3rd Grade Standards
3rd Grade Standards
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I can explain how different groups in my community work together. I can explain how people have made my community better. I can create a timeline of important events in my community. I can explain how different viewpoints affect my community. I can use maps to find places in my community. I can explain how my culture affects how I live. I can compare the products made in my community with those made elsewhere. I can give examples of what the government provides for my community. I can explain how money helps people trade and buy things. I can explain how people get paid for their work and the different types of jobs in my community. I can explain the difference between saving money and spending it. I can describe what banks do and how they help people manage their money. I can analyze how prices affect what people decide to buy. I can explain how goods and information move in my community. I can analyze different sources to learn about historical events. -
I can analyze data to explain weather and climate patterns and propose solutions to minimize natural hazard impacts. I can describe weather and climate patterns and their effects. I can explain how environmental and inherited traits influence the survival and growth of plants and animals. I can describe traits that are inherited or influenced by the environment. I can plan and conduct an investigation to explore and explain patterns in motion caused by balanced and unbalanced forces. I can describe patterns in motion caused by balanced and unbalanced forces. I can define a problem, design a solution, and evaluate its success based on evidence. -
I can demonstrate control while performing combinations and sequences of movements, including locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative motor skills. I can participate in daily moderate to vigorous physical activity while performing basic and combination movement patterns. I can describe the benefits of staying fit and how it helps my body stay healthy. I can check my heart rate before, during, and after physical activity, using technology or without it. I can take responsibility for my actions when participating in group physical activities. I can work cooperatively with a partner or small group to reach a shared goal during physical activity. I can identify basic body systems, like the circulatory, respiratory, and nervous systems, and explain their functions. I can explain the positive and negative effects of health-related actions, like drug use, exercise, and diet, on different body systems. -
I can read and write simple rhythms. I can sing and play an instrument with my classmates. I can explain how music tells a story or shows emotion. I can explain how music is part of different cultures. -
I can represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. I can interpret products and quotients of whole numbers. I can use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems. I can use place value to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100. I can fluently add and subtract within 1,000. I can multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10. I can tell and write time to the nearest minute. I can solve word problems involving time intervals. I can measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects. I can draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent data. I can generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. I can understand that a square with sides of 1 unit is called a unit square and has an area of 1 square unit. I can measure the area of a shape by counting how many unit squares fit inside it without gaps or overlaps. I can find the area of a shape by counting unit squares, like square centimeters, square meters, square inches, or square feet. I can find the area of a rectangle by multiplying side lengths. I can find the area of a shape by counting unit squares, like square centimeters, square meters, square inches, or square feet. I can solve two-step word problems using the four operations. I can identify and explain patterns in arithmetic. I can understand a fraction as part of a whole. I can represent fractions on a number line. I can understand that two fractions are equal if they are the same size or in the same place on a number line. I can find and make simple equivalent fractions and explain why they are equal using models. I can write whole numbers as fractions and recognize fractions that are the same as whole numbers. I can compare two fractions with the same top number or bottom number using >, <, or = and explain my thinking with models. I can sort and describe shapes based on their attributes, like the number of sides. I can split shapes into equal parts and name each part as a fraction of the whole. -
I can ask and answer questions about the story using clues from the text. I can describe the characters in the story and explain how their actions affect what happens. I can figure out the meaning of words and phrases in a story, including words that create special feelings (like happiness or excitement). I can describe how parts of a story, play, or poem fit together, like the beginning, middle, and end. I can tell the difference between my point of view and the narrator’s or a character’s point of view in a story. I can compare and contrast themes, settings, and plots in stories written by the same author. I can read and understand stories by myself. I can ask and answer questions about nonfiction using facts from the text. I can use text features (like headings, bold words, and captions) to find information quickly. I can use pictures, charts, and diagrams to understand what I am reading. I can explain how an author gives reasons and evidence to support their points. I can compare and contrast the most important points in two texts about the same topic. I can read and understand nonfiction texts. I can sound out and read big words. I can read smoothly and understand what I read. I can figure out the meaning of new words using clues in the sentence, prefixes, suffixes, or a dictionary. I can use new words I learn in speaking and writing. I can write an opinion piece that gives my opinion, reasons to support it, and a strong ending I can write an informative text that includes facts, details, and a clear topic. I can find and use information from books or online to answer a question. I can write for different purposes and work on my writing for short and long periods of time. -
I can expand on my imaginative ideas to create detailed artwork. I can create artwork that makes me happy using different processes and materials. can add details to my artwork to make its meaning clearer. I can explore different spaces for displaying artwork and discuss their advantages and limitations. -
I can redesign a solution after testing it. I can stay safe online and respect others' work. I can use “if…then” rules in my code. I can use my robot’s sensors to complete a task.