Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Grade 3

Subchapter 112.5

Reference Science Concepts The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands
(with teacher support)
The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest
(with teacher support)
The Digital Field Trip to The Desert
(with teacher support)
The student knows that:
3.8. Living organisms need food, water, light, air, a way to dispose waste, and an environment in which to live.
(A) Observe and describe the habitats within an ecosystem Use Organisms, Migration, and Field Trip for examples Use Organisms and Field Trip for examples, Niches Use Organisms and Field Trip for examples, Adaptations
(B) Observe and identify organisms with similar needs that compete for resouces such as oxygen, water, food, or space Use Organisms, Migration, and Field Trip for examples, Food Web Game Use Organisms and Field Trip for examples, Niches, Dependency Web Game Use Organisms and Field Trip for examples, Build-A-Desert, Animal and Plant Adaptations
(D) Describe how living organisms modify their physical environment to meet their needs Adaptations, Use Organisms, and Field Trip for examples Use Organisms and Field Trip for examples, Niches, Adaptations, Use Organisms, and Field Trip for examples
3.9. Species have different adaptations that help them survive and reproduce in their environment.
(A) Observe & identify characteristics among species that them to survive & reproduce Use Organisms and Migration for examples Use Organisms for examples Use Organisms for examples, Animal and Plant Adaptations
(B) Analyze how adaptive characteristics help individuals within a species to survive and reproduce Use Organisms and Migration for examples, Plant & Animal Adaptations Organisms for examples, How Species Change, New Species, Plant & Animal Characteristics Use Organisms for examples, Plant & Animal Adaptations
3.10. Many likenesses between offspring and parents are inherited from their parents.
(A) Identify some inherited traits of plants Use Organisms (plants) for examples Use Organisms (plants) for examples, Plant Characteristics Use Organisms (plants) for examples, Plant Adaptations
(B) Identify some inherited traits of animals Use Organisms (animals) for examples Use Organisms (animals) for examples, Animal Characteristics Use Organisms (animals) for examples, Animal Adaptations