THIRD GRADE 
MATH TERMS

acute angles effects of operations grid
axes expressions polygon
composite factor prime numbers
decimal number fraction ratio

SCIENCE TERMS

physical change

physical property

tools (stopwatch, compass, etc.)
heat/light energy heat transfer conductor/ insulator
gravity friction net force
speed/distance/ direction

Earth’s crust, mantle,

 outer/inner cores
rocks/minerals

chemical/ mechanical weathering

erosion

planets vertebrate/ invertebrate photosynthesis
food web carnivore/ herbivore/ omnivore variables (manipulated, responding)
application scientific processes

SCIENCE CURRICULUM

Grade Three:

Earth Science – water cycles