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Science Studies Weekly-Discovery Bring the world of science to life for every third-grader in your class. As with every Science Studies Weekly publication, the articles in Science Studies Weekly-Discovery are tailored to meet common state science standards, allowing each one of your students to discover science the way you'd like them to and making planning easier on you!

Each weekly third grade newspaper contains a standards-based science lesson, a current event article which parallels the weekly topic, biographical spotlights on prominent scientists both modern and historic, labs and mini-labs which contain experiments that reinforce the scientific principles taught in the lesson, articles about related technology, crossword puzzles and much more. Can be used for both traditional classroom instruction as well as home school applications.

Science Studies Weekly-Discovery comes in 24 colorful weekly units, delivered in four quarterly shipments. An extended teacher edition is included with each subscription for ten or more copies. The teacher edition contains guided reading strategies, discussion questions, word wall words, words to know, ESE strategies, and more. Subscribers will also receive free access to the online version of Science Studies Weekly - Discovery.

Standards correlations for this third grade publication that outline standards coverage in your state, as well as a scope and sequence, are available by clicking on the "Products and Prices" area at the top left of each web page.

Those who order Science Studies Weekly-Discovery may also enjoy the following animated DVDs, available for purchase from American Legacy Publishing: Galileo, Marie Curie, Louis Pasteur, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, The Wright Brothers, and Alexander Graham Bell.

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See how the Science Studies Weekly-Discovery can help in your 3rd grade classroom by looking through the scope and sequence below.



Week 1 - Science
An exciting overview of the branches of science and how science has changed our world.
Week 2 - Studying the Universe
Introduces tools of science, how they are used, and the concepts of scientific inquiry, scientific method, measurement and scientific problem solving.
Week 3 - Building a Universe
Introduces atoms, elements, and molecules.
Week 4 - States of Matter
Introduces liquids, solids and gases, chemical reactions, mixtures, and how heat changes matter.
Week 5 - Properties of Matter
Explores combining and separating various types of matter and the relationship of parts to the whole.
Week 6 - Powering the Universe
Gives an overview for understanding various forms of energy.

Week 7 - How to Move a Universe
Introduces principles of motion and force.
Week 8 - Observing Energy
Explores how energy can be transferred and transformed, discusses alternative sources of energy.
Week 9 - Technology and Inventions
Investigates the uses of simple machines and modern technologies.
Week 10 - Our Planet Earth
Teaches about rocks, minerals, soils and layers inside and outside the Earth.
Week 11 - Our Busy Planet
Introduces the rock cycle, volcanoes, tectonic plates, earthquakes, etc.
Week 12 - The Giant Sculpture Known as the Earth
Teaches about weather, oceans, and the water cycle, erosion, and landforms caused by forces of nature.

Week 13 - Watch the Sky
Constellations, seasons and the sun-moon-Earth relationship.
Week 14 - Our Moving Solar System
An object lesson using our solar system with previously presented concepts such as motion, energy and light.
Week 15 - Exploring the Universe
Explores galaxies, stars, and some amazing new discoveries and discusses the possible future of science!
Week 16 - Our Living World
Explores the diversity of life on Earth, scientific classification and how living things survive in a variety of environments from tundra to oceans, etc.
Week 17 - Building Blocks of Life
Introduction to the microscopic world (i.e., cells and microscopic organisms).
Week 18 - Cell Development
Introduces the concept of similar cells developing into different systems, explores common characteristics of plants and animals, and discusses inherited traits.

Week 19 - Our Animal World
Teaches important structural characteristics, behaviors, and diversity of vertebrate animals (birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, and amphibians).
Week 20 - An Ancient Living World
Explores dinosaurs, early mammals and other fascinating creatures!
Week 21 - Our Green Planet-Ecosystems
Introduces how life works in systems and how living things get energy, introduces plant life as a primary producer and teaches environmental responsibility.
Week 22 - Room for Everyone
Introduces the concept of adaptation and explores competition for and sharing of earth's resources among organisms.
Week 23 - Human Life
Introduction to the human organism: health, basic functions, anatomy and development (includes a special section on the human brain!).
Week 24 - Our Creepy-Crawly World
Teaches important and fascinating characteristics of invertebrate animals (crustaceans, insects, worms, and other critters).

Science Studies Weekly - Discovery
Covers up to 100% of Third Grade Common Core Standards