TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Third Grade
Course Description:
In third grade, students will become active participants in the learning process by implementing processes of scientific inquiry.
Students will acquire a solid foundation of the Earth’s systems, states of matter, plants and food chains. Students will gain knowledge
of how the impact of science, technology and human activity effects the universe. They will explain motions, common components,
and unique structures of the sun, moon, and Earth. Students will investigate properties and principles of matter and energy. They will
identify major structure/functions/characteristic of living systems, and the processes and adaptations of living systems. Students will
identify ecological interactions of living and nonliving things.
Rationale:
The teaching of science is important in third grade to introduce children to the scientific method and process of problem solving. The
acquisition of these skills will enable students to explore the world around them and learn techniques to protect that world. Students
will learn about the earth and the scientific principals that make things around them work.
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