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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Science — Grade 3

Goal 2: The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of soil properties.

Objective 2.06. Determine the relationship between heat and decaying plant matter in a compost pile.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

All about trash
Students will discover which kinds of trash break down naturally and which do not when they make their own landfills.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)
By Dawn Gilbert.

Resources on the web

Paperbag paleontology
Cornell Paleontologist John Chiment enlists the aid of younger school children in sorting through materials collected at a dig site and, in the process, demonstrates that anyone can “do science.” (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–5 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science