Grade 3 Science Starter Lesson: Animal Groups

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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?

Instructions

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?

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

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

		Quail
		Sheep
		Dolphin
		Wolves
		Bats
		Porcupines
		Crows
		Fish

Grade 3 Science Starter Lesson: Animal Groups

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

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