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August - September: Scientific Inquiry Introduction
3-5-ETS1-1 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 3-5-ETS1-2 Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 3-5-ETS1-3 Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. October - December: Fish Eggs to Fry 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. 3-LS2-1. Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive. 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. 3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment. 3-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago. 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. 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. 3-LS4-4. 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. January: Forces and Motion 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. 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. 3-PS2-3. Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other. 3-PS2-4. Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets. February: Geography 3.6 Identify hemispheres, continents, and oceans using globes and maps. 3.7 Use a simple grid system, symbols and other information to locate the physical and political features of places on maps and globes. 3.8 Identify links of lans, regions, river systems, interstate highways between Oregon and other states. 3.9 Describe physical and human characteristics of tribal regions in Oregon and North America. 3.10 Identify and compare physical features of Oregon and other Northwestern states. March: Weather 3-ESS2-1 Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season. 3-ESS2-2 Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world. 3-ESS3-1 Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard. April: Portland History 3.1 Describe how significant people, events, and developments have shaped their community and region 3.2 Compare and contrast the history of their own community to to other communities in the region. 3.3 Apply research skills and technology to gather information about the past in the region. 3.4 Describe local communities and regions past and present. 3.5 Explain how some sources are more useful for answering historical questions than others. 3.11 Explain the influence of humans on Oregon's and the Northwest's physical systems. 3.12 Identify and analyze Oregon's natural resources and describe how people in Oregon and other parts of the world use them. 3.13 Identify how people have adapted to and have changed the physical geography of the community. May: Government and Economics 3.14 Describe how different levels of government provide services and protect citizens. 3.15 Describe the responsibilities of citizens in their community and state.. 3.16 Describe the relationship between producers and consumers. 3.17 Explain the issue of scarcity to personal, community, regional and world resources. June: Health |