Harcourt Science

Grade 3 

 

 

Helpful Science Links:

• 3rd Grade Science Glossary
• The Eyes Have It
• Tour of Small Mammal House at the National Zoo
• Bird Songs - identify birds by their songs online!
   

 

Life Science                    How Plants Grow (George Washington Carver)

                                       Types of Animals (Rodolfo Dirzo)

                                       Where Living Things are Found (Margaret Nice)

 

Earth Science                  Earth, the Water Planet (Clyde Tornbaugh)

                                       The Solar System (Mae Jemison)

 

Physical Science            Properties of Matter (Dorothy Hodgkin)

                                       Changes in Matter   (Enrico Fermi)

                                       Energy (Steven Chu)

                                       Light (Lewis Latimer)

 

•  All units will include Reading, Writing, and Math connections

•  All units will include Vocabulary and Chapter Tests

•  Many opportunities available for students to deliver skills in:

·        Observation

·        Comparing and Classifying

·        Gathering and Recording Data

·        Plan and Conduct Simple Investigations