# Grade 3: Science A course roadmap (science). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 19 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/nc-sci-grade-3 Part of: [North Carolina: Science](https://ai.page/roadmap/nc-sci.md) Goal: North Carolina academic standards: Science, Grade 3 ## 1. Earth’s Systems · Understand the structures of the Earth’s surface using models. - [Shapes of land and water](https://ai.page/c/shapes-of-land-and-water/index.md): Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land (mountains, valleys, plains) and bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans) in an area - [Finding patterns in data](https://ai.page/c/finding-patterns-in-data/index.md): Analyse and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth's features, recognising that many features result from processes that occur over long periods ## 2. Earth’s Place in the Universe · Remember the major components and patterns observed in the earth/moon/sun system. - [Sun, Moon, and stars](https://ai.page/c/sun-moon-and-stars-science/index.md): Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe predictable patterns such as the sun rising and setting, the moon changing shape, and stars appearing at night - [Shadows](https://ai.page/c/shadows/index.md): Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in shadow length and direction, day and night cycles, and seasonal star patterns - [The solar system](https://ai.page/c/the-solar-system/index.md): Describe the sun, Earth, and moon as approximately spherical bodies, and describe the movement of the Earth and other planets orbiting the sun in the solar system - [Our Solar System](https://ai.page/c/our-solar-system/index.md): Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system — and that space is the vast area beyond Earth's sky - [The Sun is a star](https://ai.page/c/the-sun-is-a-star/index.md): Know that the Sun is a star — the closest star to Earth — and that it is at the centre of our solar system, with all eight planets orbiting around it ## 3. Ecosystems - Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics · Understand how environmental factors aid in the survival of plants. - [How animals adapt to environments](https://ai.page/c/how-animals-adapt-to-environments/index.md): Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment and understand that adaptation may lead to evolution over time ## 4. From Molecules to Organisms- Structures and Processes · Understand how plant structures aid in survival. - [Structures for Survival](https://ai.page/c/structures-for-survival/index.md): Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behaviour, and reproduction ## 5. From Molecules to Organisms- Structures and Processes · Understand human body systems and how they are essential for life: protection, movement, and support. - [The Immune System](https://ai.page/c/the-immune-system/index.md): Know that the body has an immune system that protects against illness: the skin acts as a barrier, white blood cells identify and destroy germs (bacteria and viruses), and vaccines train the immune system to recognise specific diseases before they cause illness - [Skeletons & Muscles](https://ai.page/c/skeletons-and-muscles/index.md): Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection, and movement ## 6. Energy · Understand how energy can be transferred from one object to another. - [How energy travels around](https://ai.page/c/how-energy-travels-around/index.md): Observe and provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents ## 7. Motion and Stability- Forces and Interactions · Understand motion and factors that affect motion. - [Gravity & Falling Objects](https://ai.page/c/gravity-and-falling-objects/index.md): Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object - [Friction & Surfaces](https://ai.page/c/friction-and-surfaces/index.md): Compare how things move on different surfaces, noticing that some surfaces create more friction than others - [Balanced & Unbalanced Forces](https://ai.page/c/balanced-and-unbalanced-forces/index.md): Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object ## 8. Matter and its Interactions · Understand the structure and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change. - [Heating & Cooling Changes](https://ai.page/c/heating-and-cooling-changes/index.md): Observe and describe that some materials change state when heated or cooled, and measure the temperature at which changes occur in degrees Celsius - [Classifying Materials](https://ai.page/c/classifying-materials/index.md): Plan and conduct an investigation to classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties - [Solids, Liquids & Gases](https://ai.page/c/solids-liquids-and-gases/index.md): Compare and group materials as solids, liquids, or gases based on their observable properties and behaviour - [What happens when things collide](https://ai.page/c/what-happens-when-things-collide/index.md): Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 19 own concepts: 0 have an explanation, 0 have practice, 0 have a measurement question, 0 have a checked version. Findings (each is a task for anyone's AI): - Shapes of land and water has no explanation yet - Finding patterns in data has no explanation yet - Sun, Moon, and stars has no explanation yet - Shadows has no explanation yet - The solar system has no explanation yet - Our Solar System has no explanation yet - The Sun is a star has no explanation yet - How animals adapt to environments has no explanation yet - Structures for Survival comes before Skeletons & Muscles, which it needs - Structures for Survival has no explanation yet - The Immune System has no explanation yet - Skeletons & Muscles has no explanation yet - How energy travels around has no explanation yet - Gravity & Falling Objects has no explanation yet - Friction & Surfaces has no explanation yet - Balanced & Unbalanced Forces has no explanation yet - Heating & Cooling Changes has no explanation yet - Classifying Materials has no explanation yet - Solids, Liquids & Gases has no explanation yet - What happens when things collide has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of North Carolina academic standards: Science (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iFGnI4ugvt180DJKQ2m5tkdQLiQjoq9k); concepts from the Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy, mapped to its standards by Marble.