We will be sharing our Science adventures in this section.
We will be engaging in several hands-on, inquiry units this year. I am very excited about all of our interesting topics for discovery.
We will be mastering the following Georgia Performance Standards:
Earth Science
S3E1. Students will investigate the physical attributes of rocks and soils.
S3E2. Students will investigate fossils as evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
Physical Science
S3P1. Students will investigate how heat is produced and the effects of heating and cooling, and will understand a change in temperature indicates a change in heat.
S3P2. Students will investigate magnets and how they affect other magnets and common objects.
Life Science
S3L1. Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat.
S3L2. Students will recognize the effects of pollution and humans on the environment.
as we use the following Habits of Mind and Natures of Science:
Habits of Mind
S3CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.
S3CS2. Students will have the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and following scientific explanations.
S3CS3. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating objects in scientific activities utilizing safe laboratory procedures.
S3CS4. Students will use ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters.
S3CS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.
S3CS6. Students will question scientific claims and arguments effectively.
The Nature of Science
S3CS7. Students will be familiar with the character of scientific knowledge and how it is achieved.
S3CS8. Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry.
