3rd Grade
First Nine Weeks
Science Curriculum Map

Grade Level and Subject Area: 3rd grade    Science               revised 9-9-07
Time Period Covered: 1st quarter
Content (What do your students need to KNOW?)	Skills (What do your students need to be able to DO?)	Activities (HOW will you teach it?)	Differentiation (How will you reach the DIVERSITY of learners?)	Assessment (How will you assess what your students ALREADY KNOW, and assess WHAT THEY’VE LEARNED?)	Resources (What MATERIALS will you need?)	Literacy Connection(How will you use READING and WRITING with this material?)
Skeletal system   Muscular system	What is a skeleton   What are joints   What are muscles   How muscles and joints work together   How muscles, bones and joints help move the body	Use animal bones to demonstrate skeleton   Use X-rays of human body   Put together skeleton puzzles   Play skeleton games   Use United Streaming videos   Sing songs about bones   Read about bones and muscles in Science textbook	Illustrations   Sing songs   Play games   Use puzzles   Demonstration of  joints   Graphic organizers	Label diagrams   Observer notes   Graphic organizers   Small group   Unit tests	Bone songs   X-rays   Games   Textbooks   Puzzles   TV	Read in science and health books