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

● Metamorphosis ● Environmental Traits ● Instinct SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

● Group ● Population ● Survive

● Utilize ACT (Access Complex Text) and EL Support in Curriculum ● Make connections each day to the phenomenon. ● Explicitly teach the CER model to students for explaining phenomenon. ● Utilize the Leveled Library for additional background reading about content. ● Utilize the STEM career connections and other activities found in the Elaborate portion of the lesson.

Extension

MATERIALS NEEDED

● Phenomena Posters ● Vocabulary Cards

● Craft sticks ● Stopwatch

● Hand lens ● Optional:

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

WONDERS CONNECTIONS

ENVISION CONNECTIONS

● Unit 2 T108 Research & Inquiry ○ Animal Life Cycles

● Topic 1 STEM Project: Forming Groups ● Topic 3 STEM Project: Inherited Traits ● Topic 8 STEM Project: Traits and the Environment ● Topic 10 STEM Project: Animal and Plant Characteristics ● Topic 13 STEM Project: Life Cycles