3.SCI.5.E
Investigate the flow of energy and cycling of matter through systems.
Grade 3 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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flow of energycycling of mattersystems
Skills
- investigate (the flow of energy through systems) #dok2
- investigate (the cycling of matter through systems) #dok2
- describe (how energy flows in a system) #dok2
- describe (how matter cycles in a system) #dok2
- model (energy flow and matter cycling in a system) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify the flow of energy in a system. #dok1
- I can identify how matter cycles in a system. #dok1
- I can investigate how energy moves through a system. #dok2
- I can investigate how matter cycles within a system. #dok2
- I can describe connections between energy flow and cycles of matter in systems. #dok2
- I can model the flow of energy in a system and explain my thinking. #dok3
- I can model matter cycling in a system and explain my model. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Energy and matter move in patterns through natural and designed systems.
- Understanding cycles of matter and energy helps explain how systems work and stay balanced.
Essential Questions
- How does energy move from one part of a system to another?
- What happens to matter as it cycles through a system?
- Why is it important to understand the flow of energy and cycling of matter in a system?
- In what ways are the movements of matter and energy similar or different in different systems?
- How does the flow of energy or cycling of matter affect living and nonliving things in a system?