Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.D.1.2.2
Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.D.1.2.2
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
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Identify one renewable resource.
- Identify one nonrenewable resource.
- Summarize the difference between a nonrenewable and renewable resource.
- Predict what would happen if we ran out of a nonrenewable resource.
- Water is a renewable resource. Cite evidence to support this statement.
- We are going through our supply of oil, and it is running out. Formulate a plan that we can follow to conserve oil.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Examples of renewable resources are water energy, solar energy, wind, trees and oxygen.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Examples of nonrenewable resources are coal, oil, natural gas and iron.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- A nonrenewable resource is something humans use that cannot be replaced.
- While humans also use renewable resources, renewable resources are materials that can be replaced.
- They are both natural resources.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- If we ran out of a nonrenewable resource, we would not be able to use it anymore.
- We would have to find another resource to help us meet our needs.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Water is a renewable resource. It will not run out.
- Water replaces itself.
- The water cycle recycles water, so water continues to be available.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- One way we use oil is in cars
- To conserve oil, we should drive less.
- We could make a city more accessible by bikes.
- People could take buses or subways to get where they need.
- We could also walk more.
