Multiplication as equal groups
Multiplication finds the total of equal groups. 4 groups of 6 is 4 × 6 = 24.
Try it: There are 3 bags with 5 marbles each. How many marbles in all?
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15, because 3 × 5 = 15.
Grade 3
Lessons by subject. Read the lesson, try the question, then check your answer.
Topics follow the Georgia Standards of Excellence, the state's current standards (they replaced the older Common Core Georgia Performance Standards). This is an unofficial study aid, not a Coffee County Schools resource. Your teacher's pacing guide and textbook come first. Official standards: georgiastandards.org.
Math
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Division as sharing
Division splits a total into equal groups. It is the opposite of multiplication, so 20 ÷ 4 = 5 because 4 × 5 = 20.
Try it: Share 18 cookies equally among 3 friends. How many does each get?
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6, because 18 ÷ 3 = 6.
Number and Operations: Fractions
Unit fractions
A unit fraction is one equal part of a whole, like 1/4. The bottom number tells how many equal parts the whole has.
Try it: A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. You eat 3. What fraction did you eat?
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3/8.
Equivalent fractions
Different fractions can name the same amount. On a number line, 1/2 and 2/4 land on the same spot.
Try it: What fraction is equal to 3/6?
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1/2.
Geography
Map Skills and Location
Latitude and longitude
Latitude lines run east and west and measure distance from the equator. Longitude lines run north and south and measure distance from the prime meridian.
Try it: Do lines of latitude run east to west or north to south?
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East to west.
Hemispheres
The equator divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The prime meridian helps divide it into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Try it: Is the United States north or south of the equator?
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North.
Regions of the United States
Five regions
The U.S. is often grouped into five regions: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West. Georgia is in the Southeast.
Try it: Which region is Georgia in?
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The Southeast.
Natural resources and land use
Natural resources like water, soil, and forests come from nature. People use land for farms, cities, and parks.
Try it: Is a forest a natural resource?
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Yes. Trees are a natural resource.
Language Arts
Reading Literature
Theme and central message
The theme is the lesson or big idea of a story. Think about what the character learns by the end.
Try it: A character learns that sharing helps make friends. What is the theme?
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Sharing helps build friendships.
Point of view
In first-person stories the narrator says I and tells their own experience. In third-person stories the narrator tells about he, she, or they.
Try it: Which point of view uses the word I to tell the story?
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First person.
Language and Vocabulary
Context clues
Look at the words around an unfamiliar word to figure out what it means.
Try it: The soup was scalding, so I waited for it to cool. What does scalding mean?
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Very hot.
Verb tenses
Tense shows when something happens: walk (now), walked (past), will walk (future). Some verbs change in special ways.
Try it: What is the past tense of run?
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Ran.