whole organism.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.1.2, 1.2 |
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Living Things: Parts/Recognize/Tools
The learner will be able to
recognize the parts of a living thing using suitable tools.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.1.tpi.6 |
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Living Things: Part/Determine
The learner will be able to
determine the results when an organism is missing a particular part.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.1.tpi.9 |
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Living Things: Illustration/Choose
The learner will be able to
choose the illustration that depicts what happens when a living thing is missing a specific part.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.1.spi.3 |
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Living Things: Parts/Differentiate
The learner will be able to
differentiate between the parts that make up living things.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.1.tpi.5 |
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Living Things: Environment/Relate
The learner will be able to
relate a living thing to its environment.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.2.tpi.3 |
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Organisms: Senses/Recognize
The learner will be able to
recognize that organisms use their senses to interact with the environment around them.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 2.2 |
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Organisms: Needs/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify the basic needs living things require for survival.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.3.1, 3.1 |
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Organisms: Extinct/Examples
The learner will be able to
cite examples of organisms which used to live on the earth and are now extinct.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 2.6.1, 3.6.spi.1, 3.6.tpi.1 |
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Organisms: Alter/Comprehend/Time
The learner will be able to
comprehend that living things alter over time.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 6.0 |
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Organisms: Adaptation and Diversity
The learner will be able to
understand the adaptations and diversity of organisms.
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Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 13, Item#3, Item#20, Item#22, Item#30 week tested: 36. |
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Organisms: Evidence/Associate
The learner will be able to
associate an organism to evidence for its former existence.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.6.spi.3 |
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Reproduction: Recognize/Living Things
The learner will be able to
recognize that all living things reproduce identify that living things acquire the potential to reproduce as they mature.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.4.1, 4.1 TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.4.1 |
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Environment: Land/Recognize/Water
The learner will be able to
recognize different types of land and water environments differentiate between water and land environments.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.9.tpi.1 TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.9.spi.1 |
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Environment: Quality
The learner will be able to
develop an understanding about environmental quality.
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Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 13, Item#18, Item#21 week tested: 36. |
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Fossils: Recognize/Describe/Relationship
The learner will be able to
describe the relationship between present day organisms and fossils.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.6.tpi.3 |
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Fossils: Survey
The learner will be able to
survey fossils.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.6.tpi.3 |
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Fossils: Evidence/Inferences
The learner will be able to
make inferences regarding extinct organisms based on fossil evidence.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.6.tpi.2 |
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Biology: Concepts/Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend the most pertinent ideas and principles of biology.
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Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 13, Obj Statement #21 week tested: 36. |
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Biology: Use
The learner will be able to
use understanding of biology in experiments and real world situations.
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Terra Nova, Complete Battery, 1997, Level 13, Obj Statement #21 week tested: 36. |
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Animals & Plants: Different/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify how plants and animals of the same kind can be different from one another.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 3, 3.5.1, 5.1 |
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Animals & Plants: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify that some plants and animals are no longer found on earth.
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