Science-Grade 3-Elementary-Curriculum-Map 2016-2017

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Name of Topic Grade Key Words Reading Skills Grade Lexile
Level Level
Hard Rocks (NGSSS) ROCKS & MINERALS multiple skill & strategy (CCSS) 860
Hard Rocks diamonds-minerals cause and effect 860
4 diamonds-minerals-crystals 5
Aliens Invade 4 cause and effect 6 910
Animal’s Get Ready ANIMALS multiple skill & strategy 690
Calling All Spiders 4/5 plants-animals-harmful multiple skill & strategy 5 900
Climbing The Walls 3/4/5 migrate-hibernate-adaptations multiple skill & strategy 3 750
Habitats – How Habitats Affect arachnids-species-organs-predators multiple skill & strategy 5 580
Us 5 gecko-adaptations 4
Leaping Lemurs 3/5 habitats-adaptations multiple skill & strategy 3 870
Play Time 5 multiple skill & strategy 1000
Sneaky Sssnakes multiple skill & strategy 5 680
5 nocturnal 6
Electricity & Energy – Energy 5 behavior-survival multiple skill & strategy 4 780
Electricity & Energy – Energy – 3 reptiles-cold-blooded multiple skill & strategy 750
The Light Bulb 4
Lights Out ENERGY multiple skill & strategy 4 870
5 wind-sun-fossil fuels
Explore Our Solar System 5 light bulb-Thomas Edison 5 550
Asteroid Attack 840
5 carbon monoxide-hypothermia-power main idea 3
Climates: An Introduction to outage multiple skill & strategy 5 770
Climates SPACE
Climates: Climate Zones multiple skill & strategy 4 800
3 planets-sun-orbit
5 asteroid-comet multiple skill & strategy 4

WEATHER & CLIMATE
5 climate-weather-temperature-rainfall

5 tropical-desert-temperature-polar

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Name of Topic Grade Key Words Reading Skills Grade Lexile
Level Level
High and Dry (NGSSS) WEATHER/CLIMATE (continued) multiple skill & strategy (CCSS) 1020
The Whys of Weather: Clouds weathering-sediment-aquifer multiple skill & strategy 550
The Whys of Weather: Rain 4/5 water vapor-condensation multiple skill & strategy 6 520
Weather: An Introduction to 5 condensation-precipitation multiple skill & strategy 3 700
Weather 5 atmosphere-humidity-temperature-air 3
Weather: Meteorology & 5 pressure multiple skill & strategy 4 740
Weather Maps cold fronts-warm fronts
Weather: The Water Cycle 5 multiple skill & strategy 4 680
Weather: Types of Clouds multiple skill & strategy 620
Weather: Wind 5 condensation-precipitation multiple skill & strategy 4 730
Winter Worries and Health 5 cumulus-stratus-cirrus multiple skill & strategy 4 770
Hazards 5 circulation-sun-air 4
5 frostbite-hypothermia multiple skill & strategy 4
Magnetism – Magnets – Types
and Uses MAGNETISM multiple skill & strategy 4 820
4 magnetic force-electromagnets
The Science of Fun multiple skill & strategy
MOTION multiple skill & strategy 4 760
Pumping Up the Heart 5 gravity-center of gravity-law of motion- multiple skill & strategy
Skin: The Great Protector 5 880
The Human Body: The Human friction-heat-energy multiple skill & strategy 4 720
Brain HUMAN BODY 4 760
The Human Body: The Human multiple skill & strategy
Heart 5 heart-muscle-beat 4 720
The Human Body: The Human 5 largest organ multiple skill & strategy
Lung 5 brain-control center-signals multiple skill & strategy 4 760
The Human Body: Your Vision
Understanding How the Brain 5 blood-oxygen-carbon dioxide multiple skill & strategy 3 620
Works 5 870
What’s Inside 5 oxygen-chambers-carbon dioxide
5 870
5 pupil-retina
5 memory-emotions-learning-pain

5 brain-neurons-cerebellum-brainstem-
cortex

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The Science Curriculum Map has been developed by teachers for ease of use during instructional planning.
Terminology found within the framework of the curriculum map is defined below.

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS): a set of content and process science standards that define with specificity
what teachers should teach and students should know and be able to do; adopted by the Florida State Board of Education in 2008
NGSSS Body of Knowledge: the broadest organizational structure used to group content and concepts within the curriculum map and
include the following: Nature of Science, Earth Science, Physical Science and Life Science (also known as Reporting Category)
Standard/Big Idea: an overarching organizational structure used to describe the scope of a selected group of benchmarks; for example,
The Characteristics of Science Knowledge, Earth Systems and Patterns, Forms of Energy, and Interdependence
Unit of Study: an overarching organizational sub-structure comprised of a collection of topics used to group content and concepts for a
more narrow focus
Topics: a grouping of benchmarks and skills that form a subset of scientific concepts covered in each unit of study
Benchmarks: the required NGSSS expectations presented in the course descriptions posted on CPALMS by FLDOE
Learning Targets/Skills: the content knowledge, processes, and enabling skills that will ensure successful mastery of the benchmarks
Vocabulary: the content terminology and other academic language and phrases that support mastery of the learning targets and skills;
for teacher- and student-use alike
Prerequisite Learning: the benchmarks assigned to previous grade levels that support learning within the current grade level
Pacing: a recommendation of time frames for initial delivery of instruction and assessment in preparation for “fair game” benchmark
evaluation that occurs on the grade 5 Statewide Science Assessment (SSA)
Teacher Hints: a listing of considerations when planning for instruction; may include suggestions or ideas for review
Resource Alignment: a listing of available, high quality and benchmark-aligned materials including labs, strategies, lessons, and
videos from textbook and other media sources
STEM Week: a period of time dedicated to the implementation of an interdisciplinary, standards-rich experience that poses an age-
appropriate, real-world problem to be solved through collaborative and creative measures
Formative Assessment Strategies: techniques that can be used before, during, and after instruction to evaluate student learning

The District Science Office recommends that all students engage in hands-on, minds-on science experiences DAILY.

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