Identify ways to conserve resources: reduce, reuse, recycle.
For Grade 3, this standard focuses on Ways to conserve and prepares learners for increasingly complex tasks.
In Science, 3.11C defines what success looks like for Ways to conserve—from core skills to real‑world use.
Use short exit tickets and tasks where students explain decisions, show multiple representations, or justify answers—directly aligned to 3.11C.
It lays groundwork for the next grade by deepening accuracy and flexibility with Ways to conserve, so students can tackle more complex problems later.
Students may rely on procedures without reasoning or mix key terms. Build in quick oral explanations, error analysis, and vocabulary supports tied to 3.11C.
Standard 3.11C describes the essential skills and understandings for Ways to conserve in Grade 3. It clarifies the learning outcomes and what successful work looks like.
