Human Interactions
In grade 3, students develop and sharpen their skills at obtaining, recording and charting, and analyzing data in order to study their environment. They use these practices to study the interactions between humans and earth systems, humans and the environment, and humans and the designed world. They learn that these entities not only interact but influence behaviors, reactions, and traits of organisms. Students reason and provide evidence to support arguments for the influence of humans on nature and nature on human experience.
Students analyze weather patterns and consider humans’ influence and opportunity to impact weather-related events.
They study the interactions between and influence of the environment and human traits and characteristics. They use the engineering design process to identify a problem and design solutions that enhance humans’ interactions with their surroundings and to meet their needs.
They consider the interactions and consequent reactions between objects and forces, including forces that are balanced or not.
Resources to Support Science Learning
The supplemental resources below encourage curiosity, creativity, and exploration of the natural world. Outdoors or indoors, have fun exploring and discovering something new!