Standard(s):  

LS4.B: Natural Selection

Sometimes the differences in characteristics between individuals of the same species provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing. (3-LS4-2)

NGSS SEP: Use evidence (e.g., observations, patterns) to construct an explanation.

I Can:

*make observations about a habitat and formulate questions about organisms living within it.

*notice differences among individuals in a species and analyze how these differences are helpful or not helpful.

*explain why some animals can survive in a habitat, while others cannot survive.

*Explain how camouflage helps animals survive in habitats.

*explain what animals need to survive and thrive in habitats.

Standard(s):  

LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity:Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere. (3-LS4-1) Fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that lived long ago and also about the nature of their environments. (3-LS4-1)

I Can:

*make predictions about the past by analyzing images.

*research different types of fossils to provide evidence of organisms that lived long ago.

*explain that fossils provide evidence of organisms that are now extinct

*analyze images in order to explain how fossils are formed.

*provide evidence to explain why some fossils are found in environments that are different from where the organism once lived.

*research algae to provide evidence of organisms that lived long ago and the environment in which it lived.

*analyze and interpret data about fossils to explain why some fossils are found in environments that are different from where the organism once lived.

*use a newspaper article to formulate questions about an environmental change

*Analyze and explain the effects on animals when their habitat experiences a major change.

*Evaluate the long-term effects of deforestation on animals living in the forest and formulate a solution to the problem of deforestation.

*Evaluate the merit of a solution to deforestation and make a claim about it using evidence

Standard(s):  

LS2.C Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience When 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. (3-LS4-4)

I Can:

* Formulate questions about an environmental change.

* Analyze and explain the effects on animals when their habitat experiences a major change.

* Evaluate long term effects of deforestation on animals living in the forest and formulate a solution to the problem of deforestation

* Identify evidence to support a solution to deforestation

* Analyze and evaluate solutions to habitat loss due to deforestation

LS4.B: Natural Selection

Sometimes the differences in characteristics between individuals of the same species provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing. (3-LS4-2)

NGSS SEP: Use evidence (e.g., observations, patterns) to construct an explanation.

LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity:Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere. (3-LS4-1) Fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that lived long ago and also about the nature of their environments. (3-LS4-1)