The Sun and Us

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.04.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Demographics
  3. Content
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  7. Teaching Resources
  8. Bibliography and Resources
  9. Notes

The Sun - the Father of All Energy for Life

Elizabeth Isaac

Published September 2021

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Appendix on Implementing District Standards

Reading Standards

3.RI.10 Student will proficiently and independently read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in a text complexity range determined by qualitative and quantitative measures appropriate to grade 3.

3.RI.03 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

Science

3.E1U1.4 Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.

3.L2U1.7 Develop and use system models to describe the flow of energy from the Sun to and among living organisms. Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth systems.

3.P4U1.3 Develop and use models to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.

Language standards

3.L.04 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

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