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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 2 Science): What Plants Need

Students plan and conduct investigations to show plants need sunlight and water, using observations and evidence to explain healthy plant growth.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 2 Science): Matter — Quarter Synthesis

Students synthesize learning about material properties, uses, and changes, using data, evidence, and engineering design to solve a simple matter problem.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 2 Science): Engineering with Materials

Students use material properties to design, test, compare, and improve simple tools, applying data and engineering thinking to solve real classroom problems.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 2 Science): Making New Objects

Students disassemble and reassemble objects made of small pieces, using observations to explain how the same parts can create many different designs.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 2 Science): Reversible vs. Irreversible Changes

Students investigate melting, freezing, dissolving, cooking, and burning, using evidence to decide which material changes are reversible and which are irreversible.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 2 Science): Changing Matter with Temperature

Students observe heating and cooling changes, classify reversible and nonreversible examples, and use evidence to argue which material changes can go back.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 2 Science): Solids, Liquids & Shape

Students investigate solids and liquids, observing how shape changes in containers and exploring water on Earth as both solid ice and liquid water.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 2 Science): Testing Material Properties

Students test and compare materials, analyze data, and decide which properties make materials best suited for specific purposes like strength or water resistance.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 2 Science): Properties of Materials

Students classify materials by texture, hardness, flexibility, and color as they plan investigations, test properties, record data, and explain grouping rules.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade 2 Science): Science Routines & Inquiry

Build science routines as students practice lab safety, careful observation, data recording, and simple measurement to prepare for early engineering and design thinking.

Grade 3 Science Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade 3 Science): Cumulative Synthesis & Exhibition

Showcase mastery of Grade 3 science as students design hands-on stations that integrate forces, life cycles, climate, hazards, and engineering for a capstone exhibition.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 3 Science): Sustainability & Stewardship

Help students become environmental stewards as they identify local hazards, define design problems with criteria and constraints, and create solutions that reduce risks.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 3 Science): STEM Capstone—Weather, Forces & Life

3rd grade STEM capstone unit where students build a habitat system model connecting forces, magnets, weather, climate, and adaptations while using data and NGSS-aligned engineering design.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade 3 Science): Environmental Impact Studies

Students investigate local environmental challenges, test solutions for hazards and human-caused changes, and make evidence-based claims about each solution’s merit.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade 3 Science): Engineering Better Habitats

Students engineer and test habitat-improvement solutions, compare designs using criteria and constraints, and make evidence-based claims about which solutions work best.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade 3 Science): Models of Survival Advantage

Models reveal how trait variations affect survival. Students use camouflage and beak simulations to gather evidence and explain which traits give a survival advantage.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade 3 Science): Adaptations & Modern Traits

Traits vary within species and affect survival. Students examine modern habitats, compare trait advantages, and argue which organisms survive well, less well, or not at all.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade 3 Science): Solutions to Environmental Problems

Design solutions to human-caused habitat problems as students define criteria and constraints, build simple models, and make evidence-based claims about each solution’s merit.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade 3 Science): Environmental Change Effects

Explore how habitat changes impact organisms differently as students analyze needs, compare outcomes, and construct arguments explaining who survives well, less well, or not at all.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade 3 Science): Weather & Climate — Quarter Synthesis

NGSS-aligned Grade 3 science unit where students analyze weather and climate data, compare global climate regions, and engineer solutions to weather-related hazards.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 3 Science): Engineering for Weather Safety

Engage Grade 3 students as engineers designing and testing flood barriers, windproofing, and hail protection through NGSS-aligned fair tests, data analysis, and weather-safety challenges.

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Parent Tips: School Avoidance & “My Stomach Hurts”—Gentle Plans That Work

Turn anxious, avoidant mornings into steady arrivals with graded exposure, predictable routines, micro-goals, and warm-firm scripts that build confidence.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 3 Science): Hazard-Reduction Solutions

Make and defend evidence-based claims about which design solutions—like levees, firebreaks, and storm-resistant structures—best reduce the impacts of weather-related hazards.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 3 Science): Hazard Maps & Risk Patterns

Use hazard maps to identify where storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires occur most often, helping students recognize risk patterns and suggest smart community safety planning.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 3 Science): Weather-Related Hazards

Investigate major weather hazards and evaluate design solutions—like levees, fire breaks, and warning systems—to understand how communities reduce danger and stay safe.