Science Grade 3

forces, motion, and magnets

Invisible Forces

May/June

Balanced & Unbalanced Forces 

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Balanced Forces & Engineering

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Patterns of Motion, Gravity, & Friction

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Magnets & Forces

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Magnets & Engineering

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Life cycles

Circle of Life

Last half of March/April


Animal Life Cycles

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Environmental Change & Engineering

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Pollination & Plant Reproduction

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Fruit, Seeds, & Plant Reproduction

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Plant Life Cycles

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heredity, survival, & selection

Fates of Traits

January/February/Half of March


Trait Variation, Inheritance, & Artificial Selection 

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Trait Variation, Inheritance, & Artificial Selection Part 2

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Trait Variation, Natural Selection, & Survival

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Animal Groups & Survival

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Traits & Environmental Variation

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fossils and changing environments

Animals Through Time

November/December


Habitats, Fossils, & Environments Over Time

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Fossil Evidence & Dinosaurs

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Fossil Evidence, Trace Fossils, & Animal Behavior

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Stormy skies

Weather and Climate Unit

September and October

The lessons take approximately one to two weeks to complete.


Water Cycle and Phases of Matter

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Local Weather Patterns and Weather Prediction

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Climate, Geography, and Global Weather Patterns

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Natural Hazards and Engineering

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