Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.2.1.1
Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.2.1.1
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
- Define energy.
- Identify one source of energy.
- Compare and contrast how humans get energy and how plants get energy.
- Relate light and heat energy.
- Explain how heat energy can be produced.
- The Sun is the main source of energy for the Earth. Hypothesize what would happen if the Sun’s energy couldn’t get through to Earth.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Energy is defined as the ability to do work.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to: sun, food, burning coal
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- The Sun helps both plants and animals get energy.
- Plants use the Sun’s energy and convert it into food.
- Humans eat food for energy.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Light and heat energy are both different forms of energy
- Light energy and heat energy both help humans.
- Light energy helps us see
- Heat energy keeps us warm.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Rubbing objects together to create friction
- Burning objects
- Missing/combining various chemicals
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Plants would not be able to make food without the Sun’s energy.
- Humans would be forced to find alternate sources of energy in order to survive.
