Animal Groups Adaptations Animals Live in Groups to Help Them Survive 3rd Grade
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Why do animals live in groups? Animal groups are sometimes formed to help animals survive. Animals live in groups for different reasons. Students will collect data and construct an argument to support claims about why animals live in groups. This includes a high-interest informational text passage with great comprehension questions! Parts of this resource can be used as a Distance Learning Packet. This resource addresses the third-grade NGSS 3-LS2-1
This resource includes:
- a hands-on science activity
- charts
- 3-page informational text passage
- response pages with text-dependent questions
- two lesson plans
- a fun page on collective nouns
- answer keys
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Very pleased with this purchase. My students loved the labs, and I loved the questions that made them think critically about why animals live in groups!
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This resource is designed to address the NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea of Ecosystem: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics.
NGSS 3-LS2-1 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
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Utah SEEdnStandard 3.2.4
Construct an explanation showing how variations in traits and behaviors can affect the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce. Examples of traits could include large thorns protecting a plant from being eaten or strong-smelling flowers to attracting certain pollinators. Examples of behaviors could include animals living in groups for protection or migrating to find more food. (LS2.D, LS4.B)
This integrated science and literacy lesson will address fully the NGSS standards while also addressing CCSS for reading informational text.
Students will learn that animals live in groups for several reasons. Animals living in groups help members to survive.
The following Science and Engineering Practices will be used by students:
Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Constructing explanations for science
Engaging in argument from evidence
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Science Topics Include:
Animal groups
Reasons for Animals to Live In Groups
Benefits to Species by Living in Groups
Collective Hunting
Shared Raising of the Young
Protection from Predators
Social Insects
Division of Labor
Herd Animals
Observation
Collecting Evidence
Recording Data
Supporting Claims with Evidence
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