Ecosystems: Group Behavior

Grade Level: 3rd

Subject: Science

Time Frame: 4 weeks (November/December)

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Essential Questions

 

- how do solitary and group animals differ?
- what are the advantages of group living?
- what are the disadvantages of group living?
- how do animal groups differ from one another?

 

By the end of the unit, students will know:

 

- animals either live solitary or in groups
- animals cannot spend their entire lives alone; the need each other in order to breed
- living in a group has advantages (gathering food, defense, adjusting to changes)
- living in a group has disadvantages (competition for food, spread of disease)
- animal groups form for different reasons

 

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By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

 

- understand advantages of group living through experience working in a group
- understand disadvantages of group living through experience working a group or observing others work in a group
- compare and contrast different animal groups

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Topics

 

- how do animals live?
- gathering food
- defense 
- adjusting to changes
- illness
- group differences 

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Standards

3-LS2-1