Topic: Life Cycles and Traits 3-LS4-2. Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same Performance Expectation: species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing. Disciplinary Core Idea: Science and Engineering Practice: Cross Cutting Concept: Literacy: Sometimes the differences in Use evidence (e.g., observations, Cause and effect relationships are RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to characteristics between patterns) to construct an routinely identified and used to demonstrate understanding of a text, individuals of the same explanation. (3-LS4-2) explain change. (3-LS3-2),(3-LS4-2) referring explicitly to the text as the basis for species provide advantages in the answers. (3-LS3-1),(3-LS3-2),(3-LS4-2) surviving, finding mates, and RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; reproducing. (3-LS4-2) recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate
Topic: Life Cycles and Traits Performance Expectation: 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. Disciplinary Core Idea: Sometimes the differences in characteristics between individuals of the same species provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing. (3-LS4-2) Science and Engineering Practice: Use evidence (e.g., observations, patterns) to construct an explanation. (3-LS4-2) Cross Cutting Concept: Cause and effect relationships are routinely identified and used to explain change. (3-LS3-2),(3-LS4-2) Literacy: RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. (3-LS3-1),(3-LS3-2),(3-LS4-2) RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate
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