3rd Grade

Math

I can represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
I can understand the properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.
I can multiply and divide within 100.
I can solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
I can use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
I can develop an understanding of fractions as numbers.
I can solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.
I can represent and interpret data.
Geometric measurement: I can understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.
Geometric measurement: I can recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures.
I can reason with shapes and their attributes.

I can use common prefixes and suffixes to read and understand text
I can explain how my point of view is the same or different from that of the author
I can describe characters and how their actions affect events in the text.
I can summarize key ideas, details, or information from a text to determine the main idea or theme
I can identify genres and make connections to other texts, ideas, cultures, identities, time periods, personal events and situations.
I can participate in collaborative conversations and small collaborative groups by listening, asking questions, sharing ideas, and building on the ideas of others.
I can write for a variety of purposes and audiences. In my writing I use words that describe, emphasize and connect my ideas
I can report on something I created and explain what I learned using facts, or relevant experiences while speaking clearly and at an understandable pace
I can use feedback from my peers and adults to plan, draft, revise and edit my work.

I can investigate the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on different objects.
I can find patterns in the motions of everyday objects.
I can ask questions to figure out the cause and effect of electricity and magnets.
I can use magnets to design a solution to a simple problem.
I can use fossils, environmental evidence, and/or animal traits or behaviors to explain how organisms survive and some do not survive.
I can prove with words that in a particular habitat, some plants and animals grow strong, some struggle, and others die
I can make models and use data to show the life cycles of different plants and animals and explain the similarities and differences between organisms and in families
I can prove that changing a plant or animal’s environment will change how it grows and survives and why those changes are important.
I can graph weather data and gather information on different climates of the world to find seasonal patterns.
I can explain how to prevent and minimize damage from weather disasters.

I can demonstrate my understanding of cause and effect in consideration of economics, using reliable resources and reasoning.
I can demonstrate my understanding of cause and effect in consideration of geography, using reliable resources and reasoning.
I can demonstrate my understanding of cause and effect in consideration of civics, using reliable resources and reasoning.
I can demonstrate my understanding of cause and effect in consideration of historical events and figures, using reliable resources and reasoning.