3rd grade Instructional Guide

GRADE3 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 2: Life Cycles and Traits

Module: Animals

Lesson 1: Animal Life Cycles Lesson 2: Animal Traits Lesson 3: Animal Group Survival

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advantages and disadvantages for survival.

Success Criteria: I’ll know I’m successful when I can explain the group diversity for survival with hornets and baby elephants. I am learning to use information from activities and readings to make a claim and explain why this group of fsh swims in a circle. Success Criteria: I’ll know I’m successful when I can give 3 reasons animals use groups for survival. *Use the CER model as a scaffold for the writing prompt.

Evaluate: Lesson Review

15 Min Learning Intention:

94-95

POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS Zebrafsh Observations

90-91

What does an animal behaviorist do?

92

Humpback Whale Research

93

STEM Module Project: Design a Habitat

97-102