Understanding the Animal Kingdom

Lesson 12
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ELA

Unit 4

3rd Grade

Lesson 12 of 23

Objective


Explain how amphibian and reptile life cycles are different.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: What is a Life Cycle? (The Science of Living Things) by Bobbie Kalman and Jacqueline Langille  — pp. 14–15, 16–17

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Both amphibian and reptile life cycles include birth, reproduction, growth, and death; however, their life cycles are not exactly the same.

Explain how amphibian and reptile life cycles are different. Use a diagram, labels, and a caption to support your answer.

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Key Questions


  • What happens at each stage of an amphibian’s life cycle? 

  • Why is water important to an amphibian’s life cycle? What would happen if water was missing at one stage? 

  • What happens at each stage of a reptile’s life cycle? 

  • What happens when a reptile molts? Why do reptiles continue to molt throughout their entire lifetime? 

Vocabulary


hatchlings

n.

young animals that come from an egg

molt

v.

to lose hair or feathers that are replaced by new hair or feathers

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.3.3 — Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
  • RI.3.7 — Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
  • RI.3.8 — Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

Supporting Standards

L.3.4
L.3.4.b
L.3.6
RF.3.3
RF.3.4
RI.3.1
RI.3.4
RI.3.5
RI.3.10
SL.3.1
W.3.10

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Describe the stages of a ladybug beetle and/or frog life cycle.

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