Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.1.1.2
Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.1.1.2
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Identify one way to classify matter using physical observations.
- Give students a list of objects and ask them to classify them by their shape.
- Develop a logical argument as to why it is important to classify matter.
- “There is only one way to classify something”. Critique this statement. Use at least one example to support your statement.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
Weight, mass, shape, size, color, texture, state
- Results will vary depending on objects chosen.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- It is important to classify matter because it separates objects into groups based on a specific characteristic and can then be used for making comparisons.
- You than can observe certain characteristics that are specific to those groups.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- This statement is not true.
- There are many different ways to classify matter.
- For example, you can classify water by its state and volume.
