Standards Curriculum Map Bourbon County Schools Level: 3rd Grade and/or Course: Science Updated: 5/22/13 e.g. = Example only Days Unit/Topic Standards Activities Learning Targets Vocabulary (“I Can” Statements) Days Interdependent Classifying Organisms Survive, 3-LS2-1. Construct Classify animals into an argument that reproduce, Relationships in LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, groups like “Behaviors,” some animals form habitats, (e.g., hop, fly, walk on 4 and Resilience Ecosystems groups that help organisms, (e.g., the environment changes in feet), “Structures,” members survive. environment, wings, beaks, strong ways that affect a place’s physical ecosystem, hind legs, gills), or characteristics, temperature, or availability ancestry, diversity, (e.g., ocean, “Habitat” of resources, some organisms survive and adaptation, forest, arctic). reproduce, others move to new locations, biodiversity, Develop a simple yet others move into the transformed resilience, classification system environment, and some die. cause/effect (e.g. mammals: with relationships, paws, with hooves, with LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group fossils feet). Behavior Observe and record the part of a group helps animals growth and development obtain food, defend themselves, and cope of a plant (e.g., pea, lima with changes. Groups may serve bean, Brassica, different functions and vary dramatically Wisconsin Fast Plants) in size. through one complete life cycle
Standards Curriculum Map Bourbon County Schools Level: 3rd Grade and/or Course: Science Updated: 5/22/13 e.g. = Example only Days Unit/Topic Standards Activities Learning Targets (“I Can” Statements) Vocabulary Days Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Classifying Organisms LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience the environment changes in ways that affect a place’s physical characteristics, temperature, or availability of resources, some organisms survive and reproduce, others move to new locations, yet others move into the transformed environment, and some die. LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior part of a group helps animals obtain food, defend themselves, and cope with changes. Groups may serve different functions and vary dramatically in size. Classify animals into groups like “Behaviors,” (e.g., hop, fly, walk on 4 feet), “Structures,” (e.g., wings, beaks, strong hind legs, gills), or “Habitat” (e.g., ocean, forest, arctic). Develop a simple classification system (e.g. mammals: with paws, with hooves, with feet). Observe and record the growth and development of a plant (e.g., pea, lima bean, Brassica, Wisconsin Fast Plants) through one complete life cycle 3-LS2-1. Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive. Survive, reproduce, habitats, organisms, environment, ecosystem, ancestry, diversity, adaptation, biodiversity, resilience, cause/effect relationships, fossils