i3 Curriculum

Additional support documents have been developed by teachers in the i3 LASER schools to fill in any gaps between the North Carolina Essential Standards and the STC® curriculum units. We encourage any teachers that adapt or create new support documents to send the items to smt@bwfund.org for inclusion on this website.

Grade 1 supplementary documents

• Organisms Essential Standard Extension
• Supplementary Unit – Push and Pull for Essential Standard 1.P.1
• Supplementary Unit – The Moon for Essential Standard 1.E.1

Grade 2 supplementary documents

• Weather 2.E.1.1 Extension Activities

Grade 3 supplementary documents

• Plant Growth and Development Essential Standard Extension
• Supplementary Unit – Human Body for Essential Standard 3.L.1
• Supplementary Unit – Solar System 3.E.1

Grade 4 supplementary documents

• Animal Studies 4.L.1.3 Extension Activities
• Animal Studies 4.L.1.4 Extension Activities
• Electric Circuits Essential Standard Extension 3.P.3.2
• Electric Circuits 3.P.3 Extension Activities
• Electric Circuits Essential Standard 4.P.1, 4.P.3, 3.P.3
• Electric Circuits General Extension Activities
• Food and Body Energy 4.L.2 Extension Activities
• Rocks and Minerals 4.E.2.3 Extension Activities
• Rocks and Minerals 4.P.2.1 Extension Activities
• Supplementary Unit – Food and Nutrition 4.L.2
• Supplementary Unit – Moon 4.E.1

Grade 5 supplementary documents

• Ecosystems Essential Standard Extension
• Microworlds Extension Activities
• Motion and Design 3.P.1.3
• Motion and Design 5.P.1.3
• Structure and Function 5.L.1.2 Extension Activities
• Supplementary Unit – Weather Patterns 5.E.1.1

Grade 6 supplementary documents

• Exploring Planetary Systems Essential Standard Extension
• Exploring Plate Tectonics Extension Activities
• Forces and Motion Extension Activities
• Properties of Matter
• Structure and Function of Organisms Extension Activities
• Supplementary Unit – Structures and Functions of Organisms L.1.1., L.1.2
• Supplementary Unit – Earth – System, Structure, and Processes 6.E.2.3, 6.E.2.4

Grade 7 supplementary documents

• Development and Reproduction of Organisms Essential Standard Extension
• Development and Reproduction of Organisms 7.L.2 Extension Activities
• Development and Reproduction of Organisms 7.L.1.1 Extension Activities
• Development and Reproduction of Organisms 7.L.1.3 Extension Activities
• Development and Reproduction of Organisms 7.L.2.3 Extension Activities
• Forces and Motion 7.P.2.4 Extension Activities
• Weather and Climate 7.E.1.1 Extension Activities
• Weather and Climate 7.E.1.4 Extension Activities

Grade 8 supplementary documents

• Biodiversity and Interdependence Extension Activities
• Investigating Circuit Design Extension
• Supplementary Unit – Understanding Hydrosphere 8.E.1.1