Third Grade - 6th Six Weeks

Science

The Franklin Institute: Ecosystems, Bioms, Habitats
Region 11 Follett Shelf E-Books: (Username: Mansfield, Password: 4258823)
Hot, Hotter Hottest, Animals That Adapt to Great Heat by Michael Dahl
Caterpillars to Butterflies by Bobbie Kalman
Tadpoles to Frogs by Bobbie Kalman
Dandelions by Robin Nelson (lifecycle of dandelions)
Pumpkins by Robin Nelson (lifecycle of pumpkin)
Dazzaling Dragonflies : A Lifecycle Story by Linda Glaser
Jaguars by Julie Guidone
3.10 A Explore how structures and functions of plants and animals allow them to survive in a particular environment.
I’m a Survivor: Structures and Functions of Animal and Plan Survival
About Adaptation
How Plants Use Fire (PBS)
3.10 (B) explore that some characteristics of organisms are inherited such as the number of limbs on an animal or flower color and recognize that some behaviors are learned in response to living in a certain environment such as animals using tools to get food; and
Science Starter Adaptations (Scientific Minds.com)
Cool Activities listed by TEKS from J.W. Oates Elementary in Houston.
SuperSTARR Science Teaching and Assessment Resources from Baylor University
Animal Feet
Animal Feet
Inherited Traits Form
3.10 (C) investigate and compare how animals and plants undergo a series of orderly changes in their diverse life cycles such as tomato plants, frogs, and lady bugs. (SUPPORTING)
SuperSTAAR Science Teaching and Assessments Resources from Baylor (Life Cycles)
AIMS Education Foundation Life Cycle
Safari Montage Videos
All About Animal Adaptations by Schlessinger
Animal Disguises by Schlessinger
All About Animal Life Cycles by Schlessinger
Bill Nye: Genes
Characteristics of Animals by Schlessinger
United Streaming Videos:
13 minutes: Biome of the Rainforest
10 minutes: Diversity of Life in the Rainforest
WatchKnowLearn.com Videos: There are many more videos on subjects listed in the vocabulary section of the 6th Six weeks. Do a search on the watchknowlearn.com website for more!
IMAX Tropical Rainforest
Tree and Plant Life in the Jungle
Animal Adaptations
Plants: Adaptations
Plant Adaptations from StudyJams
Animal Adaptations from StudyJams