Grade 3 Units

Explore Grade 3 unit plans in Science, Social Studies, Math, and Language Arts with standards-aligned lessons that support inquiry, literacy, and problem-solving skills.

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Grade 3 Science Units

Unit Plan 11 (Grade 3 Science): Diverse Life Cycles

Compare amphibian, insect, bird, mammal, and plant life cycles to reveal shared stages—birth, growth, reproduction, death—while highlighting unique patterns like metamorphosis.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 3 Science): Life Cycles Overview

Model plant and animal life cycles as students explore birth, growth, reproduction, and death, compare organisms, and create clear, evidence-based life cycle models.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 3 Science): Forces & Motion — Quarter Synthesis

Synthesize forces, motion patterns, and magnetic interactions as students investigate, predict, and engineer a magnet-based solution in a hands-on showcase.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 3 Science): Magnet Engineering Challenge

Design magnetic tools that move, retrieve, or sort objects as students apply force ideas, test prototypes, collect data, and improve solutions using cause-and-effect.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 3 Science): Magnetic Forces & Materials

Investigate which materials are magnetic and how force strength changes with distance and orientation as students test, graph patterns, and explain cause-and-effect.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 3 Science): Magnet Interactions

Explore how magnets attract and repel at a distance as students ask questions, test objects, and explain magnetic forces that change motion without touching.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 3 Science): Speed & Direction

Investigate how changes in force affect speed and direction as students measure motion, find patterns, and predict future movement in hands-on science activities.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 3 Science): Patterns of Motion

Predict motion by observing patterns as students measure how objects move, identify repeating motion, and use data to explain and forecast future motion.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 3 Science): Balanced & Unbalanced Forces

Explore how balanced and unbalanced forces combine to change motion as students investigate pushes and pulls, collect data, and explain real-world force effects.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 3 Science): Force Basics

Explore pushes and pulls in everyday motion as students investigate balanced vs. unbalanced forces, gather data, and explain how force changes speed and direction.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade 3 Science): Science Skills & Safety

Build Grade 3 science skills with safety routines, measurement practice, data tables, and simple design challenges to think and work like real scientists.

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Grade 3 Social Studies Units

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

Showcase yearlong learning as students create and host a Community Expo featuring maps, history projects, civic action work, and economic displays.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Responsible Citizens in a Global World

Help students connect local citizenship to global respect by exploring symbols, shared values, and real examples of kids around the world solving problems and helping their communities.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Taking Action in Our Community

Guide students to identify a community issue, create a simple action plan, practice responsible citizenship, and share their project through clear, student-made communication products.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Stewardship and Conservation

Promote environmental stewardship as students explore how daily choices and simple projects help conserve natural resources and care for their community spaces.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Natural Resources and Industries

Explore how geography and natural, human, and capital resources shape regional industries like farming, tourism, fishing, and manufacturing.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Trade and Choices Around the World

Explore how different resources shape what communities can produce, why they trade, and how opportunity cost influences every choice in hands-on classroom simulations.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Working and Saving for Goals

Understand why people work and how earning, saving, spending, trade, and opportunity cost shape smart choices through hands-on market and decision-making simulations.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Producers and Consumers in Our Community

Identify producers and consumers, understand goods and services, and learn why people work, earn, save, and spend to meet personal and community goals.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Needs, Wants, and Scarcity

Learn needs vs. wants and how scarcity forces choices through hands-on simulations, using simple charts and photos to make smart decisions with limited resources.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Midyear Review—Our History, Our Home

Create a collaborative “Our History, Our Home” display where students use timelines, sources, traditions, and local stories to show how their community’s past and present connect and evolve.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 3 Social Studies): How Communities Grow and Change

Explore why communities grow and change by comparing past and present places, examining human–environment interaction, and learning how people adapt, modify, and conserve their surroundings.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Community Landmarks and Monuments

Discover how local landmarks and monuments honor important people, groups, and events, helping students explore human-made features, community history, and why these places matter.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Primary and Secondary Sources

Students learn to tell primary from secondary sources and use both to answer 5W questions, evaluate facts vs. opinions, and create simple Source Detective Reports.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Traditions and Culture Through Time

Students explore traditions like music, food, and celebrations, learning how culture is shared across generations while practicing respect and inclusion.