Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.B.2.2.1
Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.B.2.2.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Identify one physical characteristic a human could pass on to their offspring.
- Identify one physical characteristic of a tiger.
- Make an inference about why height is an important trait for a giraffe to pass on.
- A dog that has a short coat has a baby with a dog who has a long coat of hair. Predict what the baby will be like.
- Develop a logical argument about why it is important that parents pass on traits to offspring.
- “A male giraffe is very tall compared to other males. A female giraffe is average height. Their baby will probably be short.” Critique this statement.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Hair color
- Hair type
- Eye color
- Height
- Build
- Skin coloring
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Fur color
- Stripe/spot pattern
- Eye color
- Size
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Giraffes may use their height to get food.
- A tall giraffe might be able to reach leaves on a tree that other, shorter giraffes cannot.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- The dog could have inherited the long coat, and will have long hair.
- The dog could have inherited the short coat, and have short hair.
- The dog could have inherited a mixture of the two coats, and have medium hair.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- It is important that parents pass down traits to their offspring so that important traits continue in the family.
- Some traits may help their offspring get food.
- Other traits may help the offspring survive in different ways.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- The male giraffe is tall, and the female giraffe is average height, so the baby being short may not be the best prediction.
- The baby giraffe could be tall, like its dad.
- The baby giraffe could be average height, like its mom.
