Math Standards: NC.3.OA.1, OA.2, OA.3, OA.6

For products of whole numbers with two factors up to and including 10: 

• Review of second grade number and operations in Base 10

• Interpret the factors as representing the number of equal groups and the number of objects in each group. 

• Illustrate and explain strategies including arrays, repeated addition, decomposing a factor, and applying the commutative and associative properties. 

• Multiplication with arrays is a way of visualizing and understanding multiplication by arranging objects or pictures in rows and columns.

•  The number of rows represents the number of groups, and the number of columns represents the number of objects per group.

Science Standards: 

3.E.1 Recognize the major components and patterns observed in the earth/moon/sun system

Recognize that the earth is part of a system called the solar system that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons and the earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system.

3.E.1.1 

Students know that we live on a planet that is part of a solar system.

 Students know that a solar system includes a star and planets, and other objects. 

The planets and other objects revolve around the star. 

Students will know that in our solar system Earth is the third planet from the sun. 

Math Standards: NC.3.OA.7, OA.8, MD.7

• Solve One-Step Word Problems Using Multiplication and Division

• Solve Two-Step Word Problems Using the Four Operations

Science Standard:  3.P.1, P.2, P.3

• Understand motion and factors that affect motion.

• Infer changes in speed or direction resulting from forces acting on an object. 

• Compare the relative speeds (faster or slower) of objects that travel the same distance in different amounts of time. 

• Explain the effect of earth’s gravity on the motion of any object on or near the Earth. 

Math Standards: NC.3.NF.1, F.2, F.3, F.4

• Understand What a Fraction Is

• Understand Fractions on a Number Line

• Understand Equivalent Fractions

• Find Equivalent Fractions

• Understand and Use Symbols to Compare Fractions

Science Standards: 3.P.1, P.2, P.3

• Recognize that air is a substance that surrounds us, takes up space and has mass. 

• Compare solids, liquids, and gases based on their basic properties.

• Summarize changes that occur to the observable properties of materials when different degrees of heat are applied to them, such as melting ice or ice cream, boiling water or an egg, or freezing water. 

Math Standards: NC.3. G.1

• Understand Categories of Shapes

• Classify Quadrilaterals

• Partition Shapes into Parts with Equal Areas

Science Standards: 3.L.1, L.2, L.3, L.4

• Remember the function of the following plant structures as it relates to the survival of plants in their environments: • Roots – absorb nutrients • Stems – provide support • Leaves – synthesize food • Flowers – attract pollinators and produce seeds for reproduction. 

• Explain how environmental conditions determine how well plants survive and grow. 

• Summarize the distinct stages of the life cycle of seed plants. 

• Explain how the basic properties (texture and capacity to hold water) and components (sand, clay and humus) of soil determine the ability of soil to support the growth and survival of many plants