NB 27 3rd Grade Earth Changes Unit

3rd Grade Earth Changes Unit
Home \| Earth Changes Home \| Overview \| Lesson 1 \| Lesson 2 \| Lesson 3 \| Lesson 4 \| Lesson 5 \| Lesson 6 \| Lesson 7 (Skipped) \| Lesson 8 (Skipped) \| Lesson 9
Unit Overview The Unit Overview contains a summary description of the unit and individual lessons. It features essential/unit questions that align with the unit benchmarks.	Unit Blueprint The Unit Blueprint is a comprehensive table that aligns individual lessons, essential/unit questions, benchmarks, and assessments. This interactive tool contains links to teacher-generated sheets, student work samples, helpful teacher tips, and video clips (if applicable). Lesson 1: Science Sleuths Lesson 2: Sandblasters Lesson 3: Downhill Rollers Lesson 4: The Great Mover Lesson 5: Stream Studies Lesson 6: Stream Explanations Lesson 7: Recycling Rocks (Skipped) Lesson 8: Changes that People Make (Skipped) Lesson 9: Before and After Download an Adobe^® Acrobat^® (PDF) version of the entire blueprint.
Unit Benchmarks The Unit Benchmarks provides a list of benchmarks (learning goals) for the unit. Project 2061 by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences was used for selecting enduring, developmentally appropriate benchmarks. The benchmarks are organized by chapters from Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
Research on Student Misconceptions Research on Student Misconceptions contains research about common student misconceptions related to the unit of study. Research from the Research Base (Chapter 15) of Benchmarks for Science Literacy is primarily used. Additional research is used to supplement areas not addressed by Project 2061.
Support Resources Library Resources Report Card: Descriptors/Benchmarks Report Card: Teacher's Key for 1s, 2s, and 3s