British Columbia Grade 3 science curriculum
The Grade 3 science outcomes we teach, in the curriculum's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
BC Science K–9 (redesigned curriculum). Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Big idea
Outcome All matter is made of particles.
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families (Why do the blobs in a lava lamp go up and down?, What makes a volcano erupt?) (partly) · Solids, Liquids and Gases (Where does a puddle go?, Why does ice float?)
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Winter Science at Home workbook · Living with Water: Salt, Rice and the Mekong workbook
Big idea and content
Outcome Wind, water and ice change the shape of the land: observable changes in the local environment caused by erosion and deposition.
Lessons: Rocks and Erosion: How Land Changes Shape
Practice: Rocks and Erosion: How Land Changes Shape workbook · Living with Water: Salt, Rice and the Mekong workbook
Outcome Living things are diverse, can be grouped and interact in their ecosystems; energy is needed for life (food webs, decomposers).
Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom?
Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook · Our Living Planet workbook
Content
Outcome Transfer of thermal energy (mitten and snow insulation; already mapped at the big-idea level, noted here at content level).
Lessons: Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm
Practice: Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook
More outcomes
Outcome Big idea: wind, water, and ice change the shape of the land.
Lessons: Rocks and Erosion: How Land Changes Shape (Can water carve a canyon?, What protects a hillside from washing away?, How do rocks become sand?)
Outcome Big idea: thermal energy can be produced and transferred.
Lessons: Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm (Which mitten keeps a hand warmest?, How do animals stay warm in winter?, Can snow keep things warm?)
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