3rd grade Instructional Guide

GRADE3 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 3: Different Environments

Module: Survive the Environment

Lesson 1: Survival of Organisms Lesson 2: Adaptations and Variations

other activities found in the Elaborate portion of the lesson.

MATERIALS NEEDED

● Phenomena Posters ● Vocabulary Cards ● 2 Bean plants or other plants ● Cup of water ● Ruler ● Prepared Shoebox ● Dried macaroni ● Paper clips ● Paper plates ● Plastic cup ● Plastic spoon ● Rice ● Toothpicks ● Plastic tweezers

● Online Simulation Game

OR

● 3 clear plastic cups ● White beans ● Black beans ● Black eyed peas ● White sheet of paper ● timer

WONDERS CONNECTIONS

ENVISION CONNECTIONS

● Unit 3 T30 Anchor Text ○ Earth ● Unit 4 T302 Connect to Content: Science ○ Armadillo: little Armored One & Big Sticky Feet ● Unit 4 Text Set 2 ● Unit 4 T112 Research & Inquiry ○ Animal Behaviors ● Unit 1 T302 Connect to Content ○ Saving Desert Treasures & Protecting the Pronghorn

● Topic 9 STEM Project: Changing Environments ● Topic 16 STEM Project: What Lives Here?