Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.D.2.1.3
Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.D.2.1.3
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
- Define temperature.
- Identify one tool we use to observe and measure weather.
- When you went to bed, there wasn’t water in your rain gauge. When you woke up this morning, you were able to measure two inches of water in the rain gauge. Draw conclusions about what the weather was like while you were asleep.
- Compare and contrast a wind vane and an anemometer.
- You want to figure out how cold the weather is outside and if it is windy or not, what tools might you use?
- “A wind vane measures air pressure.” Critique this statement.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Thermometer
- Rain Gauge
- Wind vane
- Anemometer
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- I am able to conclude that it rained while I was sleeping.
- It rained two inches while I was sleeping.
- There might have been a storm.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Both are tools that measure wind.
- A wind vane measures the direction of the wind.
- An anemometer measures the speed of the wind.
- A wind vane is often used in conjunction with an anemometer
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- You might use a thermometer to measure temperature.
- You might use an anemometer to measure wind speed.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- This statement is not true.
- A wind vane does not measure air pressure; a wind vane measures the direction of the rain.
- A barometer measures air pressure.
