GRADE BAND THEME: INTERCONNECTIONS WITHIN SYSTEMS
This theme focuses on helping students explore the components of various systems and then investigate dynamic and sustainable relationships within systems using scientific inquiry.
STRANDS
Strand Connections: Matter is what makes up all living and nonliving substances on Earth. Matter has specific properties and exists in different states. Earth’s resources are made of matter. Matter can be used by living things for materials and energy. There are many different forms of energy. Each living component of an ecosystem is composed of matter and uses energy.
Topic: Matter and Forms of Energy
This topic focuses on the relationship between matter and energy. Matter has specific properties and is found in all substances on Earth. Heat is a familiar form of energy that can change the states of matter.
CONDENSED CONTENT STATEMENTS
3.PS.1: All objects and substances in the natural world are composed of matter.
3.PS.2: Matter exists in different states, each of which has different properties.
3.PS.3: Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.