***In January we will begin a special project in conjunction with college students from Lafayette College called Project CARE, which stands for Creating Awareness and Respect for our Environment. Please click on the link to see what it is all about!
PROJECT CARE 
Click here for some helpful links to reinforce science and health concepts. 
In third grade, Science and Health become a much more integral part of the curriculum. We will be covering a variety of topics and subjects in these areas and the students will be assessed in the material that we cover. We will not necessarily be covering the content in the order that it appears in the textbook since some chapters may tie in with our reading curriculum or other area. Please check with your child to see which topic we are currently covering.
If you or someone you know has some expertise (and I mean any knowledge that you could share…you don’t have to know everything!) in any of these areas that we will be talking about, we would love to have you come into our class to share your knowledge and experiences with us. Please contact me and we will arrange a time that will fit our schedules.
Science in Your World
Unit 1: Physical Science
Chapter 1 – Think Like a Scientist (using the scientific method, setting up an experiment)
Chapter 2 – Matter (what is matter, properties of matter, states of matter)
Chapter 3 – Changes in Matter
Chapter 4 – Forces and Work (force, gravity, friction, work, energy)
Chapter 5 – Machines (simple, inclined plane, wedge, screw, wheel and axel, pulley, compound machines)
Unit 2: Earth Science
Chapter 6 – Rocks (rocks and earth’s layers, how rocks form)
Chapter 7 – Nature Changes Rocks (weathering, soil and erosion)
Chapter 8 – Weather and Climate (evaporation, condensation, clouds, and precipitation, climate)
Chapter 9 – Water (water cycle, runoff and groundwater, water storage)
Unit 3: Life Science
Chapter 10 – Food for Living Things (producers, consumers, scavengers, decomposers, food chains)
Chapter 11 – Habitats (polar, tundra, desert, grassland, forest, and water habitats)
Chapter 12 – Animal Adaptations (scales, feathers and fur, animal behavior, reflexes and instincts)
Unit 4: Human Body
Chapter 13 – Your Body (cells, tissues, organs and organ systems, circulatory, skeletal and muscular systems, digestive and respiratory systems, urinary and control systems)
Chapter 14 – Staying Healthy (eating well, being sick, medicines and poisons)
Health
Chapter 1 – You and Other People (relating to family and friends)
Chapter 2 – You Are Growing (growing inside and outside, individual differences)
Chapter 3 – Taking Care of Yourself (staying clean and healthy, rest, caring for teeth and gums)
Chapter 4 – Food and Food Choices
Chapter 5 – Exercising for Fun and Health
Chapter 6 – Learning About Illness
Chapter 7 – Drugs and Your Health
Chapter 8 – Home, School and Travel Safety
Chapter 9 – Your Health and Your Community
