Scope and Sequence Grade 3 Technology

The scope and sequence listed below are the recommended Instructional Technology units to teach. Connections to the Grade 3 content area scope and sequence are included. Be sure to check with your third grade team to align with classroom instruction as needed.

Year at a Glance

Grade 3 technology units aligned to quarters taught.
	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
Unit 1	Community Building	Computational Thinker	Computational Thinker Cornerstone Task	Digital Citizen
Unit 2	Empowered Learner - Keyboarding	Computational Thinker Cornerstone Task	Artificial Intelligence	Digital Citizen Cornerstone Task
Unit 3	Digital Citizen	Empowered Learner - Tech Skills Checklist		Empowered Learner - Tech Skills Checklist

Last Updated: 8/13/2024

Quarterly

Quarter 1

Outcomes:

Community Building:

Share that classrooms are a community.
Identify that each and every individual contributes to the classroom community
Identify norms for respectful, trusting, and safe engagement in the community
Define equity and how it looks, sounds, and feels in our community.

Empowered Learner - Keyboarding:

Develop an understanding of appropriate keyboarding positions

Empowered Learner - Technology Skills Checklist:

Demonstrate baseline proficiency in Grade 3 Technology skills across all content areas.

Digital Citizen:

Understand that information put online creates a permanent footprint
- Lesson: What is a Digital Footprint?
Communicate clearly and effectively using digital devices
- Lesson: Communication Online
Evaluate how online tools improve their ability to communicate, collaborate, be productive, and achieve goals.
- Lesson: Online Communication Improves Productivity

Last Updated: 8/26/2022

Additional Technology Lessons:

Below are lessons created by HCPSS Technology teachers for use with Grade 3 students. These lessons are supplemental lessons and are not required. Lessons listed can be taught at any time, but are recommended for Quarter 1. These lessons were created for asynchronous/synchronous instruction. Modifications may be needed.

Virtual Learning Cycle 1 Lessons
- Welcome to Technology
- Getting to Know You
- Digital Bootcamp
- Exploring the World
- Typing Agent Introduction
Chromebook Care
- How to take care of your Chromebook Google Sheets.
Kindness Choice board
- Wixie Activity - Good for when new students are joining. Promotes SEL.
Profile Photos
- Includes a PPT, Video directions and a Discussion

Last Updated: 8/22/2021

Curriculum Connections:

Below are the units of study for each content area in Grade 3. Lessons that are designed for collaboration with technology have been included.

Health - Social and Emotional Health
Reading - Community of Learners
- Lesson 4 Performance Assessment - Advertisement Poster
Science - Life Cycles & Traits
- Lesson 3 & 4 - Capturing Images of Plant Growth
Social Studies - Changing Communities
Writing - Writing Community, Writing Process, Personal Narrative

Quarter 2

Outcomes:

Computational Thinker:

Break down a problem into smaller manageable parts and identify key information.
- Lesson: Introduction to Blockly Programming and Loops
Use patterns and trends in data to inform decisions
- Lesson: Introduction to Dash Robot
Compare and contrast two solutions.
- Lesson: Repeat and Nested Loops
Use patterns and trends in data to inform decisions
- Lesson: Loops with Dash Challenge Cards
Identify how coding is used to solve a real world problem.
- Lesson: If/Then Conditionals
Identify how coding is used to solve a real world problem.
- Lesson: If/Then with Dash Challenge Cards

Empowered Learner - Technology Skills Checklist:

Demonstrate growth toward proficiency in Grade 3 Technology skills across all content areas.

Last Updated: 8/26/2022

Additional Technology Lessons:

Below are lessons created by HCPSS Technology teachers for use with Grade 3 students. These lessons are supplemental lessons and are not required. Lessons listed can be taught at any time, but are recommended for Quarter 2. These lessons were created for asynchronous/synchronous instruction. Modifications may be needed.

ScreenTime - Also included in Grade 1 lessons
- Learn about balance of screentime/devices and real life play using a Wixie activity
- Skills: drag/drop and drawing
Book Review
- listen to choice of books and post recommendation in discussion post
- skills: participating in online discussions
Mystery Science - Where do Rainbows Come From?
- video about prisms, connection to art, complete show what you know worksheet in Wixie
- Skills: note-taking, paint tools, voice recordings
Introduction to WeVideo
- Tell about themselves using features in WeVideo
- Skills: video production

Last Updated: 10/13/2021

Curriculum Connections:

Below are the units of study for each content area in Grade 3. Lessons that are designed for collaboration with technology have been included.

Health - Safety, First Aid, & Injury Prevention
Reading - Relationships
- Performance Assessment - Conduct a Press Conference for the members of the Marine Hospital
Science - Weather & Climate
- Lesson 3 - Collect Weather Data in Spreadsheet
- Lesson 6 & 7 - Research about climate zones
- Lesson 8 & 9 - Presentation and analysis of weather data using graphs
- Lesson 13-15 - Design and test arrangement of sand bags
Social Studies - Mapping Our World
Writing - Personal Narrative, Fiction

Quarter 3

Outcomes:

Computational Thinker: Cornerstone Task

Artificial Intelligence:

Students explore AI concepts and their application in real-world contexts.
- Lesson: What is AI?
Students will explore how AI is used in entertainment and engage in creative projects using AI.
- Lesson: AI Text Effects
Students will discuss the potential impact of AI on future job opportunities and develop adaptability skills.
- Lesson: AI Impact on Jobs

Last Updated: 8/26/2022

Additional Technology Lessons:

Below are lessons created by HCPSS Technology teachers for use with Grade 3 students. These lessons are supplemental lessons and are not required. Lessons listed can be taught at any time, but are recommended for Quarter 3. These lessons were created for asynchronous/synchronous instruction. Modifications may be needed.

Women's History Month - Also included in Grade 2 lessons
- Research in Pebble Go, create a superhero card in Wixie for that person.
- Skills: Research, text, images
St. Patrick's Day Webquest
- Research and answer questions using a Wixie Template. (Remixed Template for Special Education Students)
- Skills: Research
Extraordinaire Design Studio
- Work through the EDP process by creating a music player for an Extraordinaire

Last Updated 2/21/2022

Curriculum Connections:

Below are the units of study for each content area in Grade 3. Lessons that are designed for collaboration with technology have been included.

Health - Tobacco, Alcohol & Other Drugs
Reading - Determination
Science - Forces & Interactions
- Lessons 14 & 15 - Design a device to be used in the classroom using magnets
Social Studies - Money Matters
Writing - Informational Expository Nonfiction, Functional Writing

Quarter 4

Outcomes:

Digital Citizen:

Identify plagiarism and copyright laws; how it impacts my work and respects the rights of others
- Lesson: A Creator's Rights and Responsibilities
Practice being a respectful user of digital media providing citations, putting information into their own words, and quoting authors
- Lesson: Citation Heroes
Identify strategies for creating strong, secure passwords and its importance in cybersecurity.
- Lesson: Creating Strong Passwords

Digital Citizen: Cornerstone Task

Empowered Learner - Technology Skills Checklist:

Demonstrate proficiency in Grade 3 Technology skills across all content areas.

Last Updated: 8/26/2022

Additional Technology Lessons:

Below are lessons created by HCPSS Technology teachers for use with Grade 3 students. These lessons are supplemental lessons and are not required. Lessons listed can be taught at any time, but are recommended for Quarter 4. These lessons were created for asynchronous/synchronous instruction. Modifications may be needed

Poetry
- Module Links - Part 1 & Part 2
- 2-part/2-week lesson on shape poetry; students learn about shape poetry & then use a website to create their own shape poem
- Skills: screenshot, typing, webskills
Kaiju (Giant Monsters)
- Day 1: Students will create a Kaiju (Giant Monster) in Wixie and complete fun information about it. Day 2: Students will transfer their monster to Scratch and code some actions.
- Template Links: Wixie Kaiju Information, Wixie Monster Templates, Google Doc with Monster Ideas
- Skills: Coding and Wixie
Virtual Field Trip to Ellicott City #1
- Students will explore downtown Ellicott City using Wixie
- Skills: Wixie
Virtual Field Trip to Ellicott City #2
- Students will explore downtown Ellicott City using Wixie
- Skills: Wixie
Earth Day (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
- Students will learn why humans can only live on Earth, why we celebrate Earth Day and a brief history, Vocabulary activities (crossword and word search) and jigsaw puzzles. Easy to modify for intermediate grade levels.
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- Skills: vocabulary
Getting Ready for the Summer - Similar lesson included in Grade K -2 Lessons
- Students watch a BrainPOP to review Internet Safety, then play a Kahoot game to review Chromebook care. Finally, they complete a Wixie to share thoughts on summer.
- Skills: BrainPop, Kahoot, Wixie
Chromebook Care for Summer - Also included in Grade K-2 Lessons
- Video covering caring for the Chromebook over the summer. Consider expanding teaching students how to organize bookmarks and clean out old ones and create a tech tip bookmark folder as part of their lesson.
- Skills: browser updates, refresh/reset procedures, tech support info.

Last Updated 4/8/2022

Curriculum Connections:

Below are the units of study for each content area in Grade 3. Lessons that are designed for collaboration with technology have been included.

Health - Disease Prevention & Control
Reading - Citizens and the Community
- Week 5: Lessons 3-5 - Create presentation for a Citizen Project
Science - Plant & Animal Survival
- Lessons 6 - Create a cartoon of how they visualize a prehistoric Maryland environment, or landscape.
- Lesson 15 - Creating a “Wanted” poster for the Nutria.
Social Studies - Project Citizen
Writing - Functional Writing, Opinion Writing, Poetry, Writing Community

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