Mathematics
As scholars continue their formal education experience in third grade mathematics, the emphasis will continue to develop and target Numbers and Operations, Algebraic Reasoning and Algebra, Geometry and Measurement and Data and Probability. Scholars will take those skills learned in second grade and expand on them. These topics are addressed, explored and made to connect to real-world situations, using a variety of activities/lessons. The activities/lessons warrant hands-on opportunities, while promoting problem-solving, reasoning, modeling, questioning and generalizing. These skills will prepare them for extensions of like skills in fourth grade. (“Mathematics.” Oklahoma State Department of Education, 2020, sde.ok.gov/.)
Science
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The performance expectations in third grade science help scholars formulate answers to questions such as: “What is typical weather in different parts of the world and during different times of the year? How can the impact of weather-related hazards be reduced? How do organisms vary in their traits? How are plants, animals and environments of the past similar or different from current plants, animals and environments? What happens to organisms when their environment changes? How do equal and unequal forces on an object affect the object? How can magnets be used?” In the third-grade performance expectations, scholars are expected to demonstrate grade-appropriate proficiency in asking questions and defining problems, developing and using models, planning and carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, constructing explanations and designing solutions, engaging in argument from evidence, and obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information. Scholars are expected to use these practices to demonstrate an understanding of the core ideas. (“Science.” Oklahoma State Department of Education, 2020, sde.ok.gov/.)
