Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.3.1.1
Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.3.1.1
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 motion.
- How can you describe the motion of an object?
- A ball is rolling down a hill and there is a stick in its path. Predict what might happen to its motion.
- Javier says that everything is always moving. Critique Javier’s statement.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Motion is defined as the act or process of moving.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to: position, speed, direction, acceleration
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- The stick might cause the ball to stop.
- The stick might slow the ball down.
- The stick might cause the ball to change directions
- The stick might cause the ball to start moving up and down (bouncing)
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Javier is correct.
- Movement is relative.
- The Earth is always moving around the Sun.
- Something may be at rest relative to another object, but is still moving.
Example: A book may not be moving in relation to the desk it is on, but it is still moving in relation to the sun.
