Plant & Animal Adaptations by Betsy Tocabens https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations Curated by Mrs. Tocabens en-us 2020-03-17 13:09:08 UTC 2026-08-26 14:51:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Part 1: Cormorant birds that do NOT live on the Galapagos Island flying. elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463137732 Watch the YouTube Video Clip]]> 2020-03-17 13:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463137732 Part 1: Galapagos Cormorant birds swimming. elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463138420 Watch the YouTube Video Clip ]]> 2020-03-17 13:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463138420 Rubric elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463146490 Google Docs]]> 2020-03-17 13:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463146490 Essential Question elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463147811 How do organisms change over time in response to changes in the environment?  ]]> 2020-03-17 13:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463147811 Enduring Understanding elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463148606 Animals must adapt and respond to their environment in order to survive (this includes genetics and behavior).
Traits are inherited from parents and variations in traits provide advantages or disadvantages for survival. 
Change happens in the environment and has positive and negative effects. 
Plants and animals have unique life cycles including being born, growing and developing, and dying. 

]]> 2020-03-17 13:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463148606 Life Cycle Part 1: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463149749 Study the images in Part 1 and jot the similarities and differences in your science notebook.]]> 2020-03-17 13:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463149749 Life Cycle Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463154758 How are the young organisms similar to its parents? What noticeable traits does the offspring have? Explore the images and jot in your science notebook.]]> 2020-03-17 13:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463154758 Life Cycle Part 1: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463154867 2020-03-17 13:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463154867 Life Cycle for Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463154928 2020-03-17 13:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463154928 Part 2: Modeling the Life of an Organism elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463179336 In your Science Notebook, draw a model of the life cycle of an organism. Include all parts of the life cycle. 
Sentence starter:
 “What happens in the life cycle of ________after________?” 

]]> 2020-03-17 13:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463179336 Science Notebook Journaling elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463182948 Click on the image to view the suggested sentence frames to use as you write in your science notebook.]]> 2020-03-17 13:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463182948 Life Cycle Part 1: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463344822 2020-03-17 15:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463344822 Life Cycle Part 1: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463347352 2020-03-17 15:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463347352 Life Cycle Part 1: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463349332 2020-03-17 15:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463349332 Life Cycle Part 1: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463351311 2020-03-17 15:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463351311 Life Cycle Part 1: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463352043 2020-03-17 15:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463352043 Life Cycle Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463362333 2020-03-17 16:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463362333 Life Cycle Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463433904 2020-03-17 16:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463433904 Life Cycle Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463434690 2020-03-17 16:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463434690 Life CyclePart 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463436200 2020-03-17 16:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463436200 Life Cycle Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463437028 2020-03-17 16:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463437028 Life Cycle Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463437881 2020-03-17 16:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463437881 Life Cycle Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463439734 2020-03-17 16:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463439734 Life Cycle Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463440767 2020-03-17 16:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463440767 Life Cycle Part 3: elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463441225 2020-03-17 16:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463441225 Life Cycle Part 4: Variations of Traits & Structures between Similar Living Things elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463443084 1.Research using a kid friendly search engine (GPS Research Tools) 
2. Research 2 to 3 different species of the same type of organism (birds, frogs, bats, dolphins, dogs, plants, etc.).
3. Compare and contrast the variations that exist between the organisms (some birds have short wings and can’t fly and others have wings that allow them to fly, some trees have wide leave others have needles). 
4. Take notes in your science notebook possibly by using a Venn diagram or another compare and contrast structure. 
5. Guiding questions for your science notebook: 
  • What structures are present in ________ (name species)?
  • What is the relationship between the structure and its function (job)?
  • How does the shape of ________ (name a structural adaptation) matter for its function?
]]> 2020-03-17 16:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463443084 Part 2: Science Notebook Journaling elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463461001 Think about what you know about inherited traits to answer the question, “Why do you think Galapagos Cormorants don’t fly?” Jot your thinking in your science notebook. Use the following questions to help guide you:
  • What structures are present in ________ (name species)?
  • What is the relationship between the structure and its function (job)?
  • What does the shape of ________ (name a structural adaptation like the shorter wing size) matter for its function?
  • What about the structures of the Galapagos Cormorant allow them to survive within the environment? What is the behavior of the Galapagos Cormorant and the function of the structures it has?
  • What caused Galapagos Cormorants to have short wings?
  • Follow up questions: How do you know that ______ caused ______?
  • What evidence presented supports the claim that ______ caused _______?
  • Organisms get what they need from their environment. (Food, shelter for reproduction, shelter from predators). What do you think the relationship is between the Galapagos Cormorant and its environment?
]]> 2020-03-17 17:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463461001 Part 3: Lost Wings elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463466252 Compare the habitats of Galapagos Cormorants to other typical cormorants using the images and text below. Pay attention to the differences in predators, food sources, and the need for (or lack thereof) for migration.]]> 2020-03-17 17:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463466252 Part 3: Typical Cormorants elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463468773 2020-03-17 17:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463468773 Part 3: Galapagos Cormorants elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463469012 2020-03-17 17:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463469012 Part 3: Galapagos Cormorant Wings elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463469788 Explains the genetic reason and the environmental factors that lead to the change in the Galapagos Cormorant wings.]]> 2020-03-17 17:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463469788 Science Notebook Journaling elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463472354
  • What structures are present in ________ (name species)?
  • What is the relationship between the structure and its function (job)?
  • What does the shape of ________ (name a structural adaptation) matter for its function?
  • What about the structures of the Galapagos Cormorant all them to survive within the environment? What is the behavior of the Galapagos Cormorant and the function of the structures it has?
    • ]]>     2020-03-17 17:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463472354     Cormorant birds that do NOT live on the Galapagos Island flying. elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463474494 Watch the YouTube Video Clip]]> 2020-03-17 17:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463474494 Galapagos Cormorant birds swimming. elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463476069 Watch the YouTube Video Clip]]> 2020-03-17 17:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463476069 Assessment elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463485294 Use evidence you have gathered over lesson 2 to explain why the Galapagos Cormorant has short, flightless wings. You must support your explanation with evidence from the resources in this lesson. Choose how to present your learning. You can make a model as part of your explanation.]]> 2020-03-17 17:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463485294 Part 3: Typical Cormorant elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463489991 2020-03-17 17:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463489991 Part 3: Flightless Galapagos Cormorant elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463491072 2020-03-17 17:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463491072 Part 2: Student Research elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463499379 Research animal and plant adaptations through digital texts (GPS Research Tools). Focus on how the adaptations interact with the organism’s environment.
    Guiding Questions as you take notes:
    • What structures are present in ________ (name species)?
    • What is the relationship between the structure and its function (job)?
    • What does the shape of ________ (name a structural adaptation) matter for its function?
    • What about the structures of the _________ (name species)  all them to survive within the environment? What is the behavior of the _________ (name species) and the function of the structures it has?
    ]]>     2020-03-17 17:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463499379     Assessment elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463499446 Construct an argument  (e.g., script, informational essay, oral) linking how an organism's structural and behavioral adaptations provide an advantage for the specific environment (habitat) in which they live.
    You should also include a diagram to support your claim. (Examples of structures could include thorns, stems, roots, colored petals, heart, stomach, lungs, brain, and skin.)]]>     2020-03-17 17:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463499446     Part 1: Teacher Demo elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463499956 Imagine Mrs. Tocabens is a student and she is studying how a Polar Bear survives in the Arctic. Observe how she uses the text to take notes in this Notetaking Tutorial:]]> 2020-03-17 17:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463499956 Phenomena for NGSS: Humpbacks Bubble Feeding elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463528108 2020-03-17 17:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463528108 Exploring Materials elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463531313 You will now be exploring materials (digital & video) that are about organisms and their environments. You are responsible for gathering evidence to answer the following questions in your science notebooks: 
    • Why do certain organisms live in certain habitats? 
    • Why do some individual organisms have advantages over others in the same habitat?

    ]]>     2020-03-17 18:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463531313     Galapagos Cormorant elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463534278 Video Clip]]> 2020-03-17 18:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463534278 Plant Adaptations elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463536277 Discovery Video Clip
    Google SSO]]>     2020-03-17 18:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463536277     Carnivorous Plant Adaptation elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463540336 Discovery Video Clip
    Google SSO]]>     2020-03-17 18:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463540336     Galapagos Plants elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463542964 Article]]> 2020-03-17 18:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463542964 Environmental Changes elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463548732 We have been learning about how environmental factors (predators, food availability, etc.) can contribute to changes in plants and animals. We will now focus on a problem that was caused due to environment changes, and analyze the solution that was used to solve the problem.
    As you watch the following video clips, please take notes in your science notebooks. Focus on problem and solution.]]>     2020-03-17 18:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463548732     Problem elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463550223 The ozone layer is a gas high above the earth. Its purpose is to protect the earth from the harmful UV rays from the sun. These UV rays are harmful to living things because it can cause changes that can make them sick. Scientists realized that CFCs (chlorofluorocarbon) were causing the hole in the ozone. CFC is a chemical that was used in many different household items including sprays such as deodorant.]]> 2020-03-17 18:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463550223 Solution Video 1 elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463555255 CFCs were removed from products that people use everyday. The ozone layer began to repair itself. ]]> 2020-03-17 18:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463555255 Solution Video 2 elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463556257 2020-03-17 18:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463556257 Solution Video 3 elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463557141 2020-03-17 18:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463557141 Solution Video 4 elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463558186 2020-03-17 18:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463558186 Make a Claim elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463559978 Was banning CFCs a good solution to the problem? Use evidence to support your reasons. Use the terms biosphere and atmosphere. (The ozone in the earth’s atmosphere protects the biosphere from harmful sun rays).]]> 2020-03-17 18:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/463559978 Lego Habitat elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/540156594 Build a habitat using Legos. See the photo below for ideas and inspiration. Have fun with it and use what you've learned to show what you know.]]> 2020-04-29 19:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/540156594 Habitats, Fossils, & Environments Over Time elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541960415 Where can you find whales in a desert?]]> 2020-04-30 13:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541960415 Fossil Evidence & Classification elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541962759 How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?]]> 2020-04-30 13:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541962759 Fossil Evidence, Trace Fossils, & Animal Behavior elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541964634 Can you outrun a dinosaur?]]> 2020-04-30 13:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541964634 Trait Variation, Inheritance, & Artificial Selection elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541966756 Can selection happen without people?]]> 2020-04-30 13:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541966756 Animal Groups & Survival elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541969053 Why do dogs wag their tail?]]> 2020-04-30 13:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541969053 Environmental Change & Engineering elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541970385 What's the best way to get rid of mosquitoes?]]> 2020-04-30 13:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541970385 Traits & Environmental Variation elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541972329 How long can people (and animals) survive in outer space?]]> 2020-04-30 13:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/541972329 elizabethtocabens1 https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/2043126159 2022-02-11 20:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/greenwichpublic/grade3adaptations/wish/2043126159