| Week 1 |
18/01/2026 |
22/01/2026 |
Topic 5: Life Cycles and Traits - Lesson 1
- Learning Objectives: Describe how all life cycles follow the same pattern
- Topic: Life Cycles
- Student Book: p. 174
- Activities: uConnect Lab: Which seeds are from which plant?; Quest activities: Design a Mystery Creature; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
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| Week 2 |
25/01/2026 |
29/01/2026 |
Topic 5: Life Cycles and Traits - Lesson 2
- Learning Objectives: Explain that living things inherit many characteristics from their parents
- Topic: Inherited Traits
- Student Book: pp. 184, 191 (Extreme Science), 192-193 (STEM uEngineer It)
- Activities: Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities; Extreme Science; STEM uEngineer It
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| Week 3 |
01/02/2026 |
05/02/2026 |
Topic 5: Life Cycles and Traits - Lesson 3 & Assessment
- Learning Objectives: Provide evidence showing that traits vary in a group of similar organisms
- Topic: Traits Influenced by Environment
- Student Book: pp. 194, 204-205 (Assessment)
- Activities: Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
- Assessment: Topic 5 Assessment (pp. 204-205)
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| Week 4 |
08/02/2026 |
12/02/2026 |
Ramadan Event
Topic 6: Adaptations and Survival - Lesson 1
- Learning Objectives: Relate the characteristics of a plant or animal to how well it can survive
- Topic: Survival of Individuals
- Student Book: p. 216
- Activities: uConnect Lab: What clues do beak shapes give about birds?; Quest activities: Help the Pond Organisms Survive; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
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| Week 5 |
15/02/2026 |
19/02/2026 |
18th - Ramadan Begins
Topic 6: Adaptations and Survival - Lesson 2
- Learning Objectives: List some animals that form groups to help them survive
- Topic: Survival of Groups
- Student Book: pp. 224, 231 (Solve it with Science)
- Activities: Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities; Solve it with Science
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| Week 6 |
22/02/2026 |
26/02/2026 |
22nd - Foundation Day
Topic 6: Adaptations and Survival - Lesson 3 & Assessment
- Learning Objectives: Explain how plants and animals respond to changes in the environment
- Topic: Survival When Environments Change
- Student Book: pp. 232, 242-243 (STEM uEngineer It)
- Activities: Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities; STEM uEngineer It
- Assessment: Topic 6 Assessment
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| Week 7 |
01/03/2026 |
05/03/2026 |
Topic 7: Fossil Evidence - Lesson 1
- Learning Objectives: Describe what a fossil is and some ways that fossils form
- Topic: Fossils
- Student Book: pp. 258, 267 (STEM Math Connection)
- Activities: uConnect Lab: What can a fossil tell you?; Quest activities: Written in Stone; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities; STEM Math Connection
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| 6th – 28th March: Eid Al Fitr Vacation |
| Week 8 |
29/03/2026 |
02/04/2026 |
Topic 7: Fossil Evidence - Lesson 2
Post-break review
- Learning Objectives: Use fossil data to give evidence of organisms and environments that existed long ago
- Topic: Fossils as a Record
- Student Book: pp. 268, 276-277 (STEM)
- Activities: Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities; STEM activities
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| Week 9 |
05/04/2026 |
09/04/2026 |
Mid-Term Quiz Week
Topic 7: Fossil Evidence - Lesson 3 & Assessment
- Learning Objectives: Use fossil data to argue how some living things have responded to climate changes
- Topic: Living Things and Climate Change
- Student Book: pp. 278, 290-291 (Assessment)
- Activities: Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
- Assessment: Topic 7 Assessment (pp. 290-291)
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| Week 10 |
12/04/2026 |
16/04/2026 |
⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science Elevate curriculum guide |
| Week 11 |
19/04/2026 |
23/04/2026 |
⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science Elevate curriculum guide |
| Week 12 |
26/04/2026 |
30/04/2026 |
⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science Elevate curriculum guide |
| Week 13 |
03/05/2026 |
07/05/2026 |
⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science Elevate curriculum guide |
| Week 14 |
10/05/2026 |
14/05/2026 |
⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science Elevate curriculum guide |
| 15th May - 1st June: Eid Al Adha Vacation |
| Week 15 |
02/06/2026 |
04/06/2026 |
⚠️ Comprehensive Review & Celebration - Details to be developed by teacher |
| Week 16 |
07/06/2026 |
11/06/2026 |
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION WEEK
- Comprehensive Grade 3 Science Final Exam
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