Name- Kristina
Standard
Grade- 3
Subject- Science
Time- 3 weeks
3-LS4-3.
Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some
organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive
at all. [Clarification Statement: Examples of evidence could include needs
and characteristics of the organisms and habitats involved. The
organisms and their habitat make up a system in which the parts depend
on each other.]
3-LS4-4.
Populations live in a variety of habitats, and change in those habitats affects
the organisms living there.
Content
Plants and animals have structures and abilities that help them to survive. Each
kind of living thing is adapted for survival in its environment.
Adaptations study:
1.) Living things need food, air, water, and space to live and grow.
2.) An adaptation helps a living thing grow, survive, and reproduce
3.) Adaptations for getting food:
 Animals cannot make food, so they need to eat plants or other animals.
 Animals have structures that help them meet their needs: legs, wings, fins
4.) Adaptations for protection
 Camouflage- body patterns and colors that are hard to see.
 Armor (Spikes, horns, shells)
 Copying
 Poison
Habitat Study:
1.) Biomes: major areas that have a similar year-round weather pattern
2.) Plants and animals in a biome are adapted to getting what they need in that
biome.
3.) Biomes
 Coniferous Forest
 Rain Forest
 Wetland
 Chaparral
 Ocean
 Desert
 Tundra
 Grassland
 Deciduous Forest
Vocabulary:
 Adaptation
 Camouflage
 Armor
 Copying
 Poison
Essential Questions
What structures help plants and animals live and grow?
What are different environments where things live?
How do living things survive in forests?
How do living things survive in water environments?
Skills
Compare and contrast characteristics of each biome
Determine what animals live in which biomes
Classify adaptations for protection and adaptations for getting food
Gather facts and data about biomes around the world
Instructional Strategies
Assessments
Graphic organizer on adaptations/habitats
Choose animal to write informational
essay on adaptations
Partner work: Create a physical diagram of
a habitat/biome.
Individual project: Create a digital diagram
of your biome on Pixie.
Pre-test (diagnostic)
Web Lesson Project
Chapter test
Rubric for partner diagram project
Rubric for individual Pixie project
Resources
California Science by Scott Foresman
What is a Biome? By Bobbie Kalman
How do Animals Adapt? By Bobbie Kalman
http://www.tech4learning.com/pixie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Klscf43X4w
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/