N o r t h E a st I n d ep en d e nt S c h o o l D i st ric t
3rd Grade Science
Unit 2
Resources
December 2007
Needs of Living Organisms
* See Key at the bottom of the page
Textbook: Information and Activities
TEKS
TEXTBOOK:
Pages/Content
Basic Needs
3.8 A, B
 A4-5 Changes in plants, plant needs-Activity (WB 2-3)
3.8B
 A6 plant needs
3.8B,D
 A34-39 Animal needs
3.8A, B, D
 A32-33 Animal Homes-Activity (WB 16-17)
Ecosystems
3.5A,B
 B4-5 Observation (WB 30-31)
3.5A,B; 3.9
 A10-11 Sprouting seeds
A,B
 A12-13 Growing plants
3.5A,B; 3.9
 B6-7 Living things, environments
A,B
 8-9 Ecosystems change (TAAS 14)
3.5A, 3.8A
 B10-11 Comparing ecosystems (simulation) (WB 34-35)
3.8C
 B12-17, TH9-12 Forest ecosystems (TAAS 15)
3.8A
 B18-19 Desert-model (WB 38-39)
 B20-23 Desert ecosystems (TAAS 16)
3.8A; 3.9B
 B24-25 Freshwater ecosystem-model (WB 38-39)
 B26-31 Water ecosystems (TAAS 17)
3.8A
3.8A; 3.9A,B
Competition for Resources
3.5B, 3.8B
 B42-45 Interactions in an ecosystem (TAAS 19)
 B46-47, 61 (top) Food chain-model (WB 42-43)
 B48-51 Food chains, energy flow (TAAS 20)
3.8B
 B52 53, 61 (bottom) Food web-model (WB 52-53)
 B54-57 Food webs, predator/prey (TAAS 21)
 B58-59 People and animals, interdependence
*Key: WB – Workbook
TE – Teacher’s Edition
TH – Take Home Book
TAAS – TAAS Practice Book
This publication is the property of North East Independent School District. Duplication in whole or in part, outside of NEISD, is
prohibited without express written permission from NEISD.
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N o r t h E a st I n d ep en d e nt S c h o o l D i st ric t
3rd Grade Science
Unit 2
Resources
December 2007
Several activities are included to provide choices and to meet individual teaching styles.
It is not intended that all of these activities be completed for every content piece
AIMS Activities
TEKS
Basic Needs
3.8A,C
3.8A
AIMS BOOK
Field Detectives
(These four pages provide
a reading passage about
the basic needs provided
in a habitat)
Pages/Content
1 “The Inside Story: Habitats”
91 “The Inside Story: Water”
110 “The Inside Story: Shelter”
115 “The Inside Story: Space”
128-133 “Tree Houses”-Trees as habitats,
how trees provide basic needs
Ecosystems
3.8A
Exploring
Environments
3.8A
AIMS Magazine
Feb. 2003
10-15 “A Special Plot”-Observing habitat in a
schoolyard system
3.8A, 3.5A
3.8A; 3.5A;
3.11A,B
3.8A,C
3.8D
3.8A
14-20 Habitats
34-166 Information on various habitats to
do the activities on 14-20
15-24 “Animal Hold-up”- Matching animals to
habitats
Field Detectives
19-22 “A Watched Pot”-The importance of
soil in a habitat
23-25 “Comfort Clues”-How temperatures
affect what grows in a habitat
111-114 “Design Your Own Shelter”-Students
observe animal shelters in a schoolyard
habitat; then design a shelter for a
particular situation
136=137 “Investigating Other Habitats”Habitat trip
*Key: WB – Workbook
TE – Teacher’s Edition
TH – Take Home Book
TAAS – TAAS Practice Book
This publication is the property of North East Independent School District. Duplication in whole or in part, outside of NEISD, is
prohibited without express written permission from NEISD.
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N o r t h E a st I n d ep en d e nt S c h o o l D i st ric t
3rd Grade Science
TEKS
Unit 2
AIMS BOOK
Resources
December 2007
Pages/Content
138-155 Guidelines for setting up and
maintaining a terrarium
3.8 A,B,C,D
Ecosystems (continued)
3.8A,C
3.9A
AIMS Magazine
March 2004
3-10 “Build a Bog”- how a bog changes over
time and what plants are adapted to live
there
Competition for Resources
3.8A
Field Detectives
3.8B
Field Detectives
3.8B
AIMS Magazine
July/Aug. 2004
135 “Design a Habitat Game”
Suggestion: This could be used as a
performance assessment
116-117 “I Need My Space”-Simulation of
competition for space
122-127 “It’s Been a Great Place to Live”Game-give animals the space they need
30-33 “Vore-acious Eaters”-identify how
the needs of food and water can be met in
the environment; decide if animals can
survive in the environment
GEMS Activities
TEKS
Ecosystems
GEMS BOOK
3.8A, 3.5A
3.8A, 3.9A,
3.5A
Terrarium Habitats
3.8A
3.8A, 3.5A
Aquatic Habitats
Pages/Activity/Content
15-21 (#1,2), 60-61, 68-70 “Building a
Terrarium”-concept of habitat
23-29, 31, 62-64, 70-72 “Adding Earthworms
to the Terrarium”
33-39, 41, 64-65, 72-74 “Adding Isopods to
the Terrarium”
43-48, 51-52, 65-66, 75 “Adding More to the
Terrarium”
13-23, 111-112 “Creating an Aquatic Habitat”
25-31, 114-116 “Tubifex Worms and Snails
Enter the Habitat”
*Key: WB – Workbook
TE – Teacher’s Edition
TH – Take Home Book
TAAS – TAAS Practice Book
This publication is the property of North East Independent School District. Duplication in whole or in part, outside of NEISD, is
prohibited without express written permission from NEISD.
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N o r t h E a st I n d ep en d e nt S c h o o l D i st ric t
3rd Grade Science
TEKS
GEMS BOOK
3.8A, 3.9A,
3.5A
Ecosystems (continued)
3.8A,B;
3.9A; 3.5A
Aquatic Habitats
3.8A,B,C;
3.5A,B
Modifying the Environment
3.8D
3.8D, 3.9A
Buzzing a Hive
Schoolyard Ecology
Unit 2
Resources
December 2007
Pages/Activity/Content
35-43, 116-118 “Fish Enter the Habitat”
45-60, 116-118 “Mosquitoes Enter the
Habitat”
62-65, 118-119 “Part I Observe Habitats”
65-78, 119-120 “Part II Field Trip”
26-37, 105-106 “Building a Beehive”modification of the environment
21-31, 106 “Finding and Observing Spiders”different spiders, different webs
*Key: WB – Workbook
TE – Teacher’s Edition
TH – Take Home Book
TAAS – TAAS Practice Book
This publication is the property of North East Independent School District. Duplication in whole or in part, outside of NEISD, is
prohibited without express written permission from NEISD.
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