SALTA 3rd grade

GRADE 3 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 2: Life Cycles and Traits

Total Time: 430 Min About 4 weeks

Module: Animals

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

2. Explain patterns in inheritance of traits by animals 3. Explain how variations provide animal advantages for survival 4. Explain how some animals form groups that help them survive VOCABULARY ● Birth ● Metamorphosis ● Environmental Traits ● Instinct ● Learned Trait ● Group ● Population ● Survive MATERIALS NEEDED

● Hand lens ● Optional:

● Craft sticks ● Stopwatch

○ Apple slice ○ Mealworms - purchase at pet store ○ Oatmeal ○ Container with lid