# Grade 3: Science A course roadmap (science). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 16 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/va-sci-grade-3 Part of: [Virginia SOL: Science](https://ai.page/roadmap/va-sci.md) Goal: Virginia Standards of Learning: Science, Grade 3 ## 1. Earth Resources - [Human impact on environments](https://ai.page/c/human-impact-on-environments/index.md): Use vocabulary for human impact on the environment — pollution, habitat destruction, deforestation, biodiversity, conservation, renewable energy, non-renewable energy, fossil fuel, carbon footprint, sustainability, endangered, extinct — and apply these when discussing environmental issues and human choices - [Natural resources](https://ai.page/c/natural-resources/index.md): Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment ## 2. Earth and Space Systems - [Evaporation and condensation](https://ai.page/c/evaporation-and-condensation/index.md): Name and use vocabulary for the water cycle — evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection, transpiration, water vapour, runoff, groundwater — and describe each stage of the cycle using these terms in the correct sequence - [The Water Cycle](https://ai.page/c/the-water-cycle-science/index.md): Understand the water cycle: the Sun heats water in oceans and lakes causing it to evaporate into water vapour, the vapour rises and cools to form clouds (condensation), and water falls back to Earth as rain, snow, or hail (precipitation) — then the cycle repeats - [How Plant Parts Work](https://ai.page/c/how-plant-parts-work/index.md): Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots absorb water and nutrients, stems transport materials, leaves make food, flowers enable reproduction - [Rocks and soil](https://ai.page/c/rocks-and-soil/index.md): Recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter, and that different soils have different properties ## 3. Living Systems and Processes - [Ocean Ecosystems](https://ai.page/c/ocean-ecosystems/index.md): Understand ocean ecosystems as interconnected systems where living things (producers, consumers, decomposers) and non-living factors (temperature, salinity, light, currents) all interact, and that changes to one part affect the whole system - [Fossils as Evidence](https://ai.page/c/fossils-as-evidence/index.md): Analyse and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of organisms and environments that existed long ago - [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. Matter - [Ice & States of Matter](https://ai.page/c/ice-and-states-of-matter/index.md): Understand ice in different forms and states of matter — sea ice forms when ocean water freezes (it's salty and relatively thin), glacial ice forms from compacted snow over centuries (fresh water, very thick), and icebergs break off from glaciers and float in the sea; know that water exists as solid (ice), liquid (water), and gas (water vapour), and that salt lowers the freezing point of water - [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 - [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 ## 5. Force, Motion, and Energy - [Force & Motion Vocabulary](https://ai.page/c/force-and-motion-vocabulary/index.md): Use technical vocabulary for force and motion — balanced forces, unbalanced forces, resultant force, acceleration, deceleration, speed, moment, lever, fulcrum, mechanical advantage — and apply these when explaining and predicting how forces affect the motion and position of objects - [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 - [Levers, Pulleys & Gears](https://ai.page/c/levers-pulleys-and-gears/index.md): Recognise that some mechanisms including levers, pulleys, and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect - [Speed and energy](https://ai.page/c/speed-and-energy/index.md): Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 16 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): - Human impact on environments has no explanation yet - Natural resources has no explanation yet - Evaporation and condensation has no explanation yet - The Water Cycle has no explanation yet - How Plant Parts Work has no explanation yet - Rocks and soil has no explanation yet - Ocean Ecosystems has no explanation yet - Fossils as Evidence has no explanation yet - How animals adapt to environments has no explanation yet - Ice & States of Matter has no explanation yet - Solids, Liquids & Gases has no explanation yet - Classifying Materials has no explanation yet - Force & Motion Vocabulary has no explanation yet - Balanced & Unbalanced Forces has no explanation yet - Levers, Pulleys & Gears has no explanation yet - Speed and energy has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of Virginia Standards of Learning: Science (https://airtable.com/appAqCJWFHZMaNUh2/tblGy4kx6tGuscLHj/viwE5G0UuqG8WME5q/rec9tVVjI3Ovjm31U/fldIxltCXshIi374r/attKV3U29tBt7Uqsv?blocks=hide); 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.