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Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.1.1.2

Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.C.1.1.2

Continuum of Activities

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

Activities

  1. Identify one way to classify matter using physical observations.
  1. Give students a list of objects and ask them to classify them by their shape.
  1. Develop a logical argument as to why it is important to classify matter.
  1. “There is only one way to classify something”. Critique this statement. Use at least one example to support your statement.

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
    Weight, mass, shape, size, color, texture, state
  1. Results will vary depending on objects chosen.
  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
  • It is important to classify matter because it separates objects into groups based on a specific characteristic and can then be used for making comparisons.
  • You than can observe certain characteristics that are specific to those groups.
  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
  • This statement is not true.
  • There are many different ways to classify matter.
  • For example, you can classify water by its state and volume.
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