Life Sciences

			Standard 3. Knows the general structure and functions of cells in organisms

			Interval Benchmark K-4 Know characteristics of organisms

			Grade 3

To understand this Interval Benchmark, a third grade student: • Knows different ways that living things can be grouped and the purposes of different groupings • Understands differences exist among individuals of the same kind of plant or animal • Recognizes plants and animals have features that help them survive in different environments • Understands plants and animals need certain resources for energy, growth, and survival • Understands humans and other organisms have senses that help them respond to changes in the external environment Instructional Resources   Supporting Knowledge Vocabulary, Information, Skills   Instructional Strategies Best Practices, Strategies, Discovery General Resources   Curriculum Planning Create Grade 3 planning worksheets Select supporting knowledge to: Examine key vocabulary, terms, and phrases unique to the content area that students should know Determine what information student should understand (Declarative Knowledge) Determine what skills student are able to do (Procedural Knowledge)   Learning requires students to know declarative knowledge (vocabulary and information). Using or applying information (declarative knowledge) results in procedural knowledge, referred to as skills.   Select instructional strategies to: Examine research-based best practices or links to other web-sites and resources Identify appropriate strategies matched to student needs Discover ongoing compilation of teacher-developed strategies

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