Understanding the Animal Kingdom

Lesson 14
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ELA

Unit 4

3rd Grade

Lesson 14 of 23

Objective


Explain how fish, bird, and mammal 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. 18–19, 20–21, 22–25

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

The life cycles of fish, birds, and mammals all include birth, reproduction, growth, and death; however, their life cycles are not exactly the same.

Explain how the life cycles of fish, birds, and mammals are different. Use a diagram to support your answer.

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Key Questions


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

  • How have different fish adapted to ensure reproduction and growth? 

  • What is similar about all bird life cycles? In what ways do they differ?

  • How is the life cycle of a mammal different from the life cycle of other animals?

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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).

Supporting Standards

L.3.4
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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