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Organisms and the Environment
Grade 3 - Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
In this Storyline, students develop an understanding of how scientists make observations and inferences about fossils to learn about past organisms and environments. They explore the adaptations of organisms, including group behavior, that help them survive in their environment. Students discover that sometimes the environment changes in ways that cause organisms to adapt, move to a new location, or go extinct. Finally, students explore design solutions aimed at helping plants and animals survive when their environment changes.
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Raptor Dinosaur Reference Picture
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Teaching Tips
Marine Fossils Reference Pictures
Making Observations and Inferences - Process Activity
Fossils - FOCUS Book
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Observing Fossils Picture Book
Observation and Inference Chart - Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Habitats Then and Now - FOCUS Book
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Learning from Fossils Assessment
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Digital Assessment
Habitat in a Bottle - Process Activity
Concept Flower - Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Cause and Effect - Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning - Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Habitats Assessment
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Digital Assessment
Animals in Groups (no audio) - Science Video
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning - Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Animals in Groups - FOCUS Book
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Digital
Animal Groups: Strength in Numbers Reading A-Z Leveled Book
Cause and Effect - Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
The Killer Whale in Three of a Kind - Science Video
Animal Group Behavior Assessment
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Digital Assessment
Coral Reef (no audio) - Science Video
Environmental Changes Activity Sheet
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning - Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Effects of Environmental Change Assessment
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Digital Assessment
Open Rivers: Abundant Fish - Science Video
Human Solutions to Environmental Problems Science in the News Collection
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning - Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Bloomin' Algae - FOCUS Book
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Digital
Solutions to Environmental Problems Assessment
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Digital Assessment
Book Assembly