Third Grade

Science Power Standards

Power Standards that cover Earth and Space Science, Life Science and Physical Science

Third Grade Power Standards aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards

Life Science

• 3-LS3-1 – Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
• 3-LS4-1 – Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.

Earth/Space Science

• 3-ESS2-1 – Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Physical Science

• 3-PS2-1 – Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.