Friday, January 2, 2009

Grade 3: mid-term review

Grade:3
Math:

Introduction to problem solving, text pgs. 24-30
-Draw a picture -Hidden information -Guess and Test -Make a Table -Find a Pattern
-Extra Information -Use Simpler Numbers

Chapter 1: Place Value, Pgs. 31-66
Vocabulary: expanded form- standard form -word form -digit -place value -compare
-order - greatest - least - skip count -pattern -period - round - cent sign
-dollar sign -decimal point -change - ordinal numbers

Chapter 2: Addition, pgs. 67-102
Vocabulary: -doubles -counting on - missing addend - estimate - front-estimating - sum
-addends - mental math - grouping -simpler numbers

Chapter 3: Subtraction, pgs. 103-132
Vocabulary: - take away- part of a whole set- compare- how many more are needed
-regroup-difference

Chapter 6: Statistics and probability, pgs. 189-208
Vocabulary: - Data-tally chart- tally mark- graph- pictograph-symbol-key- label,
-title- survey-bar graph- scale

Chapter 7: Measurement and time, pgs. 236-242
Vocabulary: seconds, minutes, hour, day, week, month, year, elapsed time

SCIENCE:

Unit-F: Looking at Matter and Energy
Chapter 11: Matter
Vocabulary: matter property volume mass solid liquid gas physical change
mixture solution metal element atom compound chemical change
scientific method observe question hypothesis experiment conclusion
infer predict classify communicate

Lesson 1: Properties of Matter, pgs. f4-f11
-How can you tell which objects take up more space? -How can matter be
described? -How do you measure mass and volume? -Conclude, why a bowling
ball has more mass than a beach ball? -How are mass and weight related?

Lesson 2: Comparing, Solids, Liquids, and Gases (pgs. f12-f23)
-How can you classify matter? -How do solids, liquids, and gases compare?
-What are the three states of matter? -
-Describe the patterns of particles in each state of matter?
-Describe how can matter change? (physical/chemical)
-How can different matter be mixed together? -Compare mixtures and
solutions.

lesson 3: Building Blocks of Matter.
-What do magnets attract? -How can you describe metals?
-Why are elements the building blocks of matter? -What is the periodic
table? -What happens when elements join together? -How do chemical and
and physical changes compare?

Chapter 12: Energy
Vocabulary: heat, temperature, degree, conductor, insulator, reflect, refract,
vibrate, pitch, cell, circuit, electric current, switch, expand,
contract

Lesson 4: How Heat Travels, (pgs. f41-f52)
-How does heat affect different materials? -How do things get warmer?
-How does heat change matter? -How can you control the flow of heat?
-Compare how conductors and insulators can be used?
-How can energy change?

Lesson 5: How does light travel? (pgs. f54-f59)
-How does light travel? -Why does light bend?

Lesson 6: Properties of Sound? (pgs. f63-f67)
-How are sounds made? -How do sounds get higher and lower?

Lesson 7: Paths for electricity, pgs. f71-f75
-What makes a bulb light? -How do you use electricity?