Grade 3 Science Louisiana standards Standards

Earth and Human Activity

Earth's Systems

Earth and Space Science

Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

Life Science

Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

Physical Science

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions around the world.

Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impact of a weather-related hazard.

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

Construct and support an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from their parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.

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

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

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.

Construct and support an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

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.

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

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

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

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

Impacts of Computing

Algorithms and Programming

Data and Analysis

Networks and the Internet

Computing Systems

Variables and Algorithms

Create clearly named variables representing different data types and perform operations on the variables’ values.

Create, use, and apply an algorithm to complete a task. Compare the results of algorithm usage trials and refine the algorithm.

Control Structures

Define what a control structure is and create programs that include sequences, conditionals, events, and loops.

Modularity

Define and apply decomposition to a complex problem in order to create smaller subproblems that can be solved through step-by-step instructions.

Modify, remix, or incorporate parts of an existing problem’s solution to develop something new or add more advanced features to a program.

Program Development

Create a simple program to achieve a goal with expected outcomes.

Test and debug a program or algorithm to ensure the program produces the intended outcome.

Collaborate with a team of peers to design, implement, test, and review the stages of program development.

Identify intellectual property rights and apply the appropriate attribution when creating or remixing programs.

Describe and justify the steps taken and choices made during a program’s development.

Using an iterative process, test a program step-by-step and document areas of refinement.

Hardware and Software

Identify and select the appropriate hardware to complete computing tasks.

Identify and select the appropriate software to complete computing tasks.

Evaluate hardware and software types to meet users’ needs in completing various computing tasks.

Troubleshooting

Propose potential ways to address computing problems using appropriate hardware or software.

Data Representation

Organize and present data visually to highlight relationships and support claims.

Classify types of data and describe the attributes used to sort data.

Data Collection

Select the appropriate data collection tool and technique to gather data to support a claim or communicate information.

Describe and collect data utilizing the appropriate units of measure and discuss how data format impacts a computing system.

Data Storage

Compare and contrast ways to store data using technology.

Explain how to save and name data, search for data, retrieve data, modify data, and delete data using a computing device.

Visualizations and Transformations

Organize and present data visually in at least three ways to highlight relationships and evaluate a claim.

Evaluate data quality and clean data when indicated using the criteria of validity, accuracy, completeness, consistency, and uniformity.

Inference and Models

Utilize data to create models, answer investigative questions, and make predictions.

Analyze data for patterns and relationships.

Intellectual Achievements

Describe how computing has changed the ways people live and work.

Social Interaction

Identify and describe examples of appropriate versus inappropriate computer communications.

Identify examples of cyberbullying with age-appropriate responses.

Laws, Safety, and Industry Practices

Explain how online actions have real-world consequences and that laws and rules may also apply online.

Describe the safe versus unsafe uses of computing systems at age-appropriate levels.

Explain how the school and school system’s computing rules and policies keep students safe.

Hardware and Network Communication

Explain how networks connect computers to other computing systems and the internet.

Cybersecurity

Describe personally identifiable information (PII) and identify practices for when and where sharing PII is appropriate.

Identify ways to maintain data security when using networks.