Life Cycles, Traits, and Variations: CKSci Student Reader
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Life Cycles, Traits, and Variations introduces Grade 3 students to examines the life cycles of various plants and animals, including the defining characteristics that are shared or varied by individuals in the same population. Students investigate how life cycles of various organisms differ and what they have in common: the pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Core Knowledge Science™ (CKSci) Student Readers offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, photographs, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. For each reader, a Teacher Guide is available separately. All materials may be downloaded and previewed in their entirety.
About This Book
Life Cycles, Traits, and Variations introduces Grade 3 students to examines the life cycles of various plants and animals, including the defining characteristics that are shared or varied by individuals in the same population. Students investigate how life cycles of various organisms differ and what they have in common: the pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Students learn how the environment can affect traits. Students also learn that some traits can help an individual to survive and reproduce. Other traits can reduce an individual’s chances to survive and reproduce.
Related Components
- Teacher Guide: with detailed lesson plans, activity page masters, additional activities, and assessments
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About CKSci
Core Knowledge Science™ (CKSci) is a comprehensive program covering life science, earth and space science, physical science, and engineering design practices.
CKSci Student Readers offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, photographs, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. In general, the content and presentation in CKSci Student Readers for Grades 3-5 are appropriate for young readers from the upper elementary grades through middle school (Lexile levels 650 – 980).
Using CKSci in the Classroom
- For Language Arts: You can also use CKSci to integrate content-rich nonfiction into your Reading/Language Arts lessons. Reading in the sciences provides background content knowledge that aids in reading across all disciplines.
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Bundles:
- Life Cycles, Traits, and Variations Homeschool Set:
1 Student Reader
1 Teacher Guide - Life Cycles, Traits, and Variations Classroom Set:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
Paperback
6.7 in. W x 9.6 in. H
52 pages
ISBN: 978-1-68380-506-9