Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Grade 3

Other Nebraska Science sets

Forces and Interactions: Motion and Stability SC.3.1.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence ofSC.3.1

  • 1

    Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of forces and their interactions.SC.3.1.1

    1. a

      Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.SC.3.1.1.a

    2. b

      Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.SC.3.1.1.b

    3. c

      Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electrical or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.SC.3.1.1.c

    4. d

      Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.SC.3.1.1.d

Interdependent Relationships in EcosystemsSC.3.7

  • 2

    Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of the interdependent relations in ecosystems. SC.3.7.2

    1. a

      Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.  SC.3.7.2.a

    2. b

      Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and environments in which they lived long ago. SC.3.7.2.b

    3. c

      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. SC.3.7.2.c

    4. d

      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.SC.3.7.2.d

    5. e

      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.SC.3.7.2.e

Inheritance and Variation: Life Cycles and TraitsSC.3.9

  • 3

    Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of inheritance and variation of traits through life cycles and environmental influences. SC.3.9.3

    1. a

      Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.SC.3.9.3.a

    2.  b

      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.SC.3.9.3.b

    3. c

      Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.SC.3.9.3.c

Weather and ClimateSC.3.12

  • 4

    Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of weather and climate.SC.3.12.4

    1. a

      Represent data in table, pictograph, and bar graph displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.SC.3.12.4.a

    2. b

      Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.SC.3.12.4.b

    3. c

      Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.SC.3.12.4.c

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