Grade 3 Science Starter Lesson: Animal Groups

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4 Questions
Note from the author:
In this lesson, you will learn that being part of a group helps animals obtain food, defend themselves, and cope with changes.

Essential Question: How does living in a group help animals survive?
In this lesson, you will learn that being part of a group helps animals obtain food, defend themselves, and cope with changes.

Essential Question: How does living in a group help animals survive?
2.

Tortoises are solitary animals, meaning they live alone. They do not need a group for protection because they have a _______ that protects them.
3.

Use prior knowledge or best guesses to see how many animal group names you can match!

Quail
Sheep
Dolphin
Wolves
Bats
Porcupines
Crows
Fish
4.

Select one of the groups from the last question. What do you think is an advantage of this specific animal living in a group?