G R A D E   3

Reference	Expectations	The Wetlands	The Rainforest	The Desert
	By the end of this course, students will:
Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Plants	Investigate the requirements of plants and the effects of environmental changes on plants	Plant Adaptations, Evergreens in Bogs, Nutrient Cycles (in overview)	Epiphytic Lifecycle, Build a Tree, The Epiphytic Lifestyle, Organism screens: plants	Organism screens (plants), Plant Adaptations
	Describe how plants are important to other living things & the effects of humans on plants	Producers, Food Web Game, Food Chain	Web Game, Epiphytes, Pollination, Food, Niches	Build-a-Desert Game
	Identify the major parts of plants and describe their basic functions	Photosynthesis	Botany screens - Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Stems, Flowers	Plant Adaptations, Organisms (plants)
	Classify plants according to visible characteristics	Organism screens	Botany screens, Organism screens: plants,	Organisms (plants)
	Describe, by using their observations, the changes that plants complete in a life cycle	Organism screens (Life cycle section)	Organism screens, Tree Parts	Plant Adaptations, Organisms (plants)
	Identify traits that remain constant in some plants as they grow	Organism screens	Botany screens, Tree Parts	Plant Adaptations, Organisms (plants)
	Describe, using their observations, plant growth is affected by environmental change	Organism screens (Life cycle section	Seasonality, Succession, Climate	Human Impact
	Explain how different features of plants help them survive	Organism screens (Introduction)	Botany screens, Tree Parts	Plant Adaptations, Organisms (plants)
	Describe ways in which humans use plants for food, shelter and clothing	Organism screens	Rainforest Riches, Impact screens	Plant Organism screens
	Identify how parts of plants are used to produce specific products for humans	Organism screens: Cranberry, Sphagnum Moss, Tamarack	Botany screens, Tree Parts, Rainforest Riches	Organism (plants):Agave, Barrel Cacti
	Describe the plants used in food preparation and identify places where they can be grown	Organisms screens: Cranberry, Labrador Tea	Rainforest Riches, Plant Organism screens	Plant Organism screens
	Describe various settings in which plant crops are grown		Plantations	Human Impact
	Describe the dependencies of plants and animals	Food Chain, Food Web Game	Dependency Web, Dependency Web Game	Build-a-Desert Game
	Compare the requirements of some plants and animals; identify the common requirements	Habitat, Food Web, Organism screens, Migration	Organism screens, Habitat, Food, Pollination, Seed Dispersal, Web Game	Build-a-Desert Game