GRADE 3 SCIENCE
Unit 5: Continuing the Cycle
(5 weeks - Trimester 2-3)
Performance Expectations
3-LS1-1 Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
3-LS4-2. Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
Standards
3-LS1-1
3-LS4-2
Essential Questions
How do organisms vary in their traits?
How are plants, animals, and environments of the past similar to or different from current plants, animals, and environments?
In what ways are the life cycles of organisms similar and different?
How can variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing?
STEMscopes
Survival of the Fittest
Life Cycles