IXL Skill Alignment

3rd grade alignment for Elevate Science

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Topic 1
Motion and Forces
Textbook section IXL skills

Lesson 1: Motion 1. Compare the speeds of moving objects Z7A

Lesson 2: Patterns in Motion

Lesson 3: Forces and Motion 1. Identify pushes and pulls Z79

2. How do mass and force affect motion? E8S

Lesson 4: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces 1. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect
motion? MGM

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Topic 2
Electricity and Magnetism
Textbook section IXL skills

Lesson 1: Electric Forces 1. Introduction to static electricity and charged

objects S2E

Lesson 2: Magnetic Forces 1. Identify magnets that attract or repel JCN

2. Label magnets that attract or repel 8NG
3. Compare strengths of magnetic forces RTM
4. Solve problems using magnets 85B

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Topic 3
Weather
Textbook section IXL skills

Lesson 1: Water and Weather 1. Water on Earth LVZ

2. Label parts of water cycle diagrams 93E
3. Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid, and
gas YGP
4. Heating, cooling, and changes of state 87K
5. Types of precipitation EC5

Lesson 2: Seasonal Weather Changes 1. Read a thermometer UXH

2. Compare temperatures on thermometers RRA
3. Collect and graph temperature data GWZ

Lesson 3: Weather Hazards 1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent

flooding LYN
2. Identify the best design solution to prevent
hurricane damage 3X9
3. Severe weather: blizzards 8PH
4. Severe weather: tornadoes LS7
5. Severe weather: hurricanes R9A

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Topic 4
Climate
Textbook section IXL skills

Lesson 1: Climates 1. What's the difference between weather and

climate? JCR
2. Weather and climate around the world 7Q6
3. Weather or climate? Cite text XV6
4. Use climate data to make predictions R6U

Lesson 2: Climate Change

Lesson 3: World Climates 1. Use data to describe world climates AE7

2. Use data to describe U.S. climates SLJ

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Topic 5
Life Cycles and Traits
Textbook section IXL skills

Lesson 1: Life Cycles Plant life cycles

1. Read and construct flowering plant life cycle
diagrams LKD
2. How do plants make food? YGQ
3. How do flowering plants make new plants? 5M4
4. Identify plant parts and their functions FX9

Animal life cycles

5. Read animal life cycle diagrams WUA
6. Construct animal life cycle diagrams S6J
7. Compare stages of an animal's life cycle 7H8
8. Compare different animals' life cycles 4N7

Lesson 2: Inherited Traits 1. Observe and compare traits YHY

2. What affects traits? Use observations to support
a hypothesis 9V9
3. Match offspring to parents using inherited
traits SRH

Lesson 3: Traits Influenced by the Environments 1. Identify inherited and acquired traits R2A
2. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to
support a statement BGE

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Topic 6
Adaptations and Survival
Textbook section IXL skills

Lesson 1: Survival of Individuals 1. Introduction to adaptations N9R

2. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and
necks RV5
3. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs S6C
4. Animal adaptations: skins and body
coverings 8ZN

Lesson 2: Survival of Groups 1. Benefits of group behavior: African wild

dogs M7E
2. Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants ZM5

Lesson 3: Survival When Environments Change 1. Benefits of group behavior: North American
caribou HXS

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Topic 7
Fossil Evidence
Textbook section IXL skills

lesson 1: Fossils 1. Introduction to fossils PR8

Lesson 2: Fossils as a Record 1. Compare fossils to modern organisms JCL

2. Compare ancient and modern organisms: use
observations to support a hypothesis 2TL

Lesson 3: Living Things and Climate Change

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