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

Time: 165

LESSON 2: Animal Traits

COMPONENTS PACING LEARNING INTENTIONS & SUCCESS CRITERIA

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

PG

Engage: Phenomena

15 Min Learning Intention:

64-65

I can make predictions about why kittens look different from each other or their mother. Success Criteria: I’ll know I’m successful when I’ve made a prediction. I am learning which traits were passed on from a mother to the babies, so I can explain why traits like fur color might be different than the baby’s mother. Success Criteria: I’ll know I’m successful when I can state which observable traits will be passed down to the babies and which traits may change. I am learning to provide more details in my explanation of inherited traits, so I can explain which traits can be inherited from parents. Success Criteria: I’ll know I’m successful when I can explain inherited traits and the differences between babies and their parents.

Explore: Inherited Traits

30 Min Learning Intention:

66-67

Explain: Animal

45 Min Learning Intention:

68-69

Reproduction & Inherited Traits

*Consider using the Crosscutting