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Indiana - Science: 3rd Grade
IN--Academic Standards | Adopted: 2016
3.PS: : Physical Science
3.PS.2: : Identify types of simple machines and their uses. Investigate and build simple machines to understand how they are used.
Levers
Use a lever to lift a pig, turkey, or sheep. A strongman provides up to 1000 newtons of effort. The fulcrum, strongman, and animals can be moved to any position to create first-, second-, or third-class levers. 5 Minute Preview
3.ESS: : Earth and Space Science
3.ESS.3: : Observe the detailed characteristics of rocks and minerals. Identify and classify rocks as being composed of different combinations of minerals.
Mineral Identification
Observe and measure the properties of a mineral sample, and then use a key to identify the mineral. Students can observe the color, luster, shape, density, hardness, streak, and reaction to acid for each mineral. There are 26 mineral samples to identify. 5 Minute Preview
3.LS: : Life Science
3.LS.2: : Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the basic needs of plants to grow, develop, and reproduce.
Growing Plants
Investigate the growth of three common garden plants: tomatoes, beans, and turnips. You can change the amount of light each plant gets, the amount of water added each day, and the type of soil the seed is planted in. Observe the effect of each variable on plant height, plant mass, leaf color and leaf size. Determine what conditions produce the tallest and healthiest plants. Height and mass data are displayed on tables and graphs. 5 Minute Preview
3-5.E: : Engineering
3-5.E.1: : Identify a simple problem with the design of an object that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Trebuchet
Design your own trebuchet to fling a projectile at a castle wall. All of the dimensions of the trebuchet can be adjusted, as well as the masses of the counterweight and payload. Select a target on the Launch tab, or just see how far your projectile will go. 5 Minute Preview
3-5.E.2: : Construct and compare multiple plausible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Trebuchet
Design your own trebuchet to fling a projectile at a castle wall. All of the dimensions of the trebuchet can be adjusted, as well as the masses of the counterweight and payload. Select a target on the Launch tab, or just see how far your projectile will go. 5 Minute Preview
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020
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