Gizmos for Tennessee - Science: 3rd Grade (Academic Standards adopted 2022)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

3.PS1: : Matter and Its Interactions

3.PS1.1: : Develop a model of solids, liquids, and gasses to describe that each state of matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

3.PS1.2: : Construct an explanation about the effects of heating and cooling a substance differentiating between changes that can be reversed (i.e., freezing & melting) and those that cannot (e.g., baking a cake or burning fuel).

3.PS1.3: : Construct an argument based on evidence that materials have both fixed and changing properties, some of which are useful for identification of a material.

3.PS2: : Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

3.PS2.1: : Explain cause and effect relationships of forces that cannot be seen including interactions between two objects not in contact with each other (i.e., static electricity, magnetism and gravity).

3.PS3: : Energy

3.PS3.1: : Make observations of sound, light, heat, and motion to collect evidence that energy is present in a system.

3.PS3.2: : Develop a model to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by electric currents in a system (e.g., open, closed, simple, parallel, series circuits).

3.PS3.3: : Evaluate how magnets cause changes in the motion and position of objects, even when the objects are not touching the magnet.

3.LS1: : From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

3.LS1.1: : Use graphical representations to compare how species including humans and other organisms have unique and diverse life cycles.

3.LS1.2: : Analyze the internal and external structures that aquatic and land organisms have to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

3.ESS1: : Earth’s Place in the Universe

3.ESS1.1: : Use data to categorize different bodies in our solar system including inner and outer planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids according to their physical properties and motion.

3.ESS2: : Earth’s Systems

3.ESS2.1: : Develop a model to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

3.ESS2.3: : Use tables, graphs, and tools to describe precipitation, temperature, clouds, and wind (i.e., direction and speed) to predict local weather and climate.

3.ESS2.4: : Incorporate weather data to describe major climates (e.g., polar, temperate, tropical) in different regions of the world.

3.ESS3: : Earth and Human Activity

3.ESS3.1: : Evaluate existing solutions that reduce the impact of natural hazards (e.g., fires, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, severe weather) on the environment.

3.ETS1: : Engineering Design

3.ETS1.1: : Design a solution to a real-world problem that includes specified criteria and constraints.

3.ETS1.2: : Apply evidence or research to support a design solution.

Correlation last revised: 5/20/2025

Tennessee - Science: 3rd Grade

Academic Standards | Adopted: 2022