Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
Dear Learning Coach,
Thank you for partnering with CCA and investing in your learner’s education. This Learning Coach Guide is intended to help you support your learner in their Honors Science 3 course.
Within this guide, you will find the goals, components, and features of the online course. Please take time to read and review this information so you understand how to help your learner interact with all the course’s elements.
The Learning Coach Guide also includes information about each of the units in this course. On each page of unit information, you will discover the following.
CCA wishes you and your learner a terrific school year!
Your role as a Learning Coach is very important. Here are a few ways you can help your learner do their very best in the course.
In Honors Science 3, your learner will explore forces and interactions and discover patterns of motion by observing simple machines and creating their own complex machine. They will expand their knowledge of electric and magnetic forces and how problems are solved using these types of forces. Your learner will explore different types of ecosystems and how the organisms within an ecosystem interact and are impacted by change. Your learner will explore the difference between weather and climate, observe data from different seasons, predict weather by representing data in graphs, and explore climate from around the world. Your learner will discover weather hazards and how people can reduce their impacts. They will use science exploration skills to complete several science experiments and examine three different science related careers.
By the end of the year, your learner will be able to:
Lesson Components:
Each day, your learner will spend 45 minutes completing an honors science lesson. Some days may take less time, while other days may take a little more time. The lesson does not need to be completed in one sitting. Encourage your learner to take short breaks as they need.
This section will help you to understand how your learner’s course is structured in edio.
Lesson Bundling:
Within the lesson bundles, there are different components your learner will interact with. These components will not be used every day.
In Unit 1, the Knowledge Check will be bundled with the lesson on Day 2. In each unit that follows, the Knowledge Check will be bundled with the first lesson of that unit.
See example below.
Quiz Review and Quiz will also be bundled together. See example below.
1. Getting Started Lesson: There is one Getting Started lesson in this course. It can be found on Day 1 of Unit 1. This lesson includes important information about the course and contact information for your teacher.
2. Unit Overview: Each unit will include a unit overview. This describes what your learner will learn in the unit and how many assessments the unit will have.
3. Prep for Success: At the beginning of each unit, your learner will find a Prep for Success. This component offers learners tips to be successful in the course, such as study tips, important software information, safety reminders, and more.
4. Knowledge Check: There will be one Knowledge Check in each unit. The Knowledge Check is designed to check prior learning and understanding about key skills and concepts that will be taught in the unit. The Knowledge Check is not a graded assessment.
Each lesson has its own components to help guide your learner through the lesson.
1. Lesson Overview: At the beginning of every lesson, your learner will see the lesson overview. This section contains lesson objectives, lesson vocabulary, materials your learner will need for the lesson, and the suggested lesson length.
2. Engage: The first section of the lesson is Engage. In this section, learners will be introduced to the lesson by making a connection to past and present knowledge and will get ready for the lesson’s instruction.
3. Discover: New content and instruction is presented in the Discover section. Your learner will interact with the lesson content through defined vocabulary terms, videos, audio, and Pause and Think activities. Your learner will be able to practice and answer questions as they work through the lesson.
4. Show: Learners will demonstrate what they have learned in the lesson through a series of practice questions.
5. Wrap Up: This section recaps the day’s objectives.
The course includes assignments and projects. These graded assignments allow your learner to show what they have learned and apply their new skills. All CCA assignments and projects include these components.
1. Assessment Overview: At the beginning of each assessment, your learner will see the assessment overview. This section contains the goals of the assessment, materials your learner will need, length of the assessment, and directions for completion.
2. Plan: In the Plan section, learners will be introduced to the assignment or project. Learners may be provided with a review of content from the previous lessons, strategies for completing the activity, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics.
3. Do: Learners put their plan into action and work to complete the assignment or project successfully. This section also provides the grading expectations and/or rubric the teacher will use to grade the work.
4. Reflect: In Reflect, learners will think back to the work they completed. They will reflect upon the experience and analyze how well they completed the task. These moments of reflection are important and allow learners to think about their learning and their work habits.
In addition to assignments and projects, this course also includes quizzes, and tests.
This course includes and uses unique features such as:
Unit Overview
In this unit, your learner will explore forces and interactions. They will observe the interactions between two objects and evaluate simple and complex machines. Your learner will discover how electric and magnetic forces solve problems and will explore the career of an electrician.
Unit Assessments
Quiz__________________________
Test__________________________
Assignment ____________________
Project _______________________
Exam _________________________
Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.
Unit Discussion Questions
Where have you observed forces being exerted on an object or objects?
How do you think simple and complex machines have made everyday life easier?
What problems have electric or magnetic forces solved in our home?
Unit Notables
In this unit, your learner will explore simple and complex machines. Support your learner by engaging in a scavenger hunt. Have your learner search for simple and complex machines they use in their daily life in and around your home and community and discuss what type of machine each object is.
Kit Materials
Honors Science Activity Book, bouncy ball, construction paper, felt sheet, ruler, sandpaper sheet, string, tape, wooden wheel, 2 bar magnets, 2 balloons, a small pile of paper clips, magnetic wand, scissors, tissue paper, crayons or colored pencils
Household Materials
materials to create a ramp, stopwatch/timer, one object that can be moved with a push or a pull
optional materials: dry cereal, blank sheet of paper
Unit Overview
In this unit, your learner will explore forces and interactions. They will observe the interactions between two objects and evaluate simple and complex machines. Your learner will discover how electric and magnetic forces solve problems and will explore the career of an electrician.
Unit Assessments
Quiz__________________________
Test__________________________
Assignment ____________________
Project _______________________
Exam _________________________
Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.
Unit Discussion Questions
Where have you observed forces being exerted on an object or objects?
How do you think simple and complex machines have made everyday life easier?
What problems have electric or magnetic forces solved in our home?
Unit Notables
In this unit, your learner will explore simple and complex machines. Support your learner by engaging in a scavenger hunt. Have your learner search for simple and complex machines they use in their daily life in and around your home and community and discuss what type of machine each object is.
Kit Materials
Honors Science Activity Book, bouncy ball, construction paper, felt sheet, ruler, sandpaper sheet, string, tape, wooden wheel, 2 bar magnets, 2 balloons, a small pile of paper clips, magnetic wand, scissors, tissue paper, crayons or colored pencils
Household Materials
materials to create a ramp, stopwatch/timer, one object that can be moved with a push or a pull
optional materials: dry cereal, blank sheet of paper
Unit Notables
In this unit, your learner will study life cycles, traits habits, and fossils. They will use science exploration skills to create life cycle diagrams and then use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast them. In another lesson, your learner will identify a problem caused by environmental change, develop 3 solutions and collect data, and then make a claim with evidence about a successful solution.
Unit Notables
In this unit, your learner will study life cycles, traits habits, and fossils. They will use science exploration skills to create life cycle diagrams and then use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast them. In another lesson, your learner will identify a problem caused by environmental change, develop 3 solutions and collect data, and then make a claim with evidence about a successful solution.
Unit Discussion Questions
What impact do humans have on animal habitats?
Why do you think it is important to study fossils?
What information do fossils give about life on Earth?
Unit Discussion Questions
What impact do humans have on animal habitats?
Why do you think it is important to study fossils?
What information do fossils give about life on Earth?
Kit Materials
Honors Science Activity Book, crayons or colored pencils, glue, scissors
Kit Materials
Honors Science Activity Book, crayons or colored pencils, glue, scissors
Household Materials
none
Household Materials
none
Unit Assessments
Quiz _________________________
Test _________________________
Assignment _________________
Project ______________________
Exam ________________________
Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.
Unit Assessments
Quiz _________________________
Test _________________________
Assignment _________________
Project ______________________
Exam ________________________
Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.
Unit Overview
In this unit, your learner will learn about plants and animals. They will learn about the life cycle of different plants and animals. Your learner will also explore the traits of different organisms and how some are passed down from their parents while others are acquired and influenced by the environment. They will learn about the habitats of plants and animals and how plants and animals adapt to their environment to meet their needs and how they respond to environmental changes that occur. Finally, your learner will learn about fossils and the information they provide about what life was like a long time ago.
Unit Overview
In this unit, your learner will learn about plants and animals. They will learn about the life cycle of different plants and animals. Your learner will also explore the traits of different organisms and how some are passed down from their parents while others are acquired and influenced by the environment. They will learn about the habitats of plants and animals and how plants and animals adapt to their environment to meet their needs and how they respond to environmental changes that occur. Finally, your learner will learn about fossils and the information they provide about what life was like a long time ago.
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Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
