3rd Grade Science
[LS] Life Science |
SCI-03.LS1.01SCI-03.LS1.01 Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all experience birth, growth, reproduction, and death.Clarification Statement: Changes organisms go through during their life form a pattern
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SCI-03.LS2
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SCI-03.LS2.01
SCI-03.LS2.01 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.Clarification Statement: Being part of a group helps animals obtain food, defend themselves, and cope with changes. Groups may
serve different functions and vary dramatically in size. Student Learning Targets:Knowledge Targets
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Proficiency ScaleThe Student ...1 Beginning... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2 Developing... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
3 Proficient“The Standard.”... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
4 Advanced... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
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SCI-03.LS3
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SCI-03.LS3.01
SCI-03.LS3.01 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.Clarification Statement: Patterns are the similarities and differences in traits shared between offspring and their parents, or among
siblings. Emphasis is on organisms other than humans. Student Learning Targets:Knowledge Targets
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Proficiency ScaleThe Student ...1 Beginning... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2 Developing... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
3 Proficient“The Standard.”... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
4 Advanced... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
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SCI-03.LS3.02SCI-03.LS3.02 Use evidence to support the explanation that the expression of traits can be influenced by the environment.Clarification Statement: Examples of the environment affecting a trait could include normally tall plants grown with insufficient
water are stunted. A person born healthy based on their genetics could suffer from the exposure to toxic
chemicals
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SCI-03.LS4
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SCI-03.LS4.01
SCI-03.LS4.01 Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.Clarification Statement: Examples of data could include type, size, and distributions of fossil organisms. Examples of fossils and
environments could include marine fossils found on dry land, tropical plant fossils found in Arctic areas,
and fossils of extinct organisms. Student Learning Targets:Knowledge Targets
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Proficiency ScaleThe Student ...1 Beginning... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2 Developing... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
3 Proficient“The Standard.”... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
4 Advanced... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
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SCI-03.LS4.02
SCI-03.LS4.02 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.Clarification Statement: Examples of cause and effect relationships could be plants that have larger thorns than other plants may
be less likely to be eaten by predators; and, animals that have better camouflage coloration than other
animals may be more likely to survive and therefore more likely to leave offspring. Student Learning Targets:Knowledge Targets
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Proficiency ScaleThe Student ...1 Beginning... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2 Developing... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
3 Proficient“The Standard.”... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
4 Advanced... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
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SCI-03.LS4.03SCI-03.LS4.03 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.Clarification Statement: Examples of evidence could include needs and characteristics of the organisms
and habitats involved. The organisms and their habitat make up a system in which the parts depend on
each other.
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SCI-03.LS4.043rd Grade (SCI) Science Expectation[LS4] Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity SCI-03.LS4.04 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.Student Learning Targets:Knowledge Targets
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Proficiency ScaleThe Student is able to...(1) Beginning
(2) Developing
(3) Proficient
(4) Advanced
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