South Seneca Elementary Science Room

Grade 3 Curriculum

 

Grade 3 students come to the Science Room once a week. Experiences in the Science Room are designed to compliment classroom instruction while practicing process skills and preparing students for the hands-on section of the Grade 4 NYS Elementary Science Assessment..

Units Covered:

Science Lab Grading Rubric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Advanced

 Excels in meeting NYS standards 

3

Proficient

Performs at grade level

2

Basic

Inconsistent performance

1

Below Basic

Significantly below grade level

 Performs above grade level

 ü Works safely and responsibly with equipment and materials

ü Shows complete understanding of concepts in written work and diagrams

ü Uses scientific vocabulary correctly

ü Uses time wisely to complete classroom activities and written work

ü Consistently listens and follows directions

 

 Meets NYS standards

 ü Works safely and responsibly with equipment and materials with few reminders

ü Shows basic understanding of concepts in written work and diagrams

ü Uses some scientific vocabulary

ü Completes classroom activities and written work within the time allotted

ü Listens and follows directions with few exceptions

 Shows partial understanding but fails to meet NYS standards

 ü Works safely and responsibly with equipment and materials when reminded

ü Shows limited understanding of concepts in written work and diagrams

ü Attempts to use scientific vocabulary

ü Classroom activities and written work are mostly complete

ü Needs reminders to listen and/ or follow directions

 

 Shows partial understanding and fails to meet many NYS standards

 ü Is unsafe with equipment and/ or irresponsible with materials

ü Does not understand concepts yet and struggles with written work and diagrams

ü Does not use scientific vocabulary yet

ü Does not complete classroom activities and/ or written work

ü Does not listen and/ or follow directions yet