Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.D.1.3.1
Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.D.1.3.1
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
- Define weathering.
- Define erosion.
- Weathering and erosion are both ways the earth is slowing changing. Identify one natural event that may change the earth’s surface quickly.
- Predict how ice can affect the Earth’s surface.
- Compare and contrast wind and water erosion.
- Hypothesize whether or not living things can cause erosion.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Weathering is when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
- Erosion is defined as the process of which something is worn away.
- Acceptable responses may including, but are not limited to:
- Earthquake
- Mud/land slide
- Volcano eruption
- Tsunami
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Water can get into cracks in rocks and turn into ice.
- As water freezes it expands.
- As the ice gets bigger, it will force the crack to get larger and could eventually dislodge part of the rock
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Both wind and water erosion change the surface of the Earth.
- Wind erosion happens in drier climates when the wind picks particles up.
- Wind can erode hills and mountains by wearing away at the surface
- Water erosion can happen from rivers, lakes, and oceans or from flooding.
- Water can wear away at the surfaces, and carry these particles to make different landforms.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Living things can cause erosion.
- Plants roots can break apart soil and rocks.
- Insects move soil around.
- Animals with claws can move soil around.
