3rd grade Instructional Guide

GRADE3 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 4: Observing Weather

Lesson 1: Weather Patterns Lesson 2: Weather and Seasons

Lesson 3: Natural Hazards and the Environment Lesson 4: Prepare for Natural Hazards

4. Compare weather patterns from different regions 5. Understand how climate and weather are different 6. Determine how natural hazards affect environment 7. Identify ways to reduce damage from natural disasters 8. Design andc compare models to explain how to reduce impact of natural hazards END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE FEATURES & FUNCTIONS I can explain the difference between weather and climate, and identify ways to reduce damage from natural disasters. Language Functions and Features: ● Use data to describe the phenomenon and make predictions ( In the data I observed the pattern __________ . I can represent my data using __________ . From my data, I can predict __________ .) ● Conditional clauses (In this situation, even a small change of _________can cause a big effect of __________ . Testing the design can provide evidence that __________ causes __________ because __________ . ) ● Make a declarative statement to support a claim (Planting trees can stop wind erosion)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

● 3.1.1 Formative Assessment ● 3.1.2 Formative Assessment ● 3.1.3 Formative Assessment

VOCABULARY

● Atmosphere ● Precipitation ● Temperature ● Weather ● Axis ● Climate

● Season ● Natural Hazard ● Floodwall ● Levee ● Lightning Rod

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

● Utilize ACT (Access Complex Text) and EL Support in Curriculum