Lesson 1.1: Pre-Unit Assessment

Lesson 1.1: Pre-Unit Assessment

Grade 3 | Inheritance and Traits

Activity 2

Writing Initial Explanations

Pre- Unit Writing:

Explaining Similarities and Differences Between Fish

You are going to write your very first ideas about how living things become the way they are.

Open Ended

Part 1

Is it possible that these are both the same type of fish? Explain your answer

Open Ended

Part 2

All three of these fish have the same parents. Two of the fish grew up in the same small pond. The other fish grew up in a larger pond with more food.

1. What is similar and what is different about the fish?

1. What caused all three of these fish to be similar?

Open Ended

Part 3

Why is the fish that is living in the larger pond not the same as the other two fish?

What made the fish in the larger pond be the size that it is?

Poll

WE HAVE A NEW BOOK.

Have you gotten your new book?

• Yes

• No

Activity 3

Previewing the

Reference Book

Handbook of Traits Scavenger Hunt

Turn to page 3 in your notebooks.

You will complete each square by finding information in Handbook of Traits. (15 min)

Exit Ticket

Answer the follow questions

Fill in the Blank

an organism that builds a web

Page:

What is it?

Fill in the Blank

an organism that has fruit

Page:

What is it?

Fill in the Blank

an organism that is poisonous

Page:

What is it?