West Virginia State Standards for Science: Grade 3

WV.SC.S.1. History and the Nature of Science: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the history of science and the evolvement of scientific knowledge; demonstrate an understanding of science as a human endeavor encompassing the contributions of diverse cultures and scientists; and demonstrate an understanding of the nature of science.

SC.3.1.1. Students will recognize that scientific explanations may lead to new discoveries (e.g., new knowledge leads to new questions). 4
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SC.3.1.2. Students will study the lives and discoveries of scientists of different cultures and backgrounds. 7
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SC.3.1.3. Students will explore science careers in the community. 11
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WV.SC.S.2. Science as Inquiry: Students will demonstrate the abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry; demonstrate understanding about scientific inquiry; and demonstrate the ability to think and act as scientists by engaging in active inquiries, investigations and hands-on activities a minimum of 50 percent of the instructional time.

SC.3.2.1. Students will demonstrate curiosity, initiative and creativity by planning and conducting simple investigations. 8
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SC.3.2.2. Students will recognize that developing solutions to problems takes time, patience and persistence through individual and cooperative ventures. 6
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SC.3.2.3. Students will support statements with facts found through research in reference books, science-related magazines and the Internet. 9
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SC.3.2.4. Students will use scientific instruments and everyday materials to investigate the natural world (e.g., graduated cylinder, hand lens, metric ruler, magnets, weather instruments, thermometer, calculators). 2
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SC.3.2.5. Students will use safe and proper techniques for handling, manipulating and caring for science materials (e.g., follow safety rules, maintain a clean work area, treat living organisms humanely). 9
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SC.3.2.6. Students will apply mathematical skills and use metric units in measurements. 5
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SC.3.2.7. Students will interpret data presented in a table, graph, map or diagram and use it to answer questions and make predictions and inferences based on patterns of evidence. 24
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SC.3.2.8. Students will test variables (e.g., those that affect plant growth; speed; action of water on soil; shadow formation) 7
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WV.SC.S.3. Unifying Themes: Students will demonstrate an understanding of interdependent themes present in the natural and designed world (e.g., systems, order and organization; evidence, models and explanation; constancy, change, and measurement; equilibrium and evolution; form and function); demonstrate the ability to identify, construct, test, analyze and evaluate systems, models and changes; and demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions about and predict changes in natural and designed systems.

SC.3.3.1. Students will identify that systems are made of parts that interact with one another. 27
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SC.3.3.2. Students will use models as representations of real things. 2
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SC.3.3.3. Students will observe that changes occur gradually, repetitively, or randomly within the environment and question causes of changes. 10
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SC.3.3.4. Students will, given a set of objects, group or order the objects according to an established scheme (e.g., celestial objects, patterns of motion, constellations). 10
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SC.3.3.5. Students will, given a set of events, objects, shapes, designs, or numbers, find patterns of constancy or regularity. 2
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WV.SC.S.4. Science Subject Matter-Concepts: Students will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and applications of scientific facts, concepts, principles, theories and models as delineated in the objectives; demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships among physics, chemistry, biology and the earth and space sciences; and apply knowledge, understanding and skills of science subject matter-concepts to daily life experiences.

SC.3.4.1. Characteristics of Organisms: Students will identify the structures of living things, including their systems and explain their functions (e.g., roots absorb water, circulatory system to move materials). 21
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SC.3.4.2. Life Cycles of Organisms: Students will observe, measure and record changes in living things (e.g., growth and development, variations within species). 120
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SC.3.4.3. Organisms and Environments: Students will compare physical characteristics and behaviors of living organisms and explain how they are adapted to a specific environment (e.g., beaks and feet in birds, seed dispersal, camouflage, different types of flowers). 7
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SC.3.4.4. Organisms and Environments: Students will observe and describe relationships among organisms in an ecosystem (e.g., sequencing food chains, behavior, adaptations, factors that effect populations, predator-prey relationships). 10
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SC.3.4.5. Properties of Objects and Materials: Students will relate the buoyancy of an object to its density.

SC.3.4.6. Properties of Objects and Materials: Students will identify physical and chemical properties. 1
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SC.3.4.7. Properties of Objects and Materials: Students will relate changes in states of matter to changes in temperature. 6
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SC.3.4.8. Properties of Objects and Materials: Students will investigate the dissolving of solids in liquids. 6
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SC.3.4.9. Light, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism: Students will investigate the absorption, reflection and refraction of light by objects. 7
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SC.3.1.10. Light, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism: Students will relate how the color of an object is based upon the absorption or reflection of light. 2
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SC.3.4.11. Position and Motion of Objects: Students will recognize that it takes work to move objects over a distance. 6
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SC.3.4.12. Position and Motion of Objects: Students will recognize that speed, distance, and time are interrelated. 7
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SC.3.4.13. Position and Motion of Objects: Students will recognize that the greater a force is exerted on an object, the greater the change of its motion will be. 10
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SC.3.4.14. Position and Motion of Objects: Students will identify examples of potential and kinetic energy. 9
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SC.3.4.15. Changes in Earth and Sky: Students will identify fossils as a record of time (e.g., what organisms once lived on Earth, where they lived). 8
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SC.3.4.16. Changes in Earth and Sky: Students will explore the eroding of different materials by water and wind (e.g., sand, mud pile and rocks). 10
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SC.3.4.17. Changes in Earth and Sky: Students will describe how volcanoes and earthquakes change the Earth. 12
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SC.3.4.18. Objects in the Sky: Students will recognize the relative movement of the Sun and Moon in relationship to the Earth's position. 14
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SC.3.4.19. Objects in the Sky: Students will describe the similarities and differences among the planets. 13
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SC.3.4.20. Properties of Earth Materials: Students will identify properties of minerals and recognize that rocks are composed of different minerals. 9
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SC.3.4.21. Properties of Earth Materials: Students will explain how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are formed. 6
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SC.3.4.22. Properties of Earth Materials: Students will identify geographical features using a model or map (e.g., mountains, rivers, valleys, lakes, glaciers, volcanoes). 13
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SC.3.4.23. Properties of Earth Materials: Students will describe the layers of the Earth and their various features. 6
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WV.SC.S.5. Scientific Design and Application: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence between science and technology; demonstrate the ability to distinguish between natural and man-made objects; demonstrate abilities of technological design; and demonstrate the ability to utilize technology to gather data and communicate designs, results and conclusions.

SC.3.5.1. Students will cite examples of the uses of science and technology in common daily events and in the community. 5
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SC.3.5.2. Students will explain a simple problem and identify a specific solution describing the use of tools and-or materials to solve the problem or to complete the task. 22
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WV.SC.S.6. Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate personal and societal benefits when examining health, population, resource and environmental issues; demonstrate the ability to evaluate the impact of different points of view on health, population, resource and environmental practices; predict the long-term societal impact of specific health, population, resource and environmental practices; and demonstrate an understanding of public policy decisions as related to health, population, resource and environmental issues.

SC.3.6.1. Students will recognize that a solution to one scientific problem often creates new problems (e.g., recycling, pollution, conservation, waste disposal). 19
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SC.3.6.2. Students will listen to and be tolerant of different viewpoints by engaging in collaborative activities and be willing to modify ideas when new and valid information is presented. 6
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SC.3.6.3. Students will develop respect and responsibility for the environment by engaging in conservation practices. 4
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SC.3.6.4. Students will describe how modern tools and appliances have positively and-or negatively impacted their daily lives. 3
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