Core Rigor

This is a difficult concept for students who have just completed second grade and entered third grade. This packet drills down to the essential concepts of heredity without the complications of genetic mechanisms or human examples as written into the standard itself. Explanations of parent/offspring, inherited/acquired traits and effects of the environment on organisms are explored. Three classroom activities are included: 1. Analyzing traits to match parent to offspring, 2.Classifying inherited

This product thoroughly covers this NGSS module for grade 3. It introduces, compares and contrasts various life cycles. Once life cycles are explored, complete focus is placed on the life cycle of flowering plants and their reproductive processes. The unit includes 21 pages of material and 3 developmentally appropriate lab activities. For specifics see preview,

The unit begins with identifying the needs of animals and progresses into how they provide those needs for themselves. Coping with environmental changes through adaptation is explored. Animal group behavior is a focus both in presentation, discussion and through lab activity. See preview for specifics.