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Arizona Department of Education Academic Standards
Social Studies Standards - Grade 3
- Strand 4: Geography
- Concept 1: The World in Spatial Terms
- PO 2: Interpret political and physical maps using the following elements: alpha-numeric grids, title, compass rose, symbols, legend and scale.
- Concept 2: Places and Regions
- PO 1: Locate major physical and human features on maps and globes.
Science Standards - Grade 3
- Strand 1: Inquiry Process
- Concept 2: Scientific Testing (Investigating and Modeling)
- PO 3: Conduct simple investigations (e.g., related to plant life cycles, changing the pitch of a sound, properties of rocks) in life, physical, and Earth and space sciences.
- PO 5: Record data in an organized and appropriate format.
- Concept 3: Analysis and Conclusions
- PO 2: Construct reasonable interpretations of the collected data based on formulated questions.
- PO 4: Generate questions for possible future investigations based on the conclusions of the investigation.
- Concept 4: Communication
- PO 1: Communicate investigations and explanations using evidence and appropriate terminology.
- Strand 4: Life Science
- Concept 3: Organisms and Environments
- PO 5: Describe how environmental factors (e.g., soil composition, range of temperature, quantity and quality of light or water) in the ecosystem may affect a member organism's ability to grow, reproduce, and thrive.
- Concept 4: Diversity, Adaptation, and Behavior
- PO 1: Identify adaptations of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments.
- PO 2: Describe ways that species adapt when introduced into new environments.
- PO 3: Cite examples of how a species' inability to adapt to changing conditions in the ecosystem led to the extinction of that species.
Writing Standards - Grade 3
- Strand 2: Writing Elements
- Concept 1: Ideas and Content
- PO 1: Express ideas that are clear and directly related to the topic
- Concept 6: Conventions
- PO 1: Use capital letters for proper nouns (i.e., names, days, months), titles, names of places, abbreviations, and literary titles (i.e., book, story, poem).
- PO 2: Punctuate endings of sentences using periods, question marks, and exclamation points.
- Strand 3: Writing Applications
- Concept 1: Expressive
- PO 1: Write a narrative based on imagined or real events, observations, or memories that includes characters, setting, plot, sensory details, clear language and logical sequence of events.
Technology Standards - Grade 3
- Standard 1: Fundamental Operations and Concepts
- 1T-F2: Demonstrate functional operation of technology components
- PO 3: Access information sources (e.g., CD-ROMs, encyclopedias, pre-bookmarked Internet sites)
- Standard 5: Technology Research Tools
- 5T-F1: Recognize electronic information sources
- PO 2: Locate information in a resource selected by the teacher (e.g., web page, CD-ROM
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