Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.2.1.2
Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.2.1.2
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
- Define transformation.
- Identify the role food plays in human energy.
- Can energy be destroyed? Explain.
- When we are cold, we rub our hands together. Infer why we do that.
- Our body needs food to convert to energy. Draw conclusions as to what would happen if a person did not eat food during the day.
- “Our body gains energy from the sun in different ways”. Cite evidence to support this statement.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Transformation is defined as a change in a something’s form.
- Food gives us energy.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Energy cannot be destroyed.
- It is just changed into a different type of energy.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- When we rub our hands together, our hands become warmer.
- We rub our hands together to create heat energy.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- This person may not have energy.
- This may cause them to be tired and lazy.
- It may be hard for them to focus.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Our body gains energy from the sun when we eat foods that come from plants, because plants rely on the sun’s energy to grow.
- Our body can gain heat energy when the sun warms us.
