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Below are the objectives for Grade 3.  Click on the link  for students or  for teachers for any objective to see the resources available or to add your own resource.

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Standard 1: Earth & Space

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A.   Explain the characteristics, cycles and patterns involving Earth and its place in the solar system.

1.   Identify and diagram the layers of the Earth.

  

C.   Describe Earth’s resources including rocks, soil, water, air, animals and plants and the ways in which they can be conserved.

2.   Compare distinct properties of rocks (e.g., color, layering, texture) and examine how their formation dictates their classification.

3.   Observe and investigate that rocks are often found in layers.

4.   Describe that smaller rocks come from the breakdown of larger rocks through the actions of plants and weather.

5.   Observe and describe the composition of soil (e.g., small pieces of rock and decomposed pieces of plants and animals, and products of plants and animals.

6.   Investigate the properties of soil (e.g., color, texture, capacity to retain water, ability to support plant growth).

7.   Investigate that soils are often found in layers and can be different from place to place.

 

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