NGSS Academic Standards Grade 3

MD NGSS 3-LIFE SCIENCE (3-LS)
  1. 3-LS1-1: Plant and Animal Life Cycles                                                           
  2. 3-LS2-1: Animal Groups                                                                             
  3. 3-LS3-1: Inheritance and Variation of Traits                                               
  4. 3-LS3-2: Environmental Influence on Traits                                         
  5. 3-LS4-1: Fossil Evidence of Past Environments 
  6. 3-LS4-2: Variation, Survival, and Reproduction                                              
  7. 3-LS4-3: Habitats and Organism Survival                                                         
  8. 3-LS4-4: Environmental Change Solution                                                      
  9. 3-ESS2-1: Seasons                                                                                              
  10. 3-ESS2-2: World Climates
  11. 3-ESS3-1: Weather-Related Hazard Solution                                             
  12. 3-PS2-1: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces                                               
  13. 3-PS2-2: Predicting Future Motion                                                           
  14. 3-PS2-3: Electric and Magnetic Forces                                               
  15. 3-PS2-4: Magnetic Design Solution
  16. 3-5-ETS1-1:
  17. 3-5-ETS1-2:
  18. 3-5-ETS1-3:
  19. 3-LS1-1: Plant and Animal Life Cycles-Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.                                                          
  20. 3-LS2-1: Animal Groups-Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.                                                                                                      
  21. 3-LS3-1: Inheritance and Variation of Traits-Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.                                                                                   
  22. 3-LS3-2: Environmental Influence on Traits -Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.                                                                                 
  23. 3-LS4-1: Fossil Evidence of Past Environments-Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago                                                                              
  24. 3-LS4-2: Variation, Survival, and Reproduction- Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.                                                                                  
  25. 3-LS4-3: Habitats and Organism Survival-Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.                                                                                                                                           
  26. 3-LS4-4: Environmental Change Solution-Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.      

MD NGSS 3-PHYSICAL SCIENCE(3-PS)
  1. 3-PS2-1: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces- Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.                                                                                         
  2. 3-PS2-2: Predicting Future Motion- Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.                                                                                                 
  3. 3-PS2-3: Electric and Magnetic Forces- Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.                                                                                             
  4. 3-PS2-4: Magnetic Design Solution- Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

MD NGSS 3-SPACE ANDF EARTH SCIENCE (3-ESS)
  1. 3-ESS2-1: Weather vs. Climate;: Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.                                                                                                                       
  2. 3-ESS2-2: World Climates
  3. 3-ESS3-1: Weather-Related Hazard Solution :Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

MD NGSS 3-ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY(3-ETS)

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EVIDENCE STATEMENT
  1. 3-LS1-1: Plant and Animal Life Cycles                                                           
  2. 3-LS2-1: Animal Groups                                                                             
  3. 3-LS3-1: Inheritance and Variation of Traits                                               
  4. 3-LS3-2: Environmental Influence on Traits                                         
  5. 3-LS4-1: Fossil Evidence of Past Environments 
  6. 3-LS4-2: Variation, Survival, and Reproduction                                              
  7. 3-LS4-3: Habitats and Organism Survival                                                         
  8. 3-LS4-4: Environmental Change Solution                                                      
  9. 3-ESS2-1: Seasons                                                                                              
  10. 3-ESS2-2: World Climates
  11. 3-ESS3-1: Weather-Related Hazard Solution                                             
  12. 3-PS2-1: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces                                               
  13. 3-PS2-2: Predicting Future Motion                                                           
  14. 3-PS2-3: Electric and Magnetic Forces                                               
  15. 3-PS2-4: Magnetic Design Solution

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PATTERNS
Scielab Topics Grade Standards CC Std ID
Forces and Interactions
2 NGSS K-12 3-PS2-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object
2 NGSS K-12 3-PS2-2 Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
2 NGSS K-12 3-PS3-3 Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
2 NGSS K-12 3-PS3-4 Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems NGSS K-12
2 NGSS K-12 3-LS2-1 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive
2 NGSS K-12 3-LS4-1 Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
2 NGSS K-12 3-LS4-3 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. *
2 NGSS K-12 3-LS4-4 Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. **
Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits NGSS K-12
2 NGSS K-12 3-LS1-1 Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
2 NGSS K-12 3-LS3-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
2 NGSS K-12 3-LS3-2 Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
2 NGSS K-12 3-LS4-2 Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits NGSS K-12
2 NGSS K-12 3-ESS2-1 Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
2 NGSS K-12 3-ESS2-2 Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world
2 NGSS K-12 3-ESS3-1 Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard. **
Engineering Design 2 NGSS K-12 K-2-ETS1-2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
2 NGSS K-12 K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs