Third Grade

For a full list of the science SOLs and key concepts, please visit http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/index.shtml

Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic

SOL Correlations

3.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations

Activity Resources

Eggciting Discovery, Chemical Changes, Brittany Council-Morton, educational lesson

Junior Master Gardener Series: Suck-a-Bug, Brittany Council-Morton, educational lesson

Personal Water Meter, Ed Olsen, educational video

Matter

SOL Correlations

3.3 The student will investigate and understand that objects are made of materials that can be described by their physical properties.

Activity Resources

Matter Matters, Jonette Mungo, educational lesson

States of Matter, Carter Humphries, educational video

Life Processes

SOL Correlations

3.4 The student will investigate and understand that adaptations allow animals to satisfy life needs and respond to the environment.

Activity Resources

Dissecting Flowers, Kathryn Alstat, educational lesson

Eggciting Discovery: fertile vs Infertile, Brittany Council-Morton, educational lesson

Barred Owl Adaptations, Linda Eanes, educational lesson

Monarch Butterflies, Kelsey Grimes, educational video

Monarch Life Cycle, Kelsey Grimes, educational video

Bird Beaks, Carter Humphries, educational video

Atlantic Sturgeon of the James River, Virginia Master Naturalist Historic River Chapter, educational video

Living Systems

SOL Correlations

3.5 The student will investigate and understand relationships among organisms in aquatic and terrestrial food chains.

3.6 The student will investigate and understand that ecosystems support a diversity of plants and animals that share limited resources.

Activity Resources

Bird Beaks, Carter Humphries, educational video

Headwaters of the James, Kate Lawrence, educational video

The Middle James, Nicole Shuman, Rachel Henley, Cathy Howland, educational video

James River Facts and Trivia, Nicole Shuman, Rachel Henley, Cathy Howland, Jennifer Anderson, educational video

Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems

SOL Correlations

3.6 The student will investigate and understand that soil is important in ecosystems.

3.7 The student will investigate and understand the major components of soil, its origin, and its importance to plants and animals including humans.

Activity Resources

Soil lesson outline (includes JMG Hamburger Plant activity)and recipe card handout, Jennifer Bowen, educational lesson

Components of Soil, Stuart Vermaak , educational video

Themed Container Gardening, Jordan Jones, educational lesson

What is a Watershed?, Ruth Wallace, educational Video

Water Cycle, Ruth Wallace, educational video

Urban Water Cycle, Robbie Morrison, educational video

Headwaters of the James, Kate Lawrence, educational video

The Middle James, Nicole Shuman, Rachel Henley, Cathy Howland, educational video

Introduction to Water Quality and Why It's Important, Bonnie Tillotson, educational video

Personal Water Meter, Ed Olsen, educational video

Groundwater, Nicole Shuman, Rachel Henley, Cathy Howland, Jennifer Anderson, educational video

How We Can Protect Our Watershed, Robbie Morrison, educational video

Earth Resources

SOL Correlations

3.8 The student will investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems.

3.10 The student will investigate and understand that natural events and human influences can affect the survival of species.

3.11 The student will investigate and understand different sources of energy. Key concepts include

Activity Resources

Barred Owl Adaptations, Linda Eanes, educational lesson

Groundwater, Nicole Shuman, Rachel Henley, Cathy Howland, Jennifer Anderson, educational video

How We Can Protect Our Watershed, Robbie Morrison, educational video

Math- Computation and Estimation

SOL Correlations

3.4

Activity Resources

Dice Games--Fun with Math, Kathryn Alstat, educational lesson

Math- Probability and Statistics

SOL Correlations

3.14

Activity Resources

Dice Games--Fun with Math, Kathryn Alstat, educational lesson

Visual Arts

SOL Correlations

3.6

Activity Resources

Corn Husk Dolls & Angels, Kathryn Alstat, educational lesson

Rangoli, an artform of India, Kathryn Alstat, educational lesson

The Art of Arpillera, a craft from Peru and Chile, Kathryn Alstat, educational lesson

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