Grade 3: Exploring Science through Coding

Practicing coding in third grade standards-based science activities.

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3rd Grade
Cross Curricular
Launch Pad
Unit
  • Course Summary
  • Course Outline
  • Standard Alignment

Students learn third grade science concepts through four integrated HTML lessons and learn how to build a basic website using block-based coding.

Grade 3: Exploring Science through Coding
  • 3CCS.1 HTML Basics and Life Cycles

    Learning Outcomes:

    Students learn the basics of HTML while studying the life cycles of animals.

    Topics covered:

    What HTML is

    HTML tags with block coding

    The Life Cycle of Plants and Animals

    Standard alignment:

    1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, NGSS 3-LS1-1, NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2

  • 3CCS.2 Headings and Heredity

    Learning Outcomes:

    Students dive deeper into HTML heading tags as they also learn about heredity.

    Topics covered:

    Heading Tags with block coding

    Heading Hierarchy

    Heredity

    Animals' Survival Traits

    The Environment's Impact on Animals

    Standard alignment:

    1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, NGSS 3-LS3-1, NGSS 3-LS3-2, NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2

  • 3CCS.3 Paragraphs and Climate

    Learning Outcomes:

    Students create paragraph tags with a focus on weather and climate.

    Topics covered:

    Paragraph Tags with block coding

    Weather vs Climate

    Standard alignment:

    1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, NGSS 3-ESS2-2, NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2

  • 3CCS.4 Images and Animal Survival

    Learning Outcomes:

    Students practice adding images to a webpage as they review the species that live in different ecosystems and how they survive.

    Topics covered:

    Finding images and copyright

    Linking Images and Image Tags

    Change the Image Size

    Species in Different Ecosystems

    Animals Survive in Groups

    Standard alignment:

    1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-14, 1B-AP-15, 1B-IC-21, NGSS 3-LS2-1, NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2

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2022 Skill Struck Standards Alignment + Correlation Guide

Alabama

Alabama Course of Study Digital Literacy and CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Arizona

Arizona Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Arkansas

Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Standards Middle School Introduction to Coding Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Standards High School Programming + Skill Struck Alignment

California

California K-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Florida

Florida Introduction to Computer Science 1 + Skill Struck Alignment

Florida Introduction to Computer Science 2 + Skill Struck Alignment

Georgia

Georgia Standards of Excellence for K-8 Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment

Idaho

Idaho Content Standards Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment

Illinois

Illinois Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Indiana

Indiana K-12 Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Iowa

Iowa Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Kansas

Kansas CS Standards  P-12 + Skill Struck Alignment.

Kentucky

Kentucky Academic Standards for Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment

Maryland

Maryland K-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Michigan

Michigan K-12 Standards Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment

Mississippi

Mississippi College and Career Readiness standards for Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment

Missouri

Missouri K-12 Computer Science Performance Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Nebraska

Nebraska K-12 Technology Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Nevada

Nevada Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Nevada Academic Content Standards for Integrated Technology + Skill Struck Alignment

Nevada Academic Content Standards for CS + Skill Struck Alignment

New Jersey

New Jersey Computer Science and Design Thinking Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

New York

New York Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards K-12 + Skill Struck Alignment

North Carolina

North Carolina K-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Ohio

Ohio's Learning Standards Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment

Rhode Island

Rhode Island's K-12 CS Education Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

South Carolina

South Carolina Computer Science and Digital Literacy Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

South Carolina's Computer Science Standards for High School + Skill Struck Alignment

Tennessee

Tennessee K-12 Computer Science State Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Texas

TEKs Technology Applications K-8 Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

TEKs Skills for CTE + Skill Struck Alignment

Utah

Utah 6-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Utah K-5 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Virginia

Virginia K-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Washington

Washington K-12 CS State Learning Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Standards for Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignement

Wyoming

Wyoming Computer Science Content Standards + Skill Struck Alignment

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