Let's learn science in an unconventional way--ART! 

This course is unique because it meets all 18 NGSS third grade standards while also incorporating extra art and animal sciences to engage students in the natural world around them.

Everyone learns in a unique way. By combining a left-brain skilled (science facts, engineering) with a right-brained skill (art, abstract problem-solving), students achieve a deeper understanding AND feel a sense of accomplishment.

Class will meet in an ongoing format 2x a week. The first day will be for topic discussion and discovery, while the second will be for project completion and application.

Check out the schedule below to see what topics will be covered when. Feel free to pop in and out depending on the weeks that work best for you, or treat this like a full semester science class.

SCHEDULE
Week of January 16th–3-ESS3-1–Gingerbread Winter Weather Challenge/Introduce Weather Data Tracker
Week of January 23rd–3-PS2-1–Balanced and Unbalanced Forces (Leopard Seal)
Week of January 30th–3-PS2-2–Pattern of future motion (Monkey)
Week of February 6th–3-PS2-3–Static Electricity (Cause and Effect)(Scarlet Macaw)
Week of February 13th–3-PS2-4–Design Problem with Magnets (Fennec Fox)(Magnet Maze)
Week of February 20th–REVIEW
Week of February 27th–3-LS1-1–Monarch Migration
Week of March 6th–3-LS2-1–Penguin Party (Animal Groups)
Week of March 13th–3-LS3-1–Tiger Traits (Inherited Traits)
Week of March 20th–3-LS3-2 – Fox Facts (Adaptations)
Week of March 27th–REVIEW (Duck Life Cycle)
Week of April 3rd–3-LS4-4–Eagle Effect (Food Web)
Week of April 10th—SPRING BREAK
Week of April 17th–3-LS4-2–Kookaburra Kraze (Survival)
Week of April 24th–3-LS4-3 – Hammerhead Habitat (Habitats)
Week of May 1st–3-LS4-1–Fossil Finds (Fossils)
Week of May 8th–REVIEW (Ecosystem)
Week of May 15th–3-ESS2-1–Weather Tracker Analysis (Focus is North America or local region of student)
Week of May 22nd–3-ESS2-2–Global Weather Patterns Map (Climates)
Week of May 29th–CUMULATIVE REVIEW