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| Grade 3
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| Environmental Education, Approved 1999
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| Organisms and the Environment |
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Standard
Benchmark
Indicator | Description | Lesson Plans | Thinkfinity | Resources |
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2
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Learners demonstrate an understanding of the relationships and interactions between organisms and the environment.
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2.1
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Learners investigate organisms and habitats.
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2.1.1
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By the end of the fourth grade, the students:
identify similarities and differences among a wide variety of living organisms.
Example: Compare and contrast two animals (e.g., classroom pets such as a gerbil vs. rat) and two plants.
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2.1.2
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classify or group plants and animals according to structures and basic needs (food, water, shelter, space, air, and sunlight).
Example: Classify birds by foot type (e.g., webbed, clawed,taloned, etc.).
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2.2
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Learners identify characteristics that help organisms live in their environment.
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2.2.1
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By the end of the fourth grade, the students:
compare and contrast offspring of both plants and animals with their parents.
Example: Create a class garden where students can track a plant’s life cycle from beginning as a seed to becoming a seed producer.
Observe animal cycles, e.g., butterflies, mealworms, frogs, etc.
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2.2.2
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identify observable characteristics that help organisms survive.
Example: Construct a plant box investigation to see how plants respond to changing light sources. Compare beaks of birds using simulated “beaks” to try and pick up various objects.
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2.3
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Learners explore how organisms depend on one another and their environment.
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2.3.1
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By the end of the fourth grade, the students: construct a simple food chain.
Example: Students construct a simple food chain using string and pictures, e.g., oak tree to acorns to squirrels for food and shelter.
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